Core components

• Self-awareness: Notice thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and triggers without judgment. Awareness is the foundation for choosing responses rather than reacting automatically.

• Values clarity: Identify what matters most to you—care, honesty, growth, connection—and use those values as a compass for decisions and priorities.

• Acceptance and commitment: Accept inner experience (thoughts, feelings, sensations) as normal human phenomena while committing to actions aligned with your values. This reduces wasted energy fighting what you can’t immediately control.

• Emotional regulation: Learn skills to tolerate distress and soothe intense emotions so you can think clearly and act effectively when stressed.

• Self-compassion: Treat yourself with the same kindness and understanding you would offer a close friend. Self-criticism undermines both peace and power.

• Boundaries and agency: Know your limits and assert them respectfully. Saying no and protecting your time and energy are expressions of inner power.

• Purposeful action: Power emerges when you take consistent, value-driven steps—even small ones—toward meaningful goals.

I utilize a variety of modalities and techniques but focus most on CBT and ACT because they offer practical, evidence-based tools that help clients change unhelpful thinking patterns and build meaningful, values-driven lives; CBT provides structured strategies to identify and reframe distorted thoughts and develop concrete behavioral experiments, while ACT emphasizes assists in increasing psychological flexibility —together they create a balanced approach that addresses symptoms, cultivates resilience, and supports lasting change.

Life is unpredictable, so I keep my schedule flexible. Each client receives one free late cancellation (typically $75). I’ll do my best to be accommodating and work with your needs.