Philosophy of Care and Service Provision
science + healing arts
I believe in both the science and healing art of psychology. I utilize the empirical findings of psychological research to employ creative, holistic, culturally-attuned interventions in counseling. I take a decidedly strengths-based approach to promote healing and wellness. Wellness is a term to refer to more than just the absence of illness or symptoms. It means a healthy balance of the mind, body, and spirit that results in the experience of optimal wellbeing. At luminesce I believe that our psychological well-being is intricately connected to the health of the people we love, the wellbeing and sustainability of our communities, and the creation of a just world around us.
The most important aspect of therapy is the relationship between the client and therapist. Thus, I work to co-create a safe and caring environment in which people can work toward self-actualization, understanding, and balance within their lives and relationships. My clients find my style humorous and affirming while also challenging and stimulating. I work from an integrative theoretical approach; most often combining an insight-oriented approach while viewing issues from family systems and sociocultural perspectives.
I believe in our innate desire and ability to heal. Sometimes we need assistance in finding the path to wholeness and health. Other times we need someone to hold us accountable to change and growth. The purpose of luminesce is to provide the safe space and support where this can occur. I encourage clients to work through the current issues resounding in their life and develop insight into their own patterns of behavior and relationships to become empowered to enact sustainable change within their lives.
the values of luminesce ….
I assume that we all have the innate desire for wholeness and the capacity to change and flourish.
luminesce regards each person, not their present circumstances or condition, as the center of our work.
I value and understand the impact of a person’s culture, familial background, and prior life experiences in bringing them to the present moment.
At luminesce, I personalize the process of counseling by integrating multiple approaches in my work with you.
I seek to address the root of present issues - not only surface level symptoms -to move toward optimal functioning and wellbeing.
luminesce regards the mind, body, and Spirit as equally important in the cultivation of wellbeing.
I invite reflection, mindful contemplation, and radical acceptance of one’s whole experience and identities
At luminesce, I believe the therapeutic endeavor affords a vehicle for greater knowledge of self and others and fosters pathways to creating healthier families and communities.