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Navigating Adolescence & Beyond: Discovering Strengths, Embracing Resilience.

Welcome to a space where your authentic self is celebrated. I’m Ari, a psychotherapist with specialized training in supporting adolescent and young adult mental health. Adolescence and early adulthood is a time of intense change, individuation, social pressure, and self-doubt. By centering a strengths-based and collaborative approach I support young people with identity exploration, improving relationships with themselves and others, building resilience, and much more.

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  • Explore parts of their identity in a supportive environment

  • Identify strengths and build resiliency

  • Navigate peer relationships and social dynamics  

  • Develop communication skills 

  • Manage conflict and improve relationships

  • Discover tools for managing stress and anxiety

  • Build coping skills 

  • Increase distress tolerance 

  • Improve symptoms of depression and anxiety

I also have specialized training in LGBTQIA+ mental health. I provide LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy for queer, transgender, and gender-diverse youth and adults as they navigate the complexities of mental health, identity exploration, coming out, and gender-affirming care.

I help tweens, teens, and young adults

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“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

— Maya Angelou

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Let’s connect.

Schedule a complimentary 20-minute phone consultation. This will give us a chance to get to know each other, and for me to answer any questions you may have.