Specialties:

• Anxiety 
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• Life transitions
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• Adult children of/from Emotionally Immature Parents/Family

 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 your self, your partner, friendships, children, or work place. 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 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.
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• Somatic techniques, Grounding Exercises, and Polyvagal Toning Exercises for Nervous System regulation and 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)
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• Relationship Issues: improving communication and assertiveness, codependency, attachment and/or abandonment issues, healing people pleasing, resolving conflict, & boundary setting 
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• Depression 
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• 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
  
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• Building Self Compassion & Self Esteem. Healing Shame
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• ​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.
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• 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- care

•  Women Issues 
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• Motherhood issues

Additional Issues Treated:
Grief/Loss (death, loss of hopes/dreams, job, roles, identity, changes and losses in relationships etc.)
Goal Setting
Emotional Eating (Stress Eating)


*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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