Psychotherapy Graduate Student Seeking a Practicum Position

I believe the ability to identify, skillfully express, and integrate emotional experience is the key to creating a fulfilling life for the individual and a more beautiful world for us all.

When we are in session, we'll explore your whole life system, which includes your family background, your environment, and how you deal with pressure. I am primarily drawn to 3 approaches to therapy: Existential, Gestalt, and Somatic.

Existential

Existential therapy encourages us to examine how we deal with the four truths of human existence: death, isolation, the meaning we give to life, and freedom.

Gestalt

Gestalt therapy can be summed up with the famous quote by the great Fritz Perls: "Lose your mind, and come to your senses." In other words, trust, feel, and validate your feelings rather than intellectualizing them. Focusing on what's happening in the present moment is key. Awareness, in itself, can be healing.

Somatic

Somatic therapy prioritizes paying attention to your body. Stress and anxiety show up physically - learning how to read those signals and calm your nervous system is essential. Remember: the body keeps the score.

I also love group therapy. Just observing other people work through their emotions can have a powerful healing effect. An emotionally safe group environment can allow us all to see our common humanity.

Whether we're doing one-on-one work or group work, my job is to calmly hold space, maintain solid boundaries, and explore how you can reach your greatest potential, regardless of your past experiences.