At my office in downtown Charlottesville, you’ll find a welcoming environment where you can talk openly about anything that’s on your mind, knowing you’ll be heard with compassion and without judgment. I use a blend of therapeutic approaches to support you in a way that feels both practical and meaningful. At times, we’ll focus on the present—working with tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help you manage anxiety, negative thought patterns, or habits that feel hard to change. At other times, we may slow down and explore things more deeply using a Psychodynamic approach. This means looking at patterns in your relationships, past experiences, and underlying emotional themes that may be shaping how you feel and respond today. I move between these approaches depending on what you need in the moment—using practical tools when you feel stuck in a thought loop, and shifting into deeper exploration when something more underlying seems to be driving your experience. 

Therapy can begin with a specific concern or unfold into deeper, ongoing work over time, depending on your needs, goals, and what feels most helpful to you.