How I Work

Philosophy & Approach

Starting therapy can feel overwhelming. It asks you to make space for parts of your life that may be uncomfortable, confusing, or difficult to put into words. My goal is to create a therapeutic relationship where you feel comfortable doing that work at your own pace—one built on trust, consistency, openness, and collaboration.

From there, we’ll work together to better understand what brought you to therapy, identify what you would like to change, and develop goals that feel meaningful and realistic for your life.

My approach to therapy is primarily influenced by two perspectives: Psychodynamic Therapy and Existential Therapy.

Psychodynamic therapy helps us look beneath the surface. Our past experiences, relationships, conflicts, and emotional patterns can continue to influence how we think, feel, and respond in the present—sometimes without us realizing it. Therapy provides an opportunity to recognize those patterns, understand where they may come from, and develop greater awareness of how they affect your relationships, choices, and emotional well-being today.

Existential therapy focuses more closely on the experience of being human. We naturally wrestle with questions about identity, purpose, relationships, freedom, responsibility, uncertainty, and what gives our lives meaning. Major transitions, loss, trauma, relationship difficulties, or changes in our professional lives can challenge the way we understand ourselves and the direction we thought our lives would take. Therapy can provide a space to explore those questions and decide what you want to carry forward—and what may no longer fit.

Together, these perspectives allow us to explore both where your patterns come from and where you want to go next. Insight is important, but insight alone is not always enough. When appropriate, I also incorporate approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to help translate awareness into practical changes in thoughts, behaviors, coping strategies, and everyday life.

At MindAlign Therapy, the goal is not to become a different person. It is to understand yourself more clearly, recognize the patterns that may be keeping you stuck, and become more intentional about how you want to move through your life.

You don’t need to have everything figured out before starting therapy. Sometimes, figuring it out is part of the work.