Rhea Morais (She/her)

My Approach to Helping

I genuinely care about each of my clients and believe that the therapeutic relationship can be a powerful tool to help facilitate growth and change. I work with clients collaboratively and approach our work through an integrative lens, meaning I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to therapy and instead draw from a number of different therapeutic frameworks based on individual clients' needs. I primarily come from a depth-oriented approach and my work is influenced by existential-humanism, gestalt therapy, somatic therapy, and psychodynamic frameworks. What this looks like in practice is that I may bring attention to your emotions in the present moment, your felt sense of emotions in your body, exploration of your past and its influence on the present, exploration of what gives your life meaning, and your experience of what it's like to be you as a complex individual. I work with clients of all backgrounds and take into account the cultural contexts clients are coming from.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I aim to deeply listen to and understand my clients, and strive to create a safe and supportive environment where you are free to explore and heal from your pain with someone on your side. I believe humans are capable of growth, change, resilience, and tremendous strength and courage in the face of life's sufferings. I love empowering clients to find this within themselves as well as a sense of hope, joy, creativity, choice, meaning, connection to themselves and others, self-compassion, and authenticity.