My Integrative Therapeutic Approach

Rather than using a one-size-fits-all method, I draw from several powerful modalities to support your healing. This integrative approach means your treatment is truly personalized to meet your specific needs and goals.

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EMDR Therapy: Gentle Processing Without Reliving Trauma

EMDR helps you process trauma, anxiety, and emotional pain without having to relive every detail. It's a gentle yet effective way to reduce symptoms and restore balance. During our therapy sessions, we use bilateral stimulation to help your brain reprocess distressing memories, allowing you to integrate them without being overwhelmed. This approach is particularly powerful for high achievers who've intellectualized their experiences but still feel trauma's effects in their body and relationships.

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Parts Work (IFS-Informed): Building Internal Harmony

We explore the different "parts" of you—like the inner critic, the perfectionist, or the protector—and help them work together instead of against each other. This builds self-compassion and emotional clarity. Many clients in San Francisco's high-pressure environment discover that understanding these parts transforms their internal landscape from conflict to collaboration. Rather than fighting aspects of yourself, you'll learn to appreciate how each part has tried to protect or serve you.

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Narrative & Relational Therapy: Rewriting Your Story

Through narrative and relational therapy, we examine the stories you tell yourself about who you are and what you deserve. Our therapeutic relationship becomes a safe space to practice new ways of being—expressing needs, setting boundaries, and experiencing genuine connection without your usual armor. This approach helps you re-author limiting beliefs while building the relational skills essential for authentic connection.

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Skills Building: Practical Tools for Real Life

You'll learn practical tools to manage stress, set boundaries, regulate emotions, and communicate more effectively. These aren't just coping strategies—they're life-enhancing skills that transform how you navigate both professional and personal relationships. My individual therapy approach ensures you develop skills specifically tailored to your challenges, whether that's managing anxiety in high-stakes meetings or setting boundaries without guilt.

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Emotion Processing: Creating Space for Feeling

Together, we'll create a safe space to feel, understand, and release emotions that have been buried or overwhelming. You'll learn how to stay grounded even when things feel intense. For many high achievers, this is revolutionary—finally having permission and support to actually feel rather than constantly manage or suppress emotions. This aspect of our mental health work helps you develop emotional intelligence while maintaining your professional edge.

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Symptom Reduction & Nervous System Support

Whether you're dealing with anxiety, burnout, or trauma responses, we'll work to calm your nervous system and reduce distressing symptoms so you can feel more like yourself again. This isn't just about managing symptoms—it's about helping your body understand that the danger has passed and it's safe to relax. Through somatic techniques and nervous system regulation, you'll find relief from the physical manifestations of stress and trauma.

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Beyond "Feeling Better": Building an Aligned Life

This integrative approach isn't just about feeling "better." It's about building a life that feels aligned, fulfilling, and emotionally secure. My goal is to help you reconnect with your inner wisdom, reclaim your energy, and create relationships that nourish rather than drain you. You don't have to keep pushing through. You deserve support that meets you where you are and helps you grow into where you want to be.