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Whether this is your first time in therapy or you’re just looking for a different approach, welcome. Sharing thoughts and emotions with others can be challenging. This is why we strive to create a safe, genuine, and non-judgmental space for building trust in client-therapist relationships. If you would like to learn more about how we can work together, we invite you to contact us for a consultation.
Specialities
Multicultural Counseling
Ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, health conditions, and religion are all important aspects of our cultural make up. Understanding how these different factors intersect with each other is essential.
Our practice is committed to supporting and keeping up-to-date with research that impacts the ethnic- and gender-diverse communities we serve. We hold a particular interest in working with immigrant families, specifically Latino and Asian Americans, and often incorporate an exploration of cultural roots and identity in treatment. As affirming therapists, we provide therapeutic support for LGBTQ+, gender-diverse folx, and people in alternative relationship structures. Continuous self-exploration is an important part of our role as clinicians, and we work to identify and address biases when they arise.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy -Informed
Acceptance and change can be a difficult balance to grasp. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, assumes that people try the best they can, want to improve, and can do better. It is an evidence-based treatment that consists of teaching four core skills modules: Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Distress Tolerance, and Interpersonal Effectiveness. DBT has been shown to be effective in treating a wide range of mental health conditions including depression, trauma, and borderline personality disorder.
While a full program requires a year-long participation in individual and group therapy, DBT-Informed utilizes DBT principles and teaches skills during individual work with clients. This provides a flexible and personalized approach to help individuals manage intense emotions and relationship challenges.