My approach is evidence-informed — drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing, depending on what you need and what works for you. But methods are tools, not identities. What guides the work is a genuine belief that the therapeutic relationship itself is where change happens.
That means I’m not just a technique-delivery system. I’m a real person in the room with you — present, direct, and genuinely invested in how things go for you.
A concrete example: A client comes in describing recurring arguments with their partner that always escalate to the same place. We don’t just talk about communication techniques. We look at what’s happening internally for them in the moments before it escalates — the interpretation they’re making, what old story it’s activating, and what they’re actually trying to say underneath what they’re saying. Then we practice something different. In the room, and in life.
Note: This is an illustrative example to describe how the work tends to move. It is not drawn from any specific client’s experience.