My approach is warm, supportive and client-led, allowing each person to set their own pace. We’ll notice the themes of what you’re struggling with, build emotion regulation skills to better navigate the harder parts of life, and talk about the early life experiences and relationships that have shaped how you move through the world. Because children learn and process differently than adults do, child therapy will be much more play-focused rather than the traditional talk-therapy that adults and teens can expect.
Regardless of age or situation, I strive to create a judgement-free environment to help clients explore what’s keeping them stuck while acknowledging that people are generally doing the best they can with the skills that they have. I also apply an intersectional lens to my work, understanding and exploring the complexity with which we all move through the world and encouraging clients to be gentle with themselves.
Being a person is hard; my goal is to make therapy a safe place to heal and grow.
Coreen Knowles, LICSW, M.A. 