Individual Therapy
Your Path to Focused Healing and Growth
Taking the First Step: What is Individual therapy?
Individual therapy (sometimes called personal counseling or one-on-one psychotherapy) is the most powerful and collaborative process available for achieving mental and emotional well-being. It occurs in a strictly confidential, private setting, providing a dedicated hour solely for your concerns. This is a brave step—a space where you can safely explore deeply held beliefs, process painful life experiences, and develop the practical, robust coping mechanisms you need to manage stress and thrive, not just survive. Whether you are dealing with chronic anxiety, specific trauma, complex relational patterns, or a pervasive feeling of being stuck, our sessions are always custom-tailored to your unique challenges and desired outcomes.
What Individual Therapy Can Help With:
People seek individual therapy for many reasons. You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit.
I commonly work with adults experiencing:
Anxiety, panic and chronic worry
Trauma, PTS, and cumulative stress
Burnout, overwhelm, and emotional exhaustion
Depression, numbness or los of motivation
Hypervigilence, irritability, or emotional shutdown
Life transitions, identity shifts, or major decisions
Relationship stress and boundary issues
High functioning anxiety and perfectionism
My Approach: Integrating Modalities for Deep and Lasting Change
My practice is founded on the principle that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for mental health. We will work collaboratively to determine the modalities that work best for you so that your treatment plan is personalized, and designed not just for symptom reduction, but for fostering genuine, sustainable internal change.
Core Therapeutic Modalities I Utilize in Individual Sessions
Below is a list of a few of the modalities I use along with other somatic and mindfulness work:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) : We offer practical, solution-focused CBT to quickly address dysfunctional thought patterns and impulsive, self-defeating behaviors. This is ideal for managing acute anxiety, anger, and emotional regulation challenges.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy: This powerful, non-pathologizing approach helps clients achieve Self-leadership by understanding and healing their "parts" (inner critic, protective parts, wounded parts). IFS is profound for resolving internal conflict, complex trauma, and deep-seated shame.
Psychodynamic and Relational Therapy: We explore how early life experiences and patterns of attachment influence your current relationships and worldview. Understanding these deeper dynamics helps break chronic, destructive relational cycles and enables you to form more fulfilling connections. Concepts from Carl Jung, John Bolby, and others are applied here.
Gestalt Psychotherapy: The German word "Gestalt" roughly translates to "whole," "pattern," or "form," and this concept is central to the therapy. The primary focus is on the client's experience in the present moment. Past issues are addressed by bringing the feelings and experiences into the "here and now," rather than simply dwelling on the past.
Inner Child work: Don’t get hung up on the title, this work is powerful work and weaves in seamlessly with the above modalities. Inner child work is a therapeutic and self-help process focused on connecting with, acknowledging, and healing the child-like part of the adult psyche.
The "inner child" is the subconscious part of the personality that retains the memories, emotions, and experiences from childhood—especially those from times when the person's core needs (for safety, validation, love, and connection) were unmet or when they experienced trauma or neglect.
Others: I have a wide variety of techniques, skills, and knowledge that I can bring in to help, I don’t want to overkill this page with all the jargon.
Specialized Individual Support and Resources
Some challenges require specialized cultural understanding or may benefit from community support alongside individual work. Our individual therapy sessions often serve as the foundation for exploring these focused areas:
Healing and Reintegration for Veterans and Service Members
Your service is a defining experience that brings unique challenges, from combat stress and Moral Injury to the difficulty of civilian reintegration. Our individual therapy for veterans is grounded in a deep cultural competence, ensuring you spend less time explaining the military and more time focusing on healing. We specialize in effective treatment for PTS, addressing loss of purpose, and navigating complex family dynamics related to service. I come from a long line of veterans and have current family members in various services. I am also a USCG Auxiliary volunteer.
Beyond Individual: Support Through Men's Groups
While individual work is crucial for deep introspection, connecting with peers can dramatically accelerate growth. Our structured Men's Groups provide a confidential, challenging, and supportive environment to practice new skills, receive peer feedback, and process issues specific to masculinity, career pressure, and emotional vulnerability that complements your one-on-one sessions.
Focused, Goal-Oriented Work with Coaching
If you are currently stable but seeking rapid, targeted progress toward specific life, career, or leadership goals, Coaching offers a direct, future-focused approach. Ideal for high-performing individuals, athletes, executives, and those seeking Men’s Work- coaching can be used to break through performance plateaus or address specific business communication and other challenges, serving as a powerful supplement or alternative to therapy.
Explore Mens Work Coaching or High Performance Coaching
Ready to Commit to Your Well-Being?
Starting individual therapy is one of the most significant and rewarding investments you can make in your personal and professional future. I am ready to partner with you to move from feeling overwhelmed to operating with clarity, purpose, and emotional resilience.