What to Expect

When we begin working together, we start with a genuine getting-to-know-you phase. I want to understand your story. Your childhood, your family dynamics, your culture, your beliefs, your relationships. What shaped you. What protected you. What hurt you. What helped you survive.

From there, we gently weave the past with the present. We explore what is bringing you into therapy now and how your history lives inside your current patterns, attachment dynamics, perfectionism, or over-functioning. Nothing exists in isolation. Together, we make sense of how your life has led you here.

Over time, our work becomes about integration. Reconnecting with parts of you that were silenced or deemed “too much.” Understanding the protective parts that worked so hard to keep you safe. Softening shame. Building internal trust. Strengthening your relationship with your authentic self.

My foundation is person-centered therapy. I deeply believe that you hold wisdom about your own life. My role is not to fix you, but to help you access what is already there. I trust my clients, and I think that trust matters.

I also frequently use Internal Family Systems (IFS). IFS can be especially powerful when working through trauma, attachment wounds, or parts of you that feel critical, anxious, or hard to love. Many clients find this approach freeing and deeply integrating. Others prefer a different path, and that is welcome too.

Alongside depth work, I incorporate tools that support nervous system regulation and emotional resilience. This might include somatic practices, mindfulness, cognitive reframing, or practical coping strategies. Insight is important, but feeling safer in your body is just as essential.

Most importantly, therapy is not one-size-fits-all. Some clients light up when we explore parts work. Others prefer a more direct or structured approach. I stay flexible and collaborative, tailoring therapy to you rather than asking you to fit into a model.

If you are looking for virtual therapy in California that is relational, depth-oriented, and grounded in both insight and integration, this may be a good fit.