People need a safe place to face and deal with challenges in their lives. I provide such space by taking a warm collaborative approach with clients, maintaining client confidentiality as required by my profession, and tapping into my clinical experience and training.
I have expertise in:
- Depression
- Anxiety and fear
- Grief and loss
- Life transitions
- Shame and self worth
- Obsessive and self-defeating thoughts
- Past hurts and trauma
- Emotional regulation
- Relational struggles
- Powerlessness and self control
Some of my special interests:
Long-term change – Usually people simply want out of the emotional pain, and they seek relief from symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depressed mood, insomnia). Thankfully, some strategies can quickly lead to relief without getting at the root. For some clients that is enough, but others chose to go further. I have been inspired and privileged to journey with many courageous people doing rich, deep work in which they formed a more robust sense of self and were more fully engaged with life.
Trauma – Debilitating symptoms often form in response to overwhelming or life-threatening events such as accidents, injury, assault, abuse, developmentally challenges, etc. Your perception on a potentially traumatic event can hugely impact your internal dialogue, your relationships with others, and your overall quality of life. Furthermore, you may be hampered with physical pain or feel out of sync, irritable, anxious, immobilized, or helpless. I use advanced training in Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems to gently move clients through unresolved trauma. Often the somatic symptoms subside and there is renewed resiliency, better self regulation, and heightened empowerment.
Women in all phases of life - Each phase of life has its unique challenges, and especially for women as they play various, sometimes opposing, and often changing roles. The pressure of unattainable expectations take a toll on women’s physical, psychological, and spiritual well being. Many desperately try to hold up the mask, but inside they have lost balance. They simply cannot do it all, and end up feeling worthless, inadequate, fraudulent, beaten down, or simply exhausted. I journey with them through these transitions, which often includes grieving losses, developing a healthier sense of self, and nurturing self compassion.