Individual Therapy in Salt Lake City & Online Across Utah
A Thoughtful Space to Understand Your Experience
Individual therapy offers space to slow down, understand what has shaped you, and move forward with greater clarity and stability. It is a place to make sense of patterns that may feel confusing or exhausting when you are trying to navigate them alone.
Many adults I work with are thoughtful, capable, and high-functioning. They have built meaningful lives, yet something still feels unsettled beneath the surface. Anxiety may feel constant. Perfectionism may be exhausting. Past experiences may continue to influence present-day reactions in ways that are difficult to untangle on your own.
Areas of Focus
Therapy here goes deeper than symptom management. We work to understand patterns in context and support meaningful, lasting change.
I often work with adults navigating:
Anxiety and persistent self-doubt
Trauma and experiences that continue to carry emotional weight
Perfectionism and internal pressure
Identity development and authenticity
Life after non-affirming or high-pressure environments
LGBTQ+ experiences, including work with gay men
Secular or non-religious therapy perspectives
You do not need to fit a specific category to benefit from therapy. These are simply common themes that show up in the work.
Approach to Therapy
Our work is steady and intentional. We explore how patterns developed, how they once helped you adapt, and how they may be shaping your life now. Strong emotions are not problems to eliminate. They are signals that deserve attention.
I listen closely, reflect what I notice, and ask questions that help you see yourself more clearly. We move at a pace that allows insight and change to take root rather than forcing progress. Throughout the process, your autonomy matters. Therapy remains collaborative and grounded in respect.
Trauma Therapy and EMDR
Many adults I work with are healing from trauma, including religious trauma, attachment wounds, and experiences that continue to carry weight long after they have ended. Sometimes the impact is obvious. Other times it shows up more subtly through anxiety, self-doubt, or patterns that repeat in relationships.
I integrate EMDR when it supports the work. EMDR is an evidence-informed approach that helps reduce the intensity of distressing experiences over time. It is not about reliving the past or erasing it. Instead, it helps your nervous system respond differently so that what happened no longer carries the same emotional charge.
We begin by building stability and move forward deliberately. In addition to EMDR, I draw from other evidence-informed approaches as needed, always keeping the focus on understanding your experience in context and supporting change that feels grounded and lasting.
What to Expect
Starting therapy does not need to feel complicated. We move through the process step by step so it feels clear and manageable.
1. Consultation
We begin with a brief free 15-minute consultation (in person or online) to see whether working together feels like a good fit. There is no pressure to decide during this conversation.
2. Initial Assessment
If you decide to move forward, we schedule an initial assessment to better understand your history, current concerns, and what you would like to change.
3. Ongoing Therapy
From there, we begin ongoing individual sessions, typically 50 minutes in length, focused on the work we identify together.
Therapy is available in person in Salt Lake City and via secure telehealth throughout Utah. This practice operates primarily on a private-pay basis, with select insurance plans accepted. Information about fees and coverage can be found on the Fees page.