I combine evidenced based therapies tailored to each person’s unique situation and goals.
My Approach to Psychotherapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
This approach helps you stop fighting your thoughts and feelings, and start moving toward the life you actually want. I’ll help you clarify the values most important to you, develop acceptance and flexibility in response to circumstances you face and take meaningful steps forward. Clients struggling with anxiety or facing a significant life transition such as a major illness, becoming a parent or retirement often benefit from this approach.
Motivational Interviewing
This approach helps you find your own reasons to change — because the most powerful motivation comes from within. We’ll look at how your life has gotten off track and how you want it to be. This is particularly helpful for clients who are struggling with unhealthy habits.
Mindfulness
This approach teaches you to meet the present moment with curiosity instead of judgment — so you can respond to life rather than just react to it. The ability to stay present in the moment and fully engage with life. Respond to life’s challenges with greater awareness rather than reacting out of habit. This approach is particularly useful for individuals with chronic illness and chronic pain.
Somatic Psychology
This approach recognizes that “the body keeps score” — and that lasting healing often begins in the nervous system. So often with chronic illness the body can feel like an enemy outside of one’s control. Somatic psychology helps you be more conscious of your body, how your thoughts and feelings manifest physically and how physical challenges impact your psychologically. This approach is particularly useful for clients recovering from traumatic stress or coping with unexplained physical symptoms.
“As a psychologist I have the honor of a front row seat to the human drama. Helping people heal has given me tremendous respect for the human capacity to adapt and grow.”
— JOHN COYNE, PsyD
