People often ask, “How exactly does therapy work?” While it’s hard to fully put the experience in to words, I believe it’s meant to be a holistic process where you are guided through your story, your hurts, and your emotions to come back to your authentic self within a safe, compassionate environment.

But what does this process look like?

First things first…

What are you noticing in your heart, mind, and body? Often when people seek out therapy they are experiencing some kind of problem that is not allowing them to live wholeheartedly. It might be causing you significant distress or you might just notice that something feels a little off… either way maybe you’re noticing that you are needing support. Here are some of the main concerns that people often come to therapy for:

Sometimes we just feel completely overwhelmed and maybe don’t even have language for what we are experiencing internally. This is another great place to start the therapeutic process as we can spend time gently working through your story to help uncover what is at the root of the pain.

The Initial Session

Once you have decided that it would be helpful to have a safe place to process, the next step is reaching out to get on the schedule for an initial session. You can fill out this form and I will reach out to you within 1-2 business days.

Once you are scheduled, you will be sent initial intake paperwork that will help us get started. The intake paperwork includes information about who you are and why you are looking for a therapeutic space as well as different consents that will need to be signed prior to your first session.

The initial session can be daunting, especially if you haven’t ever been to therapy before and don’t know what to expect. It is completely normal to feel that way! I will do my best to make the process as comfortable as possible— you can expect our session to be a time where I can get to know you and you can get to know me a little better to see if it is going to be a good fit moving forward.

Ongoing Sessions

If you decide to continue, we will find a time that works for you to have consistent sessions where we will move forward together in a collaborative and compassionate way.

What happens in the sessions will depend on what you are needing. No two sessions will look the same. Sometimes it will be solely processing, and sometimes we will incorporate specific therapy exercises from modalities such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems or Acceptance Commitment Therapy. Sometimes you will be assigned “homework” to further integrate what we processed in session, as I believe therapy involves doing work both within our time together and outside of it.

Overall, this is your space and I want you to feel safe to process in whatever ways feel necessary to heal and regain access to your authentic self. :)