Individual Counseling

Many of us experience anxiety and/or depression at some point(s) in our lives. Sometimes it becomes persistent. Therapy is an effective way to develop tools to treat the symptoms, while also digging deeper to see what root causes there may be.

I am a firm believer that American culture is horrible with grief and loss. Therapy can be a safe container to experience one’s grief. Together we will be curious about your grief, allow it to arise as it needs to, be with it, stay with it and allow it to move and shift and change. We will also find ways to help support you in between sessions.

Trauma is quite the buzz word these days, and for good reason. I believe most of us experience trauma at points in our lives. Trauma is defined as one’s emotional response to a distressing event. Many times we are able to move through a traumatic experience without therapy. Other times trauma can become stuck in our brain and body when it’s not processed through, when we haven’t had adequate support to help digest our experience, and/or when we’ve carried the trauma(s) with us for an extended amount of time. Using a somatic approach, we’ll work to move through your trauma in session, while creating ways to work with it outside of session.

This is what it means to be human. We all go through life changes. Growing up; moving; investigating who we are, where we came from and/or what we’re up to; or starting or ending something (school, a job, a career, a relationship). Therapy can be a place to help support your explorations and your various selves through life changes.

Perhaps you find yourself in the place of separation and/or divorce from your partner. I am here to help you navigate the in-between space of taking next steps of ending a relationship, so you can begin something new.

Together in therapy we’ll support, explore, and be with as you experience yourself in relationship with others. Dating can be a time of excitement and frustration, and everything in between. I hold in mind that relationships and dating are not for the faint of heart, and that the experiences are well worth the time, effort, potential loss and pain, and potential joy and love as you grow deeper into your authentic self. We will explore your joys and growth edges, and bring conscious awareness to your relationship patterns and choices.

Parenting can be a time of rich self-reflection, growth and change. I view our children as one of our greatest teachers in this lifetime, if we allow them to be. However, we may bump against the thought that we will never be like our parents yet find ourselves acting like them. Parenting dynamics continue through generations until someone makes a conscious choice to do it differently. In therapy we’ll create a safe enough space for you to name and explore generational patterns, discern what you want to continue, release what doesn’t work, and find ways to pattern new thoughts, beliefs and actions.

For those that feel all the feels! Empathy can be your superpower with the help of tools to protect your energetic space and boundaries so you’re not taking on others’ emotions.

I hold much curiosity about mindfulness and spirituality. How can we be in the present moment? What supports us, nourishes us, and resources us as we move through daily life? I find mindfulness practices and spirituality as a way to help us do those things. In our work together, we can talk about what supports you now and what you may be willing to try to support you in tuning into yourself more.

Therapy is a place to support you, your mood, and your relationships as you navigate your pregnancy and postpartum journey. PMADs (perinatal mood and anxiety disorders) are one of the most common complications with pregnancy and childbirth, so you are not alone if you’re experiencing one.