Intrusive thoughts? Compulsive behaviors that eat your time, energy, or peace of mind? OCD is not a quirky personality trait—it’s a misunderstood and often debilitating experience. I primarily use Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), the gold standards in OCD treatment. Together, we’ll face the fears directly, defuse from the mental loops, build tolerance for uncertainty, reduce compulsive behaviors, and help you reclaim your time and mental energy. EMDR may be integrated down the road, but we start with what works best: evidence-based, skills-focused support.

If your brain is constantly playing out worst-case scenarios while your body lives in a near-constant state of “danger,” you’re not alone—and you’re not broken. I take a polyvagal-informed ACT and EFT approach here: helping your nervous system feel safe and helping your thoughts step off the catastrophizing hamster wheel. You’ll learn to make space for anxious feelings without letting them run the show.

Panic isn’t just a more intense version of anxiety—it’s a whole system overwhelm. Using polyvagal-informed ACT, we’ll build both in-the-moment and between-the-moment tools to recognize and respond to the rising levels of activation before they hit full-blown panic. And we won’t just target “anxiety”—because sometimes panic comes from buried anger, grief, rejection, or shame. We’ll get curious and compassionate, not just reactive.

Whether it’s your partner, your parents, your roommate, your boss, or your best friend who’s suddenly ghosted you—relationships are where our stuff shows up. I combine EFT (to explore your attachment style and emotional needs) with DBT (to build skills, boundaries, and radical acceptance for what’s outside your control). Expect to get honest about how you show up, what you want, and what needs to change—without blaming yourself for being human.

This is the most relational therapy I do. Whether it’s a single incident or a lifetime of small, heavy things, trauma work starts with trust. I use ego states therapy and EMDR to help access, understand, and unburden the parts of you that have been carrying too much for too long. But before we do any of that, we build a safe-enough space where your story can be held with care—not rushed, not judged, not invalidated.

Graduation. First job. Breakup. Career pivot. Friendships that fade. Existential dread. The “WTF am I doing with my life” spiral. Transitions shake everything up—and that includes your faith, your identity, and your nervous system. Here, I use existentially-oriented ACT (including Christian integration if that’s meaningful to you) to help clarify your values and align your actions with what matters most. We’ll also use EFT to make space for all the messy emotions that come with change—not to get rid of them, but to move through them in a way that doesn’t leave you stuck.