I started Align because I want therapy to feel different. In many families, feelings were something you managed quietly, needing help felt like failure, boundaries were seen as passive aggression, and defying expectations felt like betrayal. I don’t see it that way. Whether we are talking family or a relationship, you can do all of those things without alienating anyone. I think most of us were simply never taught the skills, and then we spend years judging ourselves for not having them. So my work starts from understanding, not fixing. We look at the patterns you inherited and decide together which ones still serve you.

I have been a therapist for 13 years and a professor for almost 10 years; you can have faith that I know clinical psychology. But I want therapy to feel like you’re talking to someone you’ve known for a while. I combine practical, solution-focused tools with deeper work on attachment and meaning. I draw on CBT and solution-focused methods for the present, attachment and emotion-focused work for relationships, and an existential lens for the bigger questions about identity and direction.

Maybe the pattern you inherited doesn’t have to be the one you keep. Often it’s a pattern you finally see clearly, a conversation you handle differently, or a choice that feels like its truly yours. I won’t promise a timeline, but you’ll have a clear sense of what we’re working toward and whether you’re moving.

Our sessions cost $200 for individuals, $250 for couples & families. I see clients all days of the week, Sunday through Saturday mornings, afternoons and evenings with flexible scheduling.

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