A Relational Approach to Therapy & Change
Change happens through connection, not pressure.
My therapeutic style is rooted in trust, respect, and empathy, offered with warmth and light-heartedness. I aim to help you notice and make sense of familiar patterns so you can begin responding differently in ways that ease distress and support more connected relationships—whether you’re seeking support for yourself or navigating this as a parent.
I work from the belief that we often repeat what we don’t repair. When old patterns remain unexamined, life can start to feel overwhelming, disconnected, or stuck on autopilot. From a relational perspective, we’ll explore how your past experiences shaped who you are today and how they continue to show up in relationships, emotions, and daily life.
With curiosity and compassion, we gently explore what once helped you survive but may no longer be serving you. Sessions balance reflective conversation with practical support. At times we slow things down to better understand what’s happening beneath the surface; at other times, I offer guidance or tools to help you feel more regulated and supported. Together, we focus on building insight, emotional regulation, and new ways of responding—supporting change that feels meaningful, steady, and true to who you are.
You don’t have to perform or have everything figured out here.
In our work together
Relationally focused therapy is rooted in the understanding that we heal through connection. Many of the ways you struggle today—anxiety, self-criticism, burnout, or patterns in relationships that feel hard to change—developed in response to earlier relationships and experiences.
In our work together, we slow things down and gently explore these patterns with care and curiosity. We pay attention to how you experience closeness, distance, trust, and vulnerability—both in your life and in the therapy relationship itself.
This isn’t about forcing change or giving quick advice. It’s about having a consistent place where your inner experience is met, understood, and taken seriously—while we support your nervous system in finding more steadiness and room to breathe.
How relationally focused therapy helps
In a relational approach, therapy supports you by:
- Creating a safe, respectful relationship where you don’t have to perform or have it all figured out
- Gently exploring patterns shaped by past experiences and how they show up in emotions, relationships, and daily life
- Increasing awareness of what’s happening beneath the surface—without judgment or rushing
- Supporting emotional regulation and steadiness when things feel overwhelming
- Helping you develop new ways of responding that feel more connected, intentional, and aligned with who you are
- Balancing reflection with practical support, tools, and guidance when helpful
Over time, this work can ease distress, strengthen relationships, and support change that feels meaningful and sustainable.
Relational therapy isn’t about changing who you are—it’s about making room for more of you to be present. With support, long-standing patterns can soften, and new ways of relating to yourself and others can begin to feel possible.
If this way of working resonates with you, we can begin with a conversation. There’s no pressure to have everything figured out—just a space to see whether this feels like the right fit.
Begin with a ConversationOffering online therapy in California and Florida, and walk and talk sessions in the San Francisco Bay Area—meeting you where you are, at your pace.