Service
Individual Therapy
Personalized one-on-one work tailored to your unique needs, pace, and goals.
What Individual Therapy Looks Like
Individual therapy with me is a steady weekly hour for the work that does not get its own room in the rest of your life. We talk about what is heavy, what is repeating, what is changing, and what is quietly important. The pace is yours. Some weeks the conversation is structured around a specific pattern (anxiety, a relationship dynamic, a transition you are walking through). Other weeks the session opens with where you actually are, and the structure shows up after. I bring evidence-based methods (CBT, DBT-informed work, narrative practice, trauma-informed framing) and use them where they fit, not as a script. You bring you. Sessions are virtual on a HIPAA-secure platform, available anywhere in New York State.
Who This Is For
- Adults navigating anxiety, depression, or chronic stress.
- People in significant life transitions: career, relationships, family, identity.
- People processing identity questions of any kind.
- People who want a steady, thoughtful conversation partner in their work.
- People returning to therapy after a previous experience that was not the right fit.
What to Expect
- An honest, low-pressure first session where we get oriented to each other and the work.
- Weekly sessions to start, with pacing adjusted as the work matures.
- A blend of structure and openness; some sessions are themed, some are open.
- Practical tools that travel with you between sessions.
- Regular check-ins on the work itself: is this useful, what should shift.
My Training and Approach
MHC-LP (Provisionally Licensed Mental Health Counselor) in New York State, practicing under the supervision of Ryan Sforza, LMHC-D. M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from St. John Fisher University (2024). CCTP (Certified Clinical Trauma Professional) trained, with additional training in WPATH-aligned gender affirming care and LGBTQIA+ affirming practice.
Common Questions
- Most clients start with weekly sessions. As the work matures, frequency may shift to biweekly or monthly. The cadence is set together based on what is useful, not a formula.
- It depends on the goals and the depth of the work. Some clients work for a focused two to three months on a specific issue. Others stay in longer-term work for a year or more. We review the work periodically to make sure it is still pointed at the right thing.
- Sometimes. When practice between sessions would help, we agree on a small experiment. The work is collaborative, and homework is offered, not imposed.
- Yes. The session is your time. Some sessions stay on the topic we set; others take a turn because something shifted in the week. Both are valid.