Whether you have been to therapy before or if this is your first time meeting with a therapist, it can feel intimidating to share such personal aspects of one’s self, perhaps for the first time ever, with a complete stranger. I will honor the process of us getting to know one another, and work at a pace that you feel comfortable with.

We will first identify how you would like your life to be different, explore how you will know when this has been achieved, and review informed consent policies.

We will then spend the first several sessions exploring what brought you to therapy, and discussing You: your values, identity, family, friends, career or schooling, and habits. We will explore how your past informed your present while simultaneously starting to incorporate new behavioral strategies that may better serve your goals.

As we continue in our work together, we will routinely check in about what is working well for you. I will continue to invite you to share if you need something different from me.