Creative, Relational Psychotherapy
What is Therapy?
Life can be incredibly painful. Therapy can be a way of not being alone with the most unspeakable and debilitating parts of being a human being. It is a unique relationship in service of your soul.
Therapy is a place to be curious about yourself, to make sense and meaning out of what has happened to you, and to experiment with new ways of being. As a therapist, I am there asking questions, noticing patterns, and offering up what I have learned as a person walking a similar path and as a clinician with training and experience working with others in similar places.
What is hurt in relationships is healed in relationships.
The relationship between a therapist and a client is a large part of what makes sessions therapeutic. With friends or family members, it’s rare to talk honestly about your experience of being with other people, and you don’t usually get real feedback about yourself. In a therapist-client relationship, we get to bring unspoken truths to the surface. Over time, we establish the trust and mutual respect necessary to have a truly transformative experience.
I view well-being as deeply connected to our relationships, past experiences, and cultural identities. I also believe that everything you have done that has led you to this moment has been an attempt to take care of yourself, whether or not it has yielded the results you hoped for. An authentic therapeutic relationship helps you heal from trauma and gain insight to form better relationships outside of therapy.
Are we a good fit for each other?
In sessions, I am direct, active, and honest. Mutual trust is essential for the difficult work of looking critically at the things that have made you feel confused, stuck, and scared. I favor depth and a strong relationship over one-size-fits-all solutions.
I have a background in visual art and find the stories people tell with art powerful and healing. We tend to place a higher value on logical, concrete thought; but art lets us access our own abstract wisdom and personal truths. The art that we love is part of us and is a way of knowing ourselves on a deeper, spiritual level. I often reference art in all forms in my work as a therapist.
“From far away floated the susurrus of my mother’s voice: Remember, you're not half of anything, you’re twice of everything!”
— Viet Than Nguyen, The Sympathizer
Hi, I’m Victoria
I think you can learn a lot about
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