I draw strongly from Existential therapy, as well as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), which is an evidence-based approach to managing overwhelming feelings, communicating with others, and provides coping skills that validate the connection between mind and body regarding mental health. I have seen DBT help clients with chronic health issues, as the skills can help us with strong anxiety or fear, communicate our changing needs, and manage fatigue or pain. I also integrate expressive arts therapy, for clients who want to break up talk therapy with writing, drawing, or painting exercises that help with self regulation, processing, and introspection.  

A note on identity: I can recall the huge emotional burden my chronic illness caused when first diagnosed, and having a therapist who specialized in chronic illness helped me feel less alone and more in control of what I could change and manage. I want to pass that on to others. In addition, as a queer individual, I am passionate about providing a safe, validating, and gender affirming place for queer clients. 

Though my primary speciality is treating chronic illness and adjusting to changes in health, I also have experience working with clients dealing with substance use disorder, anxiety, depression, grief, agoraphobia, ADHD and autism, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and complex trauma.