My Approach
I work with you to make sense of your experience, clarify what matters most, and move forward with intention. We explore the patterns and personal narratives that shape identity, relationships, and life direction, while keeping a steady focus on the present goals. Whether in therapy or coaching, I offer a thoughtful, contained space where reflection leads to choice, and insight is translated into practical, sustaining change.
Competence and Depth
My approach is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and informed by depth psychology, cognitive-behavioral, person-centered, emotionally focused, existential, and phenomenological perspectives. This combination allows me to work with both structure and depth, attending to meaning and lived experience, while moving toward practical change. The emphasis is on clarity, insight, and committed action to support meaningful and sustainable change.
Sex Therapy
Sex therapy is a specialized area of my clinical work that focuses on intimacy, desire, sexual function, sexual identity, and the psychological factors that shape individual sexual experience. I work with clients to clarify concerns related to desire, arousal, anxiety, shame, guilt and the effects of stress or past experiences on intimacy. The work is approached with care and precision, combining thoughtful exploration with practical, behaviorally informed suggestions that support meaningful and sustainable change, within a safe and contained therapeutic space.
Therapy vs. Coaching
Therapy focuses on understanding and addressing emotional distress, mental health concerns, and longstanding patterns that affect how a person relates to themselves and others. It may involve exploring personal history, relational dynamics, identity, and internal conflicts, with the aim of fostering insight, psychological flexibility, and meaningful change. Therapy is a clinical service and may include diagnosis and treatment within a licensed and ethical framework.
Coaching, while also collaborative and reflective, is more present-focused and goal-oriented. Coaching emphasizes clarity, direction, and practical movement forward in areas such as life goals, decision-making, relational dynamics and intimacy-related concerns. Coaching does not involve diagnosis or the treatment of mental health conditions, and the work is oriented toward action, accountability, and values-based choices.
Both therapy and coaching value insight, responsibility, and engagement. The difference lies in scope, focus, and intention. During an initial consultation, we can determine which approach is most appropriate based on your goals and needs.