Working from an Attachment Lens

As a therapist who values and understands the impact of important attachment relationships, I bring this perspective into our work together. That means I’m not just looking at symptoms—I’m paying attention to your story, your relationships, and the patterns that make sense based on your life and experiences. I believe your earliest attachments and relationships with important people shape how you have come to understand yourself, how you relate to others, and how you handle emotions, especially when things get hard.

I’ll See You in Context

Whatever you’re going through—anxiety, trauma, loneliness, low self-esteem—there’s a reason for it. Let’s take time to understand not just what’s going on now, but how what’s happened in your life may have shaped the ways you protect yourself, seek connection, or manage pain. My goal is to understand you, not just a set of symptoms.

Your Emotions Are Safe Here

In our work, we will take the time to understand what’s behind your emotions. Together, we’ll slow down and listen to what your feelings are trying to tell you. Often, there are good reasons why certain emotions feel overwhelming, or why you’ve had to push them away for so long. We’ll make space to explore that, gently and without pressure. 

Our Relationship Is Part of the Healing

I believe therapy should feel safe and interpersonal—not cold or clinical. The relationship we build together is an important part of what helps healing happen. My goal is to show up authentically with warmth, honesty, and care, and to offer a space where you feel supported and secure. If you’ve had relationships where you couldn’t count on others, this helps create the safety you need to begin to heal.

We’ll Work Toward Secure Connection

As we move through this process together, you should start to feel less of the constant overwhelm or disconnection that brought you here. You begin to experience a greater sense of understanding and compassion for yourself and for those you relate to. The patterns that once felt so painful start to make sense. And slowly, as safety grows, healing begins—because the hurt that happens in relationships can also be healed in relationship.

Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)

What I’ve described above is Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), a model I am SO excited about! Rooted in attachment science, it allows us to get to the root of attachment-based issues, resolving trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship problems. I am currently on a path to complete my certification in this modality in 2025 through ICEEFT.

Learn more about EFIT!