Modalities

Individuals

The focus of individual therapy is to help clients achieve a better sense of satisfaction with who they are and where they are in their life, to make changes as needed and to address unprocessed feelings when needed.

I draw from different theoretical approaches to therapy; the systems perspective, which provides a better and broader understanding of family dynamics; the cognitive behavioral approach, which assists us in reviewing beliefs and reactions to situations; and the attachment theory, which sheds light into the way we bond and connect with others. I also incorporate mindfulness, art and gestalt as needed.

Clients may come for a few sessions to focus addressing a particular event; life transition, stress, work-balance; or may come for long term therapy, where we explore internal processes that may be affecting their overall functioning.

Couples

Many couples come to therapy because they have gotten stuck in a negative pattern of relationship. They are feeling disconnected, unable to communicate what they want or need in the relationship. They are often tired of having the same arguments without resolution and not feeling heard. Couples therapy aims at helping each partner understand the “dance/cycle” of interaction that contributes to them being stuck and distant.

The therapist helps the couple in gaining understanding how each partner responds to their conflict and contributes to the current dynamic; exploring the underlying feelings, behaviors and facilitating the expression of the deeper longing. This aims at stopping the negative/distancing cycle, giving them an opportunity to start to develop a new way of communicating and connection with one another.

EFT is a process oriented approach, that is, during the session different techniques are practiced in a safe environment with the support of the therapist.