Individual Therapy

Why Therapy:

Because you deserve it!! I come from the belief that therapy is preventative health care, not just reactive. This means that you don’t have to wait until things are out of control before you ask for help (although I will still help on those days too).

For many people, life can feel like a constant balancing act - holding it together, showing up for everyone else, and pushing through even when you’re exhausted.

But therapy isn’t about fixing what’s “wrong.” its about making sense of your experiences, learning how your mind and body respond to stress, and building a way of living that actually feels sustainable.

You don’t have to have the whole road mapped out before you start, you just have to show up.

Who I best serve:

I work best with individuals who are ready to move beyond just surviving and start understanding themselves on a deeper level. Our struggles don’t develop in a vacuum. They’re shaped by expectations, systems, and the messages you’ve been given about who you are supposed to be.

Many of my clients are:

  • Burnt out from constantly giving, over functioning, or holding everything together

  • Struggling with body image, self worth, or feeling disconnected from their bodies

  • Navigating relationships patterns that feel confusing, draining, or hard to break

  • Processing trauma or past experiences that still show up in their present

  • Feeling pressure to be “fine” while internally feeling like everything is on fire

  • Wanting space where they can be fully themselves - without judgement, minimizing, or having to educate their therapist.

How I work:

My approach is trauma-informed, which means that I prioritize safety, trust and choice. I always tell my clients that together, we will cry, and laugh, and swear, and cry again. Change isn’t a perfect right angle on a line graph, it is a squiggly line with peaks and valleys.

I integrate a few core approaches to my work:

  • Internal Family Systems (or Parts Work): We explore the different parts of you - like the part that overextends, the part the criticizes your body, the part the avoids conflict, or the part that feels deeply hurt. Our parts aren’t something wrong with us or problems to fix - they’re responses that made sense at some point. Together, we will offer them a seat at the table, give them a hug, and integrate them into who we are today.

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): We look at patterns in your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and work to challenge what’s keeping you stuck, while building more supportive ways of thinking and responding. CBT is a place to truly find your power in the world and to learn acceptance around the things we have no control.