I work well with those who seek therapy for:
Anxiety
Many, if not most of us have experienced some degree of anxiety. We live in a world of high expectations. Sleep can feel impossible for some. Perhaps you experience racing or intrusive thoughts. Some struggle with social interactions. However you experience anxiety, I can help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself, skills to cope, and ways to reduce your anxiety.
Depression
Do you sometimes feel like you carry around a heavy blanket? Or perhaps you feel out to sea without an anchor. Depression can feel like many things for different people. Many experience persistent sadness, little interest in enjoyable activities, low energy, irritability, trouble sleeping or difficulty concentrating. Depression is painful and can be very lonely. But there is help for depression. It can improve. Therapy can provide understanding, skills, and a space for you to experience healing from your depression.
Identity and Transitions
Life is full of change. Leaving home, choosing a career, becoming a parent, changing jobs, ending or changing a relationship. All of these transitions can be stressful and bring up strong feelings and confusing thoughts. Sometimes these changes are tied to questions about identity. You may have questions like, who am I? Why am I here? What do I have to offer this world? It is natural and human to question who we are and where we have come from. Therapy can offer undivided attention and time for you to fully explore your identity and any transition you might be facing.
Relationship Conflict
Relationships are an essential part of being human. We long to connect, to have good friends and close relationships. But for most of us, relationships can feel really tricky. Perhaps you experienced hurt, abuse or neglect as a child. As an adult you might experience relationships as unreliable or even abandoning. Perhaps relationships have felt difficult to grow or maintain. Maybe you have friends but still feel lonely. You might experience pain in your closest, most intimate relationship. These relationship experiences are very common, and there is also hope for improvement. However you experience relationships, therapy can help you develop stronger, more intimate connections with your loved ones.
Religious Trauma and Spirituality
Religious and faith experiences can be complex. For some, religion is a positive experience and they find their faith is a source of strength. Others may have experienced pain, trauma or abuse in the context of a religious setting. Perhaps you have existential questions about meaning. Maybe at one point things seemed clear, but they no longer do. Or perhaps you want to explore how faith is a resource and strength. Wherever you are at with religion or faith, therapy can help you explore your experiences, work through the pain, and develop greater resiliency.
Women’s Mental Health
Are you a parent? Or perhaps you are longing to be a parent and experiencing the pain of infertility. The journey to become a parent can be isolating, difficult, and painful. And then when one becomes a parent, it is often STILL difficult. This journey may bring up memories of your own childhood. Grief can be a part of this experience accompanied pure exhaustion. Seeking out therapy to explore the journey of becoming and being a parent can really help.