Individual Therapy — Virtual Therapy — Mindfulness and Meditation
If you are a teen or an adult, let’s talk about working together.
How do we work toward change?
It’s not about time or technique, although those things can be relevant.
The longer I do this work (and my own work), the more I realize it’s about what happens - what opens, shifts, lands - when we sit together and listen. When we’re connected, real, vulnerable.
In case you’re curious about what schools of thought influence how I work, I’ll share that: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, Buddhist/Eastern psychology, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), psychodynamic, and humanistic. If I were a chef (which I am not), I guess you could call my style "fusion."
To help you determine whether I may be the right person for you, here are some factors I would NOT be a good fit for:
a primary condition that is specific (such as phobia, OCD, eating disorder) and will likely respond best to a specialized intervention
a higher level of impairment or severity (often this needs more intensive or comprehensive services)
a client seeking a structured therapy style (such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy/CBT) - my style is more eclectic, individualized, and unstructured
I also offer virtual therapy.
We had to be so flexible during the pandemic, and improvise. One upside of that experience is we’re a lot more adept with virtual therapy. Traditionally, licensure restrictions across state lines have been a limitation. Each state has laws covering the practice of psychology for the purposes of ensuring quality care and protecting the public. Importantly, if the psychologist and client are not located in the state(s) from which the psychologist holds a license, then they may not be allowed to work together. This situation has changed, thanks to the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), legislation created to facilitate telepsychology across state lines.
While my home license is in North Carolina, with PSYPACT I am now allowed to offer telepsychology services to clients living (or temporarily located) in nearly any state. Click here to check on your location.
If we’re working together using virtual therapy/telepsychology, we can have sessions over the phone or online using video. If you’re interested in learning more about working together virtually, please reach out by phone or email.
In therapy, I often incorporate mindfulness and meditation, as well as the philosophy behind these practices.
I previously taught mindfulness groups and classes, but am focusing currently on my personal practice, as well as sharing mindfulness in the context of therapy.
Mindfulness is an approach toward life. If we're being mindful, we're aware of what's happening right now inside and around us in a way that is open and non-judgmental. Aware but not controlling. We can be mindful in any (and - in theory - every!) moment...brushing our teeth, arguing, looking at the sunset.
My training in mindfulness and meditation includes:
The Practice Mandala: A 6-month Exploration of Entry Points Into Beingness Spring 2025 (Rising Falling Dharma)
Intuitive Inquiry Group: Menopause Series Winter 2025 (Megan Cowan)
Intuitive Guidance retreat Summer 2023 (Rising Falling Dharma)
The Art of Inner Communication Spring 2022 (Rising Falling Dharma)
Six Month Practice Intensive July 2018-January 2019 (Rising Falling Dharma)
Mindful Schools Graduate Retreat 2017
Trauma-Informed Care for Professionals Working with Youth 2017 (Sam Himelstein, PhD)
Difficult Emotions 2015 (Mindful Schools)
The Power of Mindfulness: Mindfulness Inside & Outside the Therapy Hour 2015 (Ronald Siegel, PsyD)
Yearlong Certification 2014 (Mindful Schools)
Meditation and Psychotherapy 2014 (Tara Brach, PhD)
Mindfulness Fundamentals 2013 (Mindful Schools)
Curriculum Training 2012 (Mindful Schools)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction 2010 (Lindsay Bridges, MD)