Individual Therapy

Much of my work centers on relationships, and that often comes up in individual therapy too. Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable adults who find themselves struggling with the same kinds of issues in relationships: recurring conflict, emotional distance, difficulty trusting or getting close, or patterns that seem to repeat even when the relationship or circumstances change.

Therapy gives us a chance to look more closely at why these patterns keep happening. We can pay attention to what comes up in your relationships, how you respond when you feel hurt, anxious, rejected, or disconnected, and how earlier experiences may be influencing what happens now. Understanding these connections can make it easier to respond differently rather than automatically falling into familiar patterns.

My work with individuals is collaborative and informed by attachment theory, which also plays an important role in my work with couples. Attachment theory is essentially a way of understanding how our experiences in close relationships shape what we expect from other people and how we respond to closeness, conflict, and vulnerability. I listen closely, ask questions, point out patterns, and make connections between what is happening now and earlier experiences. I also help clients get clearer about what they’re feeling, especially when it’s hard to make sense of or put into words, and then distill that into something they can communicate to the people they’re close to.