I provide individual therapy in Bend and Central, Oregon for teens and adults (ages 16–55). Many of my clients are navigating life transitions, balancing multiple roles (parent, partner, professional), or processing relational challenges.

I work best with clients who are curious about themselves, open to reflection, and ready for insight-focused work.

We can work together on a wide range of challenges, including:

• Life transitions and decision-making

• Identity, self-understanding, and personal growth

• Emotional regulation and awareness

• Patterns in relationships and communication difficulties

• Anxiety, depression, and feelings of being stuck

• Processing grief, disappointment, or relational wounds

Therapy is not just about coping skills, it’s about understanding yourself at the root, creating meaning, and reconnecting with your values and strengths.

My approach is relational and depth-focused. I primarily use Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Internal Family Systems  (IFS).

Together, we’ll explore your emotions, patterns, and experiences in a safe, judgment-free space.

I focus on:

• Helping you develop a more adaptive life narrative

• Enhancing emotional awareness

• Identifying relational wounds and their impact

• Building tolerance for uncertainty

• Strengthening internal resources and communication skills

Yes. Many of the people I work with come to therapy because they’re struggling in an important relationship, with a partner, parent, adult child, friend, or colleague.

While I don’t currently work with couples, individual therapy can still be incredibly helpful for understanding the patterns, emotions, and past experiences that shape how you show up in relationships.

Together, we can explore questions like:

• Why do I feel stuck or resentful in this relationship?

• Why do I keep repeating the same relationship patterns?

• Why is it hard for me to trust, communicate, or set boundaries?

• How do I know whether to stay, leave, or move forward differently?

By better understanding your emotional responses and attachment patterns, you can begin to approach relationships with greater clarity, confidence, and intention.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is an approach that recognizes that we all have different “parts” within us, parts that protect us, parts that carry hurt, and parts that help us cope with difficult experiences.

Sometimes these parts show up as self-criticism, anxiety, avoidance, or emotional reactions that feel confusing or overwhelming. Rather than trying to push these parts away, IFS helps us become curious about them and understand what they’re trying to protect.

As we build awareness and compassion toward these parts, people often find they can access a more grounded and confident sense of Self, one that can respond to life and relationships with greater clarity and calm.

Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is an attachment-based approach that helps people understand how their emotions and past relationship experiences shape the way they connect with others.

Many relationship struggles are rooted in deeper emotional patterns, feeling misunderstood, dismissed, rejected, or unsure how to express what you need. EFT helps bring awareness to these patterns so they can be understood and shifted rather than repeated.

Through this work, people often develop a clearer understanding of their emotional responses, heal past relational injuries, and learn new ways of communicating and connecting in their relationships.

EFT is also widely used to support people navigating anxiety, depression, and feelings of disconnection.