Starting Therapy
Starting Therapy
Starting Therapy
People come to therapy for a range of reasons, whether they’re facing a particular challenge or are hoping for greater clarity, growth, or direction in their lives or relationships. You’re welcome to reach out whether you have a clear sense of what’s going on or are simply curious about whether therapy might be helpful; meeting together can give us a better understanding of what may be useful.
I work with people navigating concerns such as:
• Relationships and connection
• Anxiety, stress, or persistent worry
• Depression or low motivation
• ADHD and concentration challenges
• Work pressures, burnout, or creative blocks
• Family dynamics and parenting
• Grief, loss, or major life transitions
Therapy provides a setting informed by in-depth training and experience, where your concerns and interests are explored through a process designed to engage the kinds of issues that arise across many areas of people’s lives—whether experienced as symptoms, pressures, patterns, or a sense that something needs attention.
About Me
Starting Therapy
Starting Therapy
I’ve practiced psychotherapy for over 25 years in private practice and community settings, including the University of Texas Counseling and Mental Health Center and Hospice Austin. My clinical background includes extensive training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, group therapy, and a wide range of contemporary approaches that allow me to adapt to each person’s needs.
Before becoming a therapist, I worked in international aid and human services in Asia, and in environmental public policy with the U.S. Congress and the Texas Legislature. These experiences continue to shape how I understand the wide range of pressures and transitions people face.
Contact
New potential patients: please email to request a brief phone consultation.
(512) 619-5714
Joining Group
Starting Therapy
Joining Group
Many people choose to join one of my interpersonal process groups after some time in individual therapy.
Group work creates a uniquely alive and immediate environment, where interactions unfold in the moment and reveal aspects of relating that are not always apparent elsewhere. Because the group reflects many of the dynamics found in everyday life, it serves as a kind of living laboratory where relational shifts can take shape. As members engage with each other, both spoken and unspoken dynamics become available to explore, opening the possibility for new understanding and new ways of experiencing connection. Over time, people often find that the changes that emerge in group influence how they approach relationships and how they experience themselves in their everyday lives.
If you’re curious about what it’s like to join a group, you’re welcome to view the video series below.