Services

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is the gold-standard, evidence-based treatment for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). During ERP, we work together to gradually and intentionally face the thoughts, images, or situations that trigger anxiety, while practicing resisting the urge to respond with compulsions. Over time, your brain and body learn to tolerate uncertainity and discomfort, and OCD losens its grip.

Instead of asking “What’s wrong with you?”, trauma-informed care asks “What happened to you, and how have you learned to cope?” In our work together, that means prioritizing your sense of safety and trust, giving you choice and control over what we talk about and when, and moving at a pace that respects your nervous system. I use a variety of evidenced-based approaches including EMDR, IFS, and CPT.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy that helps people heal from trauma and distressing life experiences. When something overwhelming happens, the memory can get “stuck,” continuing to trigger the same fear, shame, or pain long after the event is over. EMDR uses bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements, tapping, or alternating sounds, while you briefly focus on a difficult memory. This process helps your brain reprocess the memory so it feels less intense and more like something that happened in the past rather than something still happening now.

In our work together, I meet teens where they are, with an approach that’s genuine, collaborative, and grounded in evidence-based tools like CBT, DBT, ACT, and ERP. Parents and caregivers are an important part of the process. At the start, we’ll talk openly about confidentiality, what stays between me and your teen, and how we’ll keep you informed, so everyone knows what to expect.

Relationships can be one of our greatest sources of support, and also one of our greatest sources of stress. Couples and family therapy offers a space to slow down, understand each other more clearly, and break out of patterns that keep everyone stuck. Drawing on attachment-based and family systems approaches, I look at the relationship as a whole rather than placing blame on any one person. Together, we’ll explore how each person’s needs, histories, and ways of coping shape the way you interact, and practice new ways of communicating, resolving conflict, and reconnecting.