The Integrative View

Treatment Philosophy

I consider each person I work with unique. From the start, I aim to build a positive, compassionate, and safe connection with my patients through which they can feel deeply heard and understood. This foundation allows for a creative and collaborative process to unfold that promotes growth and change. When treatment begins, I first ask: where is the pain?  It is a process of discovery and from where we can begin to explore how we can best approach the healing process.

The following are some of the essential goals of treatment: to identify the problem and begin treating it, to explore one's thoughts, and to explore one's unique cognitive and emotional landscape, to identify and process emotions, to develop self understanding, self-awareness and insight, to increase self-esteem, to identify and incorporate coping strategies, put new understanding into action, and to enhance resiliency. All of these objectives facilitate change and well-being.

Integrative Approach

As an integrative clinical psychologist, I draw from various traditional psychology techniques, from psychodynamic and psychoanalytically informed therapy, to CBT, DBT, among others. My ability to incorporate and utilize a multiplicity of approaches opens the space for creative and individually-tailored treatments to best meet each person’s needs.

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The process of selecting approaches and techniques is collaborative. After my initial assessment, I present options to my patients, or sometimes as the therapeutic work flows, I choose the next mode based on clinical expertise, which I then present as a recommended option; together we decide what to integrate into the treatment in order to bring relief and to best address the more prominent problem. This way, as we move along the therapeutic process, we intend to bring about true change. This is a fluid and creative process; adjustments are made along the way as treatment evolves.

Many patients are interested in psychotherapy based on traditional clinical psychology practices solely, while others are curious about, open to, or already seeking holistic modalities and express interest in incorporating them into their psychological healing process as adjunctive to psychotherapy. I have developed techniques for treating trauma and other conditions through combining traditional psychology with energy healing in a step-by-step creative, real-time process. I have found that many benefit from energy healing, which can speed up, deepen, and widen the dimensions of the psychological healing process. I offer both traditional psychotherapy and energy healing separately as well.

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My deep appreciation and respect for the relational model permeates my work. I consider myself a relational therapist. This means that the ways  a patient forms and experiences relationships in the present, from the past, as well as the relationship with the therapist, are a central part of the therapeutic process. The relationship between myself and my patients are critical to the exploratory and healing processes. 

I am a strength-based psychologist. Therefore, my treatments build on the strengths inherent to each person rather than focusing on psychopathology only. For me, what is most important is supporting the people with whom I work with to find relief, resolve issues, grow, achieve their goals, and live more fulfilling lives.