How I Work

Gestalt therapy is very rooted in the here and now. A session usually starts checking in around how you're doing as you arrive, noticing what is present if not emergent. 

As we talk about what's happening for you in your day and life, we'll explore how to meet the moment becoming more aware of the body, mind and emotions present in each moment. While that can often consist of talk, somatic experiencing and experiential techniques like parts work or chair work are options as needed. 

My approach integrates Gestalt Therapy, which values the therapeutic relationship, and the "whole" - the environmental and social context of your life, and how you regulate yourself to find some kind of balance in that "whole". It's very tailored to a each unique person. 

A part of focusing on the "whole" through the Gestalt lens means responsibility of your experience and the decisions you make. While it brings difficult truths about ourself sometimes, it also helps us make more informed choices that allows us to live a better life, one more in the balance we each seek.

I offer in-person and telehealth therapy for individuals and youth, as well as couples counseling. I've worked with an array of life experiences. Here's an idea of some of them organized into generalized phrases:

• Anxiety
• ADHD diagnosis
• Death & Dying
• Couples Counseling
• Depression
• Existential Inquiry
• Grief & Loss
• Health Anxiety
• Infidelity
• PTSD & Trauma
• Non-Monogamy, Polyamory
• Relationship Issues, Romantic and Platonic
• Men's/Male Bodied Issues, Impacts of Toxic Masculinity
• Mindfulness & Awareness Development
• Sexuality, LGBTQ+ 
• Shame
• Substance Use & Harm Reduction
• Spirituality & Spiritual Emergency
• Young Men's Issues

If you're in an emergency or your need for support is immediate, please call the San Francisco Suicide Prevention Hotline or the 988 Lifeline.