What is therapy with Palmer actually like?

My Approach

My approach to counseling is fundamentally relational. In the world of AI and endless information about mental health online, the most helpful thing that I can offer you is my willingness to form an attuned, curious, and honest therapeutic relationship with you. My hope is that our time together would create a sacred space for you to more honestly explore your emotional pain and patterns of coping with it. Just as many of your unhelpful patterns stem from experiences with relationships with others, so too will your healing.

As we meet together, we will talk about the hard things in your life at a pace that suits you. My hope is that as we take a closer look at your story and your patterns, new pathways towards the story that you truly want will open up. We will talk about concrete actions that you can take to step into these new ways of living that move beyond “just do it”.

I draw from several theories of psychotherapy to help guide our conversations, including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Focused Trauma Care, and others.

To book a free 30 minute consultation to learn more about what therapy could look like for you, click here.

If you want faith and spirituality to be integrated into therapy sessions, I gladly explore those areas with you as well and highlight ways to draw upon those strengths. You also don’t need to be religious or have any kind of spiritual background at all to work with me.

Areas of Interest

I am equipped to help people with lot of different issues, but I especially meet with adolescents and adults who are working on making changes surrounding things like depression, anxiety, and addiction (e.g., substance abuse, pornography or other unwanted sexual behaviors).

I offer counseling services in both English and Spanish.

Are you still trying to figure out if we’re a good fit? Let’s talk about it. You can send me a message by clicking here.