Clients choose to work with me to address a range of difficulties, and I have experience treating a variety of concerns. Below are some common issues I work with, and examples of what we might focus on in therapy.

• Adult ADHD symptoms

  • Organizational and time management strategies

  • Motivation, emotions, and energy

  • Self-esteem issues

• Relationship issues with partners, friends, or family members

  • Assertive communication: making requests and saying no

  • Dealing with conflict effectively

  • Mutual validation that doesn’t leave you or the other person behind

• Racial and cultural identity development

  • Drawing from strengths and positive aspects of life history and social context to create meaning and identity

  • Establishing community and connection when cultural values between yourself and others seem misaligned

  • Exploring what has shaped the way you view yourself and how others view you, through a racial and cultural lens

• Stressful life situations and transitions

  • Coping with grief and loss

  • Problem solving to respond to stressors effectively

  • Mindfulness and self-compassion strategies to improve the moment

• Parenting

  • Skills for shaping children’s behavior

  • Facing your difficult emotions - and your child’s

  • Coping with changes in sense of self with a new child or during transitions between stages in the life of child and parent