My Therapeutic Method
An Individualized Approach
At Vera Nova Therapy, my approach is rooted in the belief that healing unfolds through presence, emotional safety, and meaningful connection. My work is grounded in Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), a well-researched, attachment-based model that understands emotions not as problems to eliminate, but as essential signals that guide growth, resilience, and relational repair.
EFT is founded on attachment theory, which recognizes that human beings are wired for connection. When emotional bonds feel secure—with ourselves and with others—we are better able to regulate stress, communicate openly, and navigate life’s challenges with flexibility and steadiness. When those bonds are disrupted by conflict, illness, loss, trauma, or prolonged stress, protective emotional patterns can emerge. While these patterns often develop in the service of safety, over time they may leave individuals and couples feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck. EFT gently brings awareness to these cycles, helps uncover the emotions beneath them, and supports the creation of new experiences of safety, responsiveness, and trust.
While EFT provides the foundation of my work, my therapeutic style is integrative and deeply responsive to each client’s lived experience. Just as no two seasons are the same, therapy is not a one-size-fits-all process. I thoughtfully draw from complementary, evidence-based approaches to support insight, emotional regulation, and meaningful change, including:
Internal Family Systems (IFS) to help clients approach their inner world with curiosity and compassion, honoring the parts that protect, carry pain, and hold hope
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to gently examine thought patterns and behaviors that may limit growth, while cultivating greater emotional flexibility
Gottman-informed practices to support couples in strengthening communication, navigating conflict with care, and building relational stability
Existential and meaning-centered perspectives to explore identity, values, purpose, and the emotional impact of life transitions, illness, or loss
Mindfulness-based approaches to support present-moment awareness, emotional clarity, and the capacity to relate to internal experience with steadiness and self-compassion
Somatic approaches to help clients tune into bodily sensations, nervous system responses, and patterns of activation and settling—supporting healing from trauma, chronic illness, and burnout by addressing how stress is held in the body and gently restoring regulation
Mindfulness is woven throughout my work as a way to slow emotional reactivity, deepen awareness of thoughts and feelings as they arise, and create space for choice rather than automatic response. These practices are practical, accessible, and adapted to each client, supporting clarity, regulation, and deeper emotional engagement without striving or self-judgment.
Somatic work focuses on the lived experience of emotions in the body. By gently attending to physical sensations, posture, breath, and patterns of tension or release, somatic approaches support nervous system regulation and help process experiences that may be difficult to access through words alone. This work is introduced collaboratively and with care, always guided by attention to safety, pacing, and each client’s sense of agency.
All of these approaches are integrated within an emotionally attuned and relationally grounded framework. Therapy unfolds collaboratively, at a pace that respects where you are, while offering both structure and openness—space to reflect, alongside gentle guidance to support movement and change.
Across all of my work, my goal is to offer a therapeutic space that feels safe, thoughtful, and renewing. Vera Nova—new spring—reflects my belief that even after periods of disconnection, exhaustion, or grief, there remains room for clarity, growth, and deeper connection. Therapy becomes a place to pause, to listen inward, and to move toward change that feels authentic, grounded, and lasting.