Everyone’s experience is unique, and people often seek counseling for a myriad of reasons. While I work with a range of concerns and diagnoses, I have a particular interest and experience supporting clients in the following areas.
Anxiety & Panic
You may find yourself constantly anticipating worst-case scenarios, replaying conversations, or struggling to relax even when nothing appears wrong. Racing thoughts can keep us distracted, keep us from sleeping easily or staying asleep, and it isn’t uncommon at all for physical symptoms like tension, nausea, and fatigue to manifest. Together, we can explore the patterns that keep anxiety going and develop tools to help you feel more grounded and confident.
ADHD & Executive Functioning Challenges
Chores or tasks that seem easy but are difficult to begin can become a constant beatdown. When contending with time blindness, procrastination, and emotional overwhelm, organizational struggles only worsen. If you’ve been feeling “lazy” despite working hard, and constantly facing school or workplaces challenges, you aren’t alone. ADHD is about much more than attention. Many individuals struggle with self-criticism, overwhelm, emotional regulation, and the pressure of trying to meet expectations that don’t fit how their brain works.
Stress, Burnout, & Overwhelm
Caregivers, students, professionals, helpers – people carrying too much responsibility are at the highest risk of burnout or somatic stress symptoms. Constant exhaustion is not a personality trait. And there is no prize for burning yourself out in silence. If you’re going to fit in another appointment to a full schedule, make it a telehealth one to give yourself a break, an excuse to sit down, and a reminder that taking care of yourself is just as valid as every single other item on your to-do list.
Adolescents & Young Adults
Adolescence and young adulthood can be exciting, confusing, stressful, and overwhelming all at once. School stress, future uncertainty, and social pressures can feel incredibly heavy. Family conflict, identity development, and college and career decisions don’t make that weight feel any less dense on your shoulders and chest. And eventually, it can weigh down and crush your self-esteem too. Therapy can provide a supportive space to navigate these transitions, and build confidence in the process. To round out the metaphor, therapy can provide you the time and space to build your strength to chip away at that weight, and choose for yourself who you want to be.
Life Transitions
If you’ve found yourself saying some form of, “Everything changed and I don’t know who I am anymore,” then you’ve likely been facing a major life transition. Starting college, graduating, changing careers, changing relationships, becoming a parent, empty nesting, and more major life decisions aren’t only about the action themselves or the “finishing line” it may feel like you’re crossing. Layers of emotions, the duality of impacts and identity development, and simply processing a sudden transition can make it feel like a tipping point. And you don’t have to stand on that precipice alone.
Religious Trauma
Faith and spiritual communities can provide meaning, connection, and support. For some individuals, however, religious experiences may also be associated with shame, fear, control, rejection, or emotional harm. Anxiety surrounding faith, morality, or “getting it wrong,” can become difficulty trusting yourself, especially after years of being told what to think or feel. Family conflict can arise from related religious beliefs, and questions about your identity, values, or spirituality are almost inevitable. Moreover, grief from leaving a religious community alone can feel overwhelming. My goal is not to tell you what to believe. Instead, therapy provides a nonjudgmental space to explore these experiences, understand their impact, and reconnect with your own values, and move toward a life that feels authentic and meaningful to you.
Depression
You may have found yourself losing motivation, losing interest in things you know you enjoy, feeling disconnected or numb, exhaustion that isn’t solved with sleep, and a sense of hopelessness. This lived experience makes it feel as if you are alone in this numbness, as if you are so tired from trying to just keep your head above water. Make an appointment with me – show up as you are, not as you think I expect you to be. Because you are enough, and together, we can explore how to remember that now, and how to remind yourself of that in the future.
Self-Esteem & Self-Compassion
Perfectionism is a blade that cuts you, and can end up cutting those around you too. Harsh self-criticisms come hand-in-hand with feeling “not good enough” even when you know you have done your best. If you have ever said “my best wasn’t good enough” or been told something similar, make an appointment with me. Comparing yourself to others, comparing yourself to your own wildly high standard, is not a motivator to push yourself towards improvement – you do not become more by tearing away pieces of yourself.
Family & Relationship Challenges
Dynamics change, leaving you feeling off-kilter with friends or family, and some relationship patterns feel like they’re so embedded that the cycles can’t be broken – but we do it every day. Parent-child conflicts can be managed, communication struggles can be untangled, and boundaries can be set, managed, and reinforced. Your community matters, and together we can explore these experiences, these patterns, and build your toolbox of strategies together.
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