What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and how does it work?
CBT is about understanding how what you think, how you feel, and what you do are all connected. Sometimes we get stuck in patterns where our thoughts make us feel worse, and those feelings then affect how we act.
Together, we slow that process down and break it into pieces. We look at your thoughts, your emotions, and your behaviors so you can start to understand what’s driving them—and how to change those patterns in a way that actually helps.
What is Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and how does it work?
DBT focuses on helping you understand and manage intense emotions. It looks at how your emotions, thoughts, and reactions all connect—especially in moments when things feel overwhelming or hard to control.
Sometimes emotions can feel so strong that they take over, leading to reactions you later regret or don’t fully understand. In DBT, we slow that process down and break it into parts—what you were feeling, what you were thinking, and how you responded.
From there, we work on building skills to help you regulate emotions, tolerate distress, and respond in ways that feel more in control and aligned with who you want to be.
What is the difference between CBT and DBT?
CBT and DBT both look at thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, but they focus on different parts of the process.
CBT helps you look at the thoughts behind how you’re feeling—for example, noticing a thought like “I’m going to fail” and learning how that impacts your anxiety and actions.
DBT focuses more on what to do when that anxiety feels overwhelming in the moment—giving you tools to calm your body, manage the emotion, and get through it without it taking over.
I often use a combination of both to support you in understanding patterns and building practical skills.
What is Narrative Therapy and how does it work?
Narrative therapy focuses on the stories you’ve developed about yourself over time. These stories are often shaped by past experiences, relationships, and things you’ve been through.
Sometimes those stories can sound like “I’m not good enough,” “I always mess things up,” or “this is just who I am.” In narrative work, we slow that down and break it apart—looking at where those beliefs came from and how they’ve been reinforced.
From there, we begin to separate you from those patterns and create space to build a different, more accurate and compassionate understanding of yourself.
What is Somatic Therapy and how does it work?
Somatic therapy focuses on the connection between your body and your emotions. A lot of the time, stress, anxiety, or past experiences don’t just stay in your thoughts—they show up in your body too.
This might look like feeling tense, shut down, on edge, or like your body is reacting before your mind can catch up. In this work, we slow things down and start paying attention to those physical responses.
We break it down by noticing what’s happening in your body, what emotions are connected to it, and how your system is trying to respond. From there, we work on helping your body feel more regulated, grounded, and safe.