My name is Erik. As a client-led therapist, I provide depth-oriented therapy that centers on your inner world—thoughts, sensations, intuitions, and personal history. We explore what truly resonates for you through imagination, education, somatic/body work, intuitive techniques, and even dreams in order to fostering meaningful growth in your experience and in your outer life. I specialize in development, trauma (somatic, psychic, from neglect or overwhelm), and attachment, always with honesty and positive regard. I'm a collaborative partner, not a distant analyst. Learn more about my full approach (About Me).
I would like to take a moment and address those of you who might have come here because of “trauma”. And I do not mean the general trauma that is the subject of all therapy. I am referring to somatic/body and psychic trauma coming from overwhelming, shattering, or neglectful experience in childhood or adulthood. The body and psyche can be…
My primary interest is using the depth of who you are to help you relate to the roles and relationships in your life. Your life is a story, and you are the most important character in your story. Together we can help you write a story that supports you, what you need and what type of story you are living.
Sand Tray Therapy is an important type of play therapy. It is important because it uses the internal world of symbols and play to transform trauma, support change, and find growth from within. Sand Tray Therapy has the ability to find what makes each individual unique and use their creative voice as the primary resource for growth. Although Sand Tray…
In family therapy I help family members relate by making clear the roles, rules, and expectations the family shares. As these family roles and values become clear, I will help the individuals work as a team — not as opponents — and support meaningful direction for each member. Everyone in a family should have a voice and everyone should have a…
In our pasts we learned to relate and love through the relationships, families, cultures, and religious institutions in which we were raised. It is the stickiness of past relationships that may have become the stuck you are in today. By looking at each partner’s family role, I will help you discover who you are today, and who you want to…