Specialties:

Anxiety  

Life transitions 

Grief: I provide a safe validating    space for you    to be seen and heard in ALL types of grief and losses.   This may include disenfranchised forms grief or ambiguous losses    that are often misunderstood. Grief comes in many forms and there may not have been a physical death.   This can be   very    invalidated by society and can be a very lonely walk for those experiencing this.  It can be disorienting, and you may feel your life is upside down. This is a safe container for you to meet your experience    where it is and where YOU are without rushing forward through it.   I can help you get your center again, reconnect your new sense of self moving forward with these losses, and help you build resources and a sense of   support and community again in your life.

Adult children of/from Emotionally Immature Parents/Family including chain breakers of the family who need support in their journey  Supporting those who grew up in emotionally immature, neglectful, reactive, or invalidating relationships or who felt/feel invisible, were not heard, blamed, and/or scapegoated in their families or who are still dealing with this and the effects. Maybe you feel like you have always had to be there for your family's emotions/needs over your own or constantly work to achieve praise, attention, and acknowledgement.  Perhaps you are still navigating these relationships with your family as an adult and feel frustrated that you go back to that feeling of childhood roles and feelings time and time again even though you are an adult or maybe even have a family of your own.  The patterns usually play out in our relationships and how we feel mentally, emotionally, and physically.  You consistently feel guilt, shame, or blame if you speak your truth. Perhaps your voice is suppressed and has been for years, and you don't feel heard. Or, you believe that if you strive to achieve, please, or be perfect you will finally feel enough for them. Maybe you have only felt acceptable if you go along with what others say and want or fear backlash if you push back.   This may have affected your relationship with yourself, your partner, friendships, children, or workplace. You've put your emotional needs and self-care on the back burner. I am here to support you and help you navigate through the grief that often comes with these dynamics and is often minimized and invalidated by society. It is time to free yourself and heal and you've come to the right place!

Mindfulness   learning to live in the present aligned with your true values and improve focus, gain clarity, be more centered & calmer.
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Stress   Management for all and    healing/preventing professional & personal burnout: , engage in regular self-care, regulate emotions, building distress tolerance & healthy   self-soothing skills, feel more rooted and grounded, help with racing thoughts/overthinking, reach goals and dreams, and resolve inner conflict.

Nervous System regulation including:      Somatic techniques, Grounding Exercises, and Polyvagal Toning Exercises for    creating increased felt sense of calm and safety in the body.

Helping your cope with how past trauma affects you today (mind, body, and spirit, sense of self and relationships)

Relationship Issues: improving communication and assertiveness, codependency, attachment and/or abandonment issues, healing people pleasing, resolving conflict, & boundary setting 

Young/Emerging Adults:   Do you need support during emerging adulthood or with college/grad school related issues? Perhaps you are working on defining your values and goals. Maybe you are figuring out how to be an individual or feel more adult while navigating relationship dynamics or roles with family and/or partners? Do you feel guilty saying no to things for fear of backlash, invalidation of your feelings, or guilt trips? Do you not feel heard or seen? You might need support navigating peer and significant other relationships. I can support you by providing a safe nonjudgmental space to sort out your own beliefs, feelings, and needs and how to effectively communicate them and boundaries. We can also work on coping skills to empower you and help you feel more comfortable in your own skin, navigate school/work and social media pressures, stop comparing yourself to others, and improve relationship(s) with self and others

Building Self Compassion & Self Esteem. Healing Shame

​Work Stress/Burnout: You may need support, clarity of values, and a plan while working in any setting that you believe is unsupportive, dysfunctional, invalidating or where you feel overworked, overwhelmed, intimidated, or unappreciated. Perhaps you need help balancing and prioritizing at work and personal life.

Helping Professionals/Caregivers:   I have a passion for providing support and a safe space for caregivers and professionals in fields such as therapists, physicians, nurses, corporations, educators, parents, etc. cope with stress, burnout, difficult work environments, compassion fatigue, & to obtain self- ca

 Women Issues 

Motherhood issues


*I do not treat active issues of self-harm, substance addictions related to drugs/alcohol/gambling, domestic violence, forensic/legal issues, or eating disorders such as anorexia/bulimia. Please see the appropriate specialist for these concerns.



*Please also see my additional profile on psychologytoday.com under 'Therapist Finder' to learn more about my services.​

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