Theoretical Orientation, Frameworks, and Populations

CBT helps clients explore the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. I use it as a collaborative tool to identify patterns that may be keeping someone stuck, and to support intentional shifts that align with their values and goals. It’s not about “correcting” thoughts — it’s about empowering clients to reshape their internal dialogue in ways that feel authentic and sustainable.

Mindfulness invites clients to slow down, tune in, and observe their internal world with compassion and curiosity. I integrate mindfulness to help clients build awareness, regulate emotion, and reconnect with the present moment — not as a fix, but as a practice of self-honoring and grounding.

This approach centers what’s working. I help clients identify and amplify their strengths, values, and capacities — especially those forged through adversity. It’s a non-pathologizing lens that sees people as resourceful, resilient, and capable of growth on their own terms.

Disability justice is a liberatory framework that centers the lived experiences of disabled people, especially those at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality, and class. It challenges systems that equate worth with productivity and embraces interdependence, collective care, and access as a human right. Rooted in community wisdom and resistance, disability justice affirms that healing and liberation must be shaped by those most impacted — not imposed from outside. In my work, it guides how I hold space, honor autonomy, and advocate for systemic change that reflects dignity and wholeness.

Solution-focused work is about possibility. I use it to help clients define what change looks like for them, identify small steps forward, and build momentum through their own vision. It’s future-oriented, collaborative, and deeply respectful of client autonomy.

CPT is a trauma-informed approach that supports clients in examining and reframing beliefs shaped by traumatic experiences. I use it to help clients reclaim their narratives, challenge stuck points, and move toward meaning-making that honors both pain and resilience. It’s especially powerful when paired with symbolic insight and lived experience.