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My Approach

 

I take a humanistic approach with clients. Through listening deeply, I get you, your experience and perceptions, leaving out my own thoughts, feelings, and interpretations so I can better understand your reality; how life is for you.

I take a stand in support of you — being there for you through non-judgment, empathy, compassion, and understanding. I am present and bring all of my knowledge and experience in helping you gain awareness and undergo profound shifts in the way you think, feel, act and find meaning in your relationships and your life.

I’m collaborative, experiential, and directive. I do not analyze, chitchat, or take notes. I provide answers to difficult questions and serve as a guide through the process of healing and helping you uncover who you really are. And when we’re done, you’ll part with clarity, tools, and new perspectives to lead an empowered, fulfilling, and authentic life.  

My Services

 

In weekly sessions, we’ll focus on many areas of life: grief, anger, frustration, depression, identity, resentments, relationship problems, sexuality, sexual identity/orientation, everyday stress, communication skills, parenting, lack of motivation, job dissatisfaction, fears, anxiety and dissatisfaction with life, to name a few.

Change happens by means of: healing the past, trying on new beliefs, owning your story, learning to communicate, increasing self-esteem, developing social skills, creating healthy boundaries, healing from break-ups, choosing healthy relationships, practicing vulnerability, co-parent team building, discovering your passions, reinventing yourself, choosing satisfying careers, discovering who you are, knowing your value and worth and living from a place of: I Am Enough.

Clients Speak

  • Isabell changed everything

    After years of self-improvement courses and hundreds of dollars spent on books, it was one brief moment with Isabell that changed everything. She opened a door I had closed for 30 years, aspects of my life were revisited and put into a new perspective. It changed my future, and allowed me to find the freedom and happiness I had been searching for. Her keen insights and ability to facilitate "unfinished business," puts her in a position to change lives. Do yourself a favor and take advantage of what will most likely be your life changing moment as well.

    – Male Client, 34

  • Isabell has a unique approach

    Isabell has a unique and efficient approach to therapy. Her style is very engaging and interactive. Working with Isabell is unlike any other therapeutic experience I have ever had. Her no-nonsense, straight forward approach is more of an opportunity to do the personal growth work that creates lasting change. She is the ultimate expert on love relationships and by far the most educated person I have experienced.

    – Female Client, 35

  • Isabell brought me back to life

    She didn't just open a door for me; she showed me a door I didn't know existed. By walking through it, I saw there's a different way of being. She gave me a new language to use when speaking with the people I loved in my life. In short, Isabell blew my mind. The way I view myself and experience the world now is forever changed because of her.

    – Female Client, 33

  • Isabell is a game-changer

    I have been to a lot of therapists in my 65 years and Isabell connected with me and my partner in a way that no other therapist ever has. She is so intuitive, so smart, so direct, so very gifted and so amazing. She goes right to the heart of the matter. I have never met anyone with her therapy skills. I am also really inspired by her vision for changing the way people love themselves and others. She is my hero.

    – Male Client, 65

  • Isabell helped me discover the real me

    I was in a dark place and had almost given up on therapy and myself. From the first session, Isabell gave me love, compassion, a sense of self-worth, calm and hope. Today I am almost like a new person, but more so, the person I always was. She was so proactive from the first session - not just giving me the usual therapist empathy and listening board - but really getting to the root of my issues, working on them one by one, and helping me heal. I love her.

    – Female Client, 40

  • Isabell is all about results

    As someone who has spoken with counselors before with no real results, I was ready to really dig into the heart of the problem and resolve it. That’s just how Isabell operates. Sessions with her were always enlightening and provided me with the tools that enabled me to incorporate healing processes into the way I think about and perceive things. This has translated into enjoying success at work, becoming a more relaxed, content person and experiencing my relationships on a deeper level.

    – FEMALE CLIENT, 35

  • Isabell is a great investment

    Counseling with Isabell turned out to be one of the very best investments in myself, ever. I was able to let go of the negative residue of past relationships and painful events. Then to my surprise and elation, we shifted focus and I moved into discovering my “personal power.” I learned new distinctions and the power of language. This was empowering and helped my interpersonal relationships. Today, I have become a true and consistent friend to myself. No words could ever express my gratitude for her.

    – Male Client, 56

  • Isabell is one of a kind

    I discovered Isabell when I was going through a tough breakup. The way she connects with you during hardships is truly indescribable. She helped me discover my true self and helped me make peace with all the “skeletons in my closet.” She is an emotional healer and has such a genuine invested interest in her clients. I truly believe fate led me to work with her.

    – Female Client, 24

  • Isabell is the silver lining

    Every situation, no matter how tragic, has a silver lining - and Isabell is that for me. She digs in, leans in and shares space with the person in front of her that's baring their soul. She's not afraid of being vulnerable, real and present. I'm a better person for knowing her and learning from her. For the first time, perhaps in my entire life, I like who I am and what I have to offer the world.

    – Female Client, 33

  • Isabell opened my heart

    I met Isabell when I was truly adrift, overwhelmed in pain with my marriage nearly lost. She helped me through the pain and opened my heart. My personal relationships are now experiencing powerful renewal and growth. My professional relationships have been transformed. I encourage anyone who "doesn't need therapy" to sit and be present with her. It will change your life.

    – Male Client, 35

  • Isabell turned my life around

    When I met Isabell, I had no idea how my life would turn around. My marriage was ending and was completely stagnated in my career. I felt like each day was something to get through. I’ve learned to treat myself with kindness and respect. With her help, I am realizing anew my true self and the world is a brighter, bolder more beautiful place because of it.

    – Male Client, 40

  • Isabell offered unconditional love and support

    I experienced profound healing and growth beyond my wildest imagination. What would have taken traditional therapists several years - Isabell helped dissolve over several months. We discovered and lovingly released my childhood survival strategies that were no longer useful as an adult. I came out of this counseling as a strong, independent woman bursting with a love for life. I’m forever grateful for Isabell’s unconditional love and support.

    – Female Client, 43

  • Isabell empowered me to speak up

    I originally came in to talk about my marriage, but ended up unpacking other relationships as well. I trusted Isabell and she coached me through difficult past experiences. The sessions brought me enormous clarity and helped me understand my needs better. I now feel confident in dealing with conflicts and I’m able to create healthy boundaries. This work empowered me to speak up and stand behind my choices. I now feel in alignment with myself.

    – Female Client, 55

  • Isabell is so accepting and supportive

    When I sought out therapy I was looking for someone who could help me be the person that I know I was longing to be. When I met Isabell, I was so depressed and felt so victimized by people. Isabell is so accepting and supportive in every way. With her help, my Transgender Transition allowed me to “come out” at work and with family. I now feel confident, self-assured and valuable.

    – Male Client, 34

  • Isabell has an authentic communication style

    I called Isabell after hearing great things about her work. I was optimistic after the initial phone call as I felt a natural connection with her. Her authentic communication style and way with words is powerful. With each session, I experienced different emotions; sometimes, I would leave with tears and a new realization; sometimes laughing all the way home. I now feel stronger and ready to take charge of my life. The experience has been immeasurable.

    – Female Client, 28

  • Isabell is a great teacher

    I appreciate Isabell's ability to create an environment where authentic conversation can happen. She is a teacher as well as a counselor, helping you to learn the relationship and life skills we are seldom taught by others and almost never learn on our own.

    – Male Client, 28

  • Isabell almost has a crystal ball

    Isabell is so talented as a couple’s therapist that it seems as if she has a crystal ball. From the moment we began, we knew we were in the hands of a smart, compassionate therapist like no other. She was able to figure us both out in the first session and laid out a strategy for us to learn, grow and understand each other, and ourselves in ways I didn’t even know existed. With her humor, compassion and innate perception, you will have the tools you need to lead your relationship to wherever you want to go.

    – Female Client, 60

  • Isabell is like none other

    Isabell has cleared a path for profound change in my life. Working with her is unlike anything I've ever heard of, and exactly what I needed. There is no one like her. She is incredible beyond measure and I can't thank her enough.

    – Female Client, 44

  • Isabell help me be a loving Mom

    There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about you Isabell. I thought about you the other day when my eight-year-old got into trouble at school. With my new awareness, I was able to see my child’s point of view and understand what his emotional need was, instead of reacting in my old punishing way. We had such a great talk, and I left feeling a profound connection with him. It’s all different today. There is no comparison between the person I was when I came to see you and who I am now.

    – FEMALE CLIENT, 48

  • Isabell is always with me

    I seriously think about you every single day. I mean it. Every. Single. Day. How grateful and how lucky I am to have you in my life. Every time I “see” the things you taught me - and it happens almost every day - it makes me smile. I don’t know how I can ever repay you for the work we have done. It was big and I constantly think about how I have maintained all that you have given me and how I continue to grow. You are so special to me.

    – FEMALE CLIENT, 40

  • Isabell gave me the tools

    As someone who has spoken with counselors before with no real results, I was ready to really dig into the heart of the problem and resolve it. That’s just how Isabell operates. Sessions with her were always enlightening and provided me with the tools that enabled me to incorporate healing processes into the way I think about and perceive things. This has translated into enjoying success at work, becoming a more relaxed, content person and experiencing my relationships on a deeper level.

    – Female Client, 35

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I serve individuals, couples, students, and families. All genders, orientations, races, and ethnicities. 

 

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