My Approach to Helping
Nice to meet you! My name is Nicholas and I am excited to meet with you. I am a California local born and raised in Los Angeles but now reside in San Francisco. My ideal client comes to therapy with a sense of humor. If you have been through childhood trauma you are in the right place. If you are in the gay community you are in the right room. If you are struggling with substance use and addiction you will get support here. I bring radical acceptance to therapy as much as possible. I love what I do and bring that love to each session and client every day. I respect this space as it is your time to be heard and validated.
How I help you in therapy depends on your needs but the baseline begins with an overview of your present situation and how you are feeling. I will use behavioral therapy techniques and incorporate all kinds of fun and eclectic styles (think art and video games and writing). There are so many things to choose from it all depends on you and what works.
I have spent my life studying to do this work and practice what I preach. I have lived "that" life and know what it’s like to be "there". Know that I come to you each week wanting the best for you and that I am working in the background on all kinds of ways to uplift you and support you through this very challenging life. You deserve this for yourself.