I truly enjoy working with families and the dynamics that occur when adult family members come together to change and heal.
Families tell me that my humor, strengths-based nature, and ability to be on everyone’s team at the same time are qualities that help them trust me and take courageous risks in therapy.
I strive to help family members connect with one another emotionally, to help them understand the dynamics that keep them in unhelpful interaction patterns, and identify the intergenerational ways they have built their family story, both helpful and unhelpful.
I have advanced training in family systems, meaning that I understand and know how to navigate the complexities of family relationships in the therapy room. I am able to conceptualize your family experience through the lens of individual personal experience, intergenerational trauma, developmental stages, societal pressure and expectation, and historical impacts.
Common themes in adult family therapy
Estrangement from parent, child, or sibling
codependency and lack of boundaries
creation of a family environment that feels safe for all members
processing shared past trauma and adversity
emotional reactivity and defensiveness
Increasing compassion and reducing defensiveness
changing family patterns and communication
IMPROVING adult SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS
navigating transitions into adult relationships
I am supportive and affirming of all biological, adoptive, blended, and chosen family relationships, including gender diverse families, queer families, poly families, neurodiverse families, interracial and/or intercultural families, intergenerational families, and other family formations I may not have mentioned here.
All of that to say… your family is beautiful, in any form, and you are welcome here.