If you’ve had challenging or traumatizing life experiences, the stress and symptoms that arise afterward can impact how you feel and move through the world.

Trauma or adverse circumstances can be life-altering. Maybe you’re struggling with intrusive thoughts, get easily upset or overwhelmed, often feel avoidant or unsafe, and/or experience a general sense of disconnection from the world around you. This can feel like a ‘new normal’ that makes your day-to-day feel like a real challenge.

In therapy, processing this pain and regaining a sense of freedom and safety is possible, helping you live your life on your terms again. I take a trauma-informed stance in therapy, working to establish a stabilizing and trusting space, so we can consider how your experiences have continued to affect you over time. Then, we’ll typically focus on helping you develop skills for coping and building a genuine sense of resilience.

Do you have a difficult time feeling close and connected with others? Do people often frustrate or intimidate you? Is sustained intimacy a challenge? If interactions tend to leave you feeling anxious or dysregulated, it could result in an increasing sense of isolation, angst, or hopelessness.

Throughout our lives, the way we socialize typically starts to form into patterns, which in some cases can result in a continual feeling of failure and disappointment that only gets worse and worse as time goes on.

Together, identifying and addressing these dynamics is the first step in making meaningful change in your relationships. We will work on considering your needs and how to best get them met in a manner that is sustainable for you - including getting to know yourself, identifying your sensitivities, desires, and values, as well as building communication skills and negotiating appropriate boundaries.

Are you feeling lost or overwhelmed by the direction your life is heading? Maybe you feel like every day is repetitive or unrewarding, where not much lands as particularly meaningful or worthwhile. Or, perhaps you believe you aren’t living the life you envisioned for yourself, and things are more or less ‘off track’.

Our identities evolve over time, which can lead us to feel out of step with our current circumstances. Furthermore, life’s responsibilities can oftentimes feel demanding, limiting, or imposing - leaving little opportunity to reflect or make significant change.

Therapy can establish the necessary space to clarify and address these concerns through meaningful exploration and evaluation, wherein respecting your culture and individual identity are an absolute priority. We will work on aligning your personal values with your goals, considering your strengths, and taking steps to chart a way forward that feels possible, fulfilling, and worthwhile.

I have extensive experience with the following diagnoses, but also work with people who have never received a formal diagnosis or are new to therapy.

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Panic Disorder

Adjustment Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD)

Bipolar I / Bipolar II (adjunctive with medication)

Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD)

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)