Therapy approach
Welcome to Inner Terrain Psychotherapy
My therapeutic approach is integrative, trauma-informed, and grounded in evidence-based, person-centered care. I draw from multiple frameworks to support you as a whole person. Therapy is collaborative and shaped by your therapeutic goals, with gentle inquiry into body-based experience when appropriate.
Person-Centered Talk Therapy
Person-centered therapy places your experience, values, and perspective at the center of the work. You are viewed as the expert on your own life, and therapy offers a supportive space to explore thoughts and emotions with respect, empathy, and collaboration.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT offers practical tools to understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors influence one another. This approach can help identify unhelpful patterns and develop strategies for coping, emotional regulation, and meaningful change in daily life.
Trauma-Informed Practices
Trauma-informed care centers safety, choice, and collaboration. Therapy is approached with sensitivity to how past experiences may continue to shape the present, with an emphasis on pacing, consent, and supporting nervous system regulation rather than pushing for disclosure or insight.
Somatic-Oriented Therapy
Somatic-oriented therapy recognizes that experiences are held not only in our thoughts, but also in the body. When helpful, we may gently notice physical sensations, patterns of tension, or shifts in energy as a way of supporting emotional awareness, regulation, and integration.
Attachment-Informed Care
Attachment-informed work explores how early relationships and relational patterns influence our sense of safety, connection, and self-worth. Therapy provides a consistent, attuned space to better understand these patterns and support healthier relationships with yourself and others.
Applied Mindfulness
Applied mindfulness supports developing awareness of thoughts, emotions, and internal responses, while fostering a more compassionate relationship with oneself. In therapy, these practices are used to increase emotional regulation, reduce self-criticism, and build resilience, particularly during periods of stress, trauma recovery, or life transitions.