Therapy for well-lived lives.
Chances are you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted and stuck. The pain of trying to get by has grown too great and you’re sick of feeling sad, anxious and lonely. You are ready to try something different! I’m here for you. It’s normal and human to feel unsure of how to make things better.
How therapy helps:
Through our sessions, you’ll have space and support to feel how you really feel. Therapy will help you connect to what really matters, learn from yourself, and take purposeful actions that lead to experiencing life fully with a sense of balance, meaning and joy.
You can have a kind and loving relationship with yourself and others.
Click around to read more about how I can help.
Therapy for Anxiety
Does worry feel like it is taking over your life? Do you find it hard to relax, always thinking about the next task you have to accomplish?
Anxiety feels like it’s taking over United States culture. Nearly everyone who comes to me describes anxiety as a major reason for seeking help. Society is increasingly isolated and competitive. We are more overloaded at work and in our lives than ever before. We regularly bear witness to local and global atrocities. It is really no wonder so many people feel overwhelmed. Expectations of who and what we are supposed to do and be weigh heavily when you’re struggling with anxiety.
Together in therapy, we can look at the roots causes of anxiety, (trauma, family, social and cultural expectations), the physiology of anxiety, and how our bodies learn to be anxious as a way to keep us on alert. While developing this understanding, you can also develop compassion and practices than help you to respond to anxious feelings in healthy ways. Over time, the intensity of anxiety will subside and you can embrace finding the unique joy and fulfillment in life that you are looking for.
Therapy for Self-Esteem
Some days, you may feel like you’re drowning in self-criticism; feeling worried about what others are thinking or telling yourself that you couldn’t possibly be liked or loved. These can be signs of low self-esteem. If you can identify with having a tape repeating, “I’m not good enough” in your head all day, I can help you be kinder to yourself. Struggling with self esteem is deeply painful, and can be isolating and have a profound impact on overall health and wellness.
In therapy for self-esteem, we will work together to explore your history and family which both are known to contribute to self-esteem. We will also dive into societal and systemic aspects of power and oppression that can inform self-esteem. You can process and heal from past pains and trauma which likely deepened your sense of unease within yourself. We will look at all these elements with compassion and a curious mind. Developing understanding and constructing new meaning from your experiences, which can connect you to your core values and enhance self esteem and self compassion.
Therapy for Introverts
While being introverted is not inherently problematic, introverts know that the world can make it feel that way. Often, introverts feel lonely and isolated at work, in peer groups and even within their own families. In the US, especially, we live in a culture which perpetuates the "Extroverted Ideal". This can cause introverts to question themselves, feel anxious, have low self-worth and dissatisfaction with life. Most troublesome, introverts often feel that there is something wrong with them and that they are missing out on life.
Coming from an introverted therapist, this does not, and should not, have to be. I am drawn to working with fellow introverts who want to ease their anxiety and develop self acceptance. In therapy, we will look at the social structures, cultural expectations and day to day interpersonal interactions and trigger these concerns. We will develop appreciation for other traits commonly associated with introversion, such as creativity and thoughtfulness. Most of all, we will thoroughly explore your core values and help you build a life in service of these values – values that feel authentic and meaningful to you.
If you identify with being introverted and are struggling, please reach out for an introductory phone call (or email!).
Therapy for Trauma
If you have experienced any form of trauma, systemic oppression, mistreatment or chronic stress, you likely know you have been deeply impacted by these experiences. Trauma reactions vary and are deeply personal. These experiences rewire the brain in an effort to keep you safe. These changes promote survival, and unwittingly can push wellness further out of reach. Trauma can manifest as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, post-traumatic stress and more. You may feel like your life is being defined by these events, no matter how hard to try to move on. If this feels like you, please reach out for the help you need.
I want you to know that working through trauma can help you to take ownership of your life and experience peace of mind. In therapy, we work on experiencing emotions in a safe environment and developing understanding of what happened. You will have space to grieve and experience emotions which you may normally push away in order to keep going. In time, you will develop a sense of meaning from your past experiences and identify your core values that will guide the future you want for yourself. By putting trauma in it’s place, you can enjoy life more fully and peacefully.
Therapy for Healthy Relationships
You may find that your romantic relationships always end badly. Or perhaps people you choose to date seem great at first, but ultimately end up not treating you well. Maybe you sense a disconnect in your friendships or have tension with family members driving you up the wall.
Relationship struggles are a universal experience, so much so that you may feel that nothing can truly change. I hear you. Often, the early lessons we learn about how to navigate relationships let us down, big time. Most of these lessons are subconscious, which can make finding healthy relationships particularly challenging.
Through therapy, working on how you show up in relationships can be an illuminating and life changing experience. Our work together will include a process of uncovering and unlearning your relationship “rules” that no longer serve you, and developing new perspectives and relationship skills. Together, we will look at the components of relationship health with a nonjudgmental attitude, exploring the patterns and tendencies we hold onto that contribute to less-than-ideal relationship patterns. This exploration will guide you towards making meaningful changes in your relationships. As couple's therapist Esther Perel says, “The quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our relationships”.
Therapy for Depression
You may notice that what was once occasional bouts of sadness, are now filling up more days than not. Doing things you once enjoyed or spending time with others feels out of reach. Ongoing feelings of sadness, tiredness, and emptiness can signal that you are experiencing depression. Depression is a draining, deeply painful and lonely experience. You do not have to fight this on your own.
In therapy, you will learn to cope with depression symptoms with self-compassion, make room for exploration and growth and recover your sense of wellbeing over time. As with many other mental health challenges, depression can signal that change is necessary on a deeper level. You may uncover trauma, relationship issues, low-self worth, or cultural forces that contribute to depression. Discovering the root causes of your depression can illuminate healing avenues to walk down, help connect you to what matters, and bolster you to prioritize and value yourself enough to seek out what brings you connection and meaning.
Therapy for Perfectionism
Somewhere along your journey, likely in childhood, you felt pressure to do everything right. You may have been held to unrealistic standards or built them up yourself, setting the bar higher and higher. Often, this way of being is highly rewarded by those around you. However, this comes with a heavy price. Perfectionist behaviors are coping strategies in disguise that help us manage anxiety. Over time, in order to avoid anxiety, those with perfectionist tendencies can become highly self-critical, downplay their success and feel constantly wound up and under pressure. Often, these aspects go unnoticed and life can become stressful, lonely and unfulfilling.
In therapy we will explore how perfectionism took hold, what familial, social and societal structures contribute to perfectionism and how you came to hold tightly to these tendencies, even after recognizing the costs. Through self-compassion work and developing self-knowledge, you will become kinder to yourself, embrace your human-ness and experience life more fully. By committing to this work of healing perfectionism, clients discover that their lives and relationships take on new ease and loving-kindness.
Therapy for Burn Out
Especially during these times, the risks of burn-out are high. Global and local uncertainties, trauma, mounting pressure, and busy schedules can lead to shutting down emotionally and physically. The symptoms of burn-out range from mild (feeling off) to severe (needing to take a leave of absence). Wherever you are, if you are noticing that you feel burnt out, “tuning-in” by turning to therapy can be an invaluable tool. Often people who experience burn-out tend to focus on others, and put everything before themselves. It may be particularly hard to place value, time and investment in your own wellness ( You may be thinking, “who me?, I don’t have time for that, it’s not that bad” etc...). I need you to know, this mentality can lead to further stress and pain and is ultimately unsustainable.
In therapy, we can process the origins of your way of thinking that contributes to burn out. We will look at social messaging, family and cultural expectations that contribute to burn-out. We can explore what really matters to you and identify realistic steps towards living a life in service of your true values and that factors YOU into the equation. You will develop healthy boundaries that allow space for your own health and wellness.
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