EVIDENCE-BASED PSYCHOTHERAPY
Therapy designed to help you get better.
Therapy for adolescents 14+, adults, and couples who want to understand what’s happening, change patterns that aren’t working, and build skills they can use long after therapy ends.
What does “evidence-based” actually mean?
Evidence-based treatments are therapies that have been carefully studied and shown to help people with particular problems. It means your treatment isn't based on guesswork.
But research is only one part of good clinical care. Your history, goals, preferences, strengths, culture, relationships, and what matters to you all belong in the room. So does my clinical judgment.
Evidence gives us a strong foundation. It doesn't replace individualized care.
We'll choose a direction together, pay attention to how you're responding, and adjust when something isn't helping.
You don't need to know what kind of therapy you need before you contact me. Helping you figure that out is part of my job.
GOOD TREATMENT SHOULD BE —
Supported by research
Responsive to you
Focused on meaningful change
What I help with
Trauma and PTSD
Complex Trauma
Anxiety and Panic
Depression
BPD & Emotion Regulation
Relationships & Couples
Adolescent Mental Health
Patterns That Keep You Stuck
Treatment Approaches
A deep clinical toolbox. Not a predetermined treatment.
I’m trained in several evidence-based treatments. Depending on what brings you to therapy, one approach may provide the primary structure for our work, or I may thoughtfully draw from different approaches as your needs evolve.
I'll make recommendations and explain why. You'll have a voice in the decisions we make about your care.
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CPT is a structured treatment for PTSD that focuses on how trauma can change what you believe about yourself, other people, and the world. We identify thoughts or beliefs that may be keeping you stuck and learn how to examine them in new ways—particularly beliefs related to safety, trust, power and control, self-esteem, and intimacy. CPT does not require you to describe every detail of your trauma.
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Rather than continuing to organize your life around fear and avoidance, you'll learn that you can experience difficult memories and emotions without needing to escape them—and begin returning to parts of your life that trauma may have made smaller.
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CBT focuses on the relationship between what you think, what you feel, and what you do.
We'll identify patterns in your thinking and behavior that may be creating or intensifying distress, examine whether they're accurate or useful, and practice different ways of thinking and responding. CBT can be particularly useful for anxiety, depression, and other patterns that keep repeating.
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When trauma affects one or both partners, it can influence communication, trust, intimacy, avoidance, and the way a couple responds to stress. CBCT helps partners understand these patterns, improve communication, approach rather than avoid difficult experiences, and work together toward both PTSD recovery and a stronger relationship.
WHAT WE’RE WORKING TOWARD
Therapy should help you build a life you want to be living.
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Create more of what you want in your life.
Getting better isn’t only about having fewer symptoms. It’s also about making room for connection, meaning, confidence, hope, purpose, intimacy, joy, and possibilities that may have felt out of reach before.
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Trust yourself to handle what comes next.
Build confidence in your ability to understand what you’re feeling, work through problems, make intentional choices, and respond effectively when something challenges you. The goal isn’t just having more tools—it’s knowing you can rely on yourself to use them.
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Get more of your life back.
Spend less of your life organized around fear, avoidance, overwhelming emotions, painful memories, or patterns that keep you stuck. Make more room for the people, experiences, goals, and parts of yourself that matter to you.
The Process
Getting started is simple.
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Schedule a free consultation.
Choose a time that works for you. We’ll briefly talk about what you’re looking for, I’ll answer any initial questions, and see whether working together feels like a good next step.
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Begin with a comprehensive evaluation.
If we decide to move forward, we’ll schedule your initial evaluation. This gives me time to understand what’s happening and gives you an opportunity to get a feel for working with me.
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Decide what comes next.
I’ll share what I’m seeing and my recommendations. We’ll decide together what makes sense from there.
Questions? I’ve got answers.
Frequently asked questions —
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You don't need to figure that out before you reach out. We'll start by understanding what you're experiencing, what you want to change, and what has or hasn't helped before. I'll make recommendations and explain my reasoning, and we'll decide together what approach makes the most sense for you.
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No. Evidence-based treatments give us approaches that have been studied and shown to work, but you are not a protocol. Your goals, preferences, experiences, culture, and response to treatment matter. Structure can be useful without sacrificing flexibility.
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Often, yes. Depending on the treatment, you may practice skills, notice or examine patterns in your thinking, approach something you've been avoiding, complete worksheets, or try something differently in your everyday life.
The goal is for change to happen in your life—not only during the hour we spend together.
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There isn't one answer for everyone. Some evidence-based treatments are designed to be relatively focused and time-limited, while other concerns may benefit from longer treatment.
We'll talk openly about what we're working toward and how you're progressing. The goal isn't to keep you in therapy longer than you need it.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
You don't have to know exactly what you need to begin.
We'll figure out the next step together.