My practice philosophy is to move beyond diagnostic labels and listen, with an open mind, to the life each person is living so that I can begin to learn the source of the trouble. I cannot do this alone. Therapy is a collaborative process in which both therapist and patient work together. A therapist must truly hear a person seeking help before being able to speak constructively. A person coming for help contributes by trying to express what life is like for them and what they want to achieve.

Whatever the issue, I believe that it all boils down to one essential problem: something important is missing, buried or lost, leaving a person feeling stuck, adrift, or burdened in a life they don’t fully own. Although the details vary from person to person, the end result of therapy should be feeling more “at home” with oneself, more authentic and real.

In short, a life to call your own.