Psychotherapy Services

A space to understand yourself, heal, and grow.

You don’t have to navigate everything on your own.

Sometimes, the experiences that shape us can leave us feeling disconnected from ourselves, caught in stagnant patterns, or unsure of how to move forward. We may find ourselves carrying the weight of past experiences, navigating difficult transitions, or trying to make sense of emotions and relationships that feel overwhelming.

Psychotherapy offers a space to slow down, explore what’s beneath the surface, and develop a deeper understanding of yourself. I offer a collaborative, trauma-informed approach to psychotherapy that honors your individuality, recognizes the ways your experiences have shaped you, and supports you in discovering new possibilities for growth and change.

I will sit with you in the darkness and in the light.

I believe that healing happens when you feel surrounded by safety, connection, curiosity, and compassion. My goal is to create this space for you and sit by your side as you explore your depths, excavate what needs to be brought to light, and celebrate your wins. My approach is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and attentive to the connections between our thoughts, emotions, bodies, relationships, and lived experiences. I want you to be able to show up in your most authentic self, knowing that your experiences, identities, values, and perspectives are respected. Therapy isn't about becoming someone else. It's about creating space to understand yourself more fully and discover new ways of being.

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What We Might Explore Together

Every person's story is different. Our work will be shaped by your experiences, your needs, and what feels most important to you.

Trauma and its lasting impact

Experiences of trauma can influence how we relate to ourselves and others, how we experience safety, and how we respond to the world around us. Therapy can provide space to explore these experiences, understand patterns that may have developed in response to them, and work toward a greater sense of safety, connection, and agency.

Women's issues and the expectations placed on women

The messages we receive about who we should be can shape our relationships, identities, and sense of worth. You may be navigating expectations around caregiving, achievement, relationships, body image, identity, or the pressure to be agreeable and capable even when you're struggling. Therapy can offer space to question these expectations, reconnect with your own values, and explore what it means to live in a way that feels authentic to you.

Female rage, anger, and the emotions we've learned to silence

What if anger isn't something to be ashamed of, but something worth understanding?

For many women, anger can be complicated by messages that equate being good, loving, or acceptable with being pleasant, accommodating, and easy to be around. You may have learned to suppress your anger, turn it inward, or question whether you're entitled to feel it at all.

Therapy can offer a space to explore anger with curiosity rather than judgment. We can look at what it may be communicating about your needs, boundaries, experiences, or sense of justice. There is room to acknowledge frustration, resentment, grief, and the parts of you that are tired of being quiet.

The goal isn't to eliminate anger or act on every feeling. It's to understand your emotions, make room for them, and discover ways to respond that honor both yourself and your values.

Life transitions and changing identities

Change can bring possibility, uncertainty, grief, and relief, sometimes all at once. Whether you're navigating a relationship change, a shift in family or work roles, a loss, or a growing awareness that your life no longer fits in the same way, therapy can help you make space for what is changing and explore what comes next.

Relationships, boundaries, and connection

You may notice recurring patterns in your relationships, struggle to express your needs, or feel responsible for other people's emotions. Together, we can explore how these patterns developed, what they mean to you, and how you might cultivate relationships that allow for greater honesty, mutuality, and connection.

Reconnecting with yourself

Sometimes, the work is less about becoming someone new and more about rediscovering the parts of yourself that have been overlooked, minimized, or set aside. Therapy can offer space to explore your values, needs, emotions, and hopes while developing greater self-trust and self-compassion.

My Approach to Therapy

I believe therapy is most meaningful when it honors the whole person and recognizes that our experiences don't happen in isolation.

My approach is trauma-informed, strengths-based, and grounded in curiosity, compassion, and collaboration. I pay attention to the ways our thoughts, emotions, bodily experiences, relationships, and broader social environments shape how we move through the world.

Rather than assuming there is one right way to heal, I work collaboratively with you to understand your experiences and identify what feels supportive and meaningful. You bring your knowledge of your own life; I bring my clinical training and therapeutic perspective. Together, we can explore new ways of understanding and responding to what you're experiencing.

I also recognize that many personal struggles exist within larger cultural and social contexts. Expectations around gender, power, identity, caregiving, and belonging can influence how we see ourselves and what we believe we're allowed to need or express. These contexts deserve space in therapy, alongside the experiences and goals that are uniquely yours.

You are not a problem to be solved. You are a person whose experiences deserve to be understood.

  • Our experiences are not held in our thoughts alone. Stress, fear, grief, anger, and other emotions can be reflected in bodily sensations, patterns of tension, impulses, and ways of responding to our environment.

    Somatic awareness is an integrated part of my therapeutic perspective. Depending on your needs and preferences, our work may include slowing down, noticing bodily sensations, exploring emotional responses, and becoming curious about what you experience in the present moment.

    This isn't about forcing yourself to feel something or pushing beyond what feels manageable. It's about gently building awareness and exploring your experiences with choice, respect, and care.

    We can move at a pace that feels appropriate for you, making room for reflection, grounding, and words when words are helpful—and for noticing what happens beneath the surface when they aren't enough.

  • I draw from trauma-informed and strengths-based perspectives, somatic awareness, and other therapeutic approaches suited to the person and concerns we're working with.

    I have training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), a structured psychotherapy approach that may be helpful for processing distressing experiences. When appropriate, we can discuss whether EMDR fits your needs and therapeutic goals.

    The approaches we use will depend on your experiences, preferences, and readiness. You will have a voice in our work together, and we can revisit what is helpful as therapy unfolds.

  • Our well-being is shaped not only by our individual experiences, but also by our relationships, communities, and sense of belonging.

    Sometimes healing involves looking inward. Sometimes it involves recognizing the ways our environments have affected us, grieving what we haven't received, finding language for experiences we've struggled to name, or discovering that we are not alone in what we've carried.

    I value the role that connection and community can play in our lives. Within therapy, there is space to explore how you relate to others, where you feel supported or disconnected, and what meaningful connection might look like for you.

    You don't have to do all the work of understanding yourself in isolation.

  • Item desBeginning therapy can bring up many feelings. You might feel hopeful, nervous, uncertain, or unsure where to begin. You don't need to arrive with a perfectly articulated story or a clear set of goals.

    Our initial conversations will give us an opportunity to talk about what brings you to therapy, what you're hoping for, and whether working together feels like a good fit.

    From there, we'll collaborate on goals and determine how to approach the work. Therapy may involve reflection, exploring patterns, developing coping strategies, increasing awareness of emotional and bodily experiences, or processing difficult experiences when appropriate.

    Your questions and feedback are welcome. We can talk openly about what feels helpful, what doesn't, and what you need as we move forward.

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