Grief & Loss
Grief-informed care is at the heart of my therapy practice. Grief is a reflection of all that we love, value, and care for, and when something or someone is taken from us, suffering is a natural response. My professional goal is to foster open, compassionate conversations about grief, death, dying, loss, bereavement, and end-of-life experiences, normalizing the universal pain we all carry. If you are experiencing loss, emotional pain, life disruptions, or concerns over past, present, or upcoming circumstances, you don’t have to navigate it alone. I offer counseling and education to individuals directly affected by grief, providing support, understanding, and guidance through the complexities of loss.
For those experiencing traumatic grief, the pain can be even more complex, often disrupting daily life, relationships, and one’s sense of safety in the world. Traumatic loss may bring intense emotional distress, intrusive thoughts, or overwhelming feelings of helplessness. My therapeutic approach focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that shape your experience of grief, helping you recognize where you may feel stuck while also offering new ways to live with emotional pain.
Trauma & Attachment
Our earliest relationships shape the way we connect with ourselves and others, influencing our sense of safety, trust, and emotional security. When trauma disrupts these attachments—whether through neglect, betrayal, loss, or other painful experiences—it can create patterns of fear, avoidance, or emotional distress that carry into adulthood. These patterns may show up in relationships as difficulty with trust, fear of abandonment, emotional detachment, or cycles of conflict and disconnection.
Processing trauma is a crucial step in understanding how these experiences have shaped your thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses. In therapy, we explore the connections between past trauma and present-day struggles, identifying how old wounds continue to influence your relationships and self-perception. Together, we focus on building secure attachments, developing self-trust, and forming relationships that are rooted in mutual respect and emotional safety.
Emotional Conflicts
Emotional conflicts arise when our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors seem to oppose each other, creating inner turmoil that can impact relationships, decision-making, and overall well-being. These conflicts may stem from unresolved grief, trauma, relational struggles, self-criticism, or difficulty reconciling past experiences with present realities. When left unaddressed, they can lead to feelings of anxiety, guilt, shame, or emotional paralysis.
By addressing these emotional conflicts with compassion and evidence-based strategies, therapy provides a structured path toward self-acceptance, emotional balance, and a greater sense of peace. The goal is not to eliminate difficult emotions but to develop the tools to navigate them with resilience and confidence.
Harmful Behavior Patterns
Unhealthy patterns can develop as a way to cope with emotional pain, but over time, they may keep you stuck. Whether you struggle with self-harm, avoidance, emotional dysregulation, or other self-defeating behaviors, I help you uncover their underlying causes and create meaningful, sustainable change. My approach is nonjudgmental and focused on building healthier coping strategies and self-compassion. When we experience emotional distress, our minds and bodies often develop coping mechanisms to manage overwhelming feelings. While some of these patterns may provide temporary relief, they can also become harmful over time, keeping us stuck in cycles of anxiety, avoidance, or self-destruction.
Healing from harmful behavior patterns is about more than just stopping an action—it’s about learning to respond to yourself with kindness, self-awareness, and self-compassion. Whether you are seeking support for anxiety-related behaviors, self-injury, or BFRBs, therapy provides a space to explore, heal, and regain control in a way that fosters long-term emotional well-being.
Life’s Transitions & Caregiving
A woman’s journey through caregiving is often woven into every stage of life—from nurturing a child, supporting a partner, managing a household, and balancing career demands to later caring for aging parents or loved ones with chronic needs. While caregiving is often seen as an act of love, devotion, and responsibility, it also comes with profound emotional, physical, and mental health challenges. Women in caregiving roles frequently experience chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, and identity shifts as they navigate competing responsibilities. The mental health toll can include burnout, anxiety, depression, grief, and feelings of isolation—all of which are often compounded by societal expectations that women should provide care effortlessly and selflessly. Unspoken grief can also arise, whether it’s the loss of independence, changing family dynamics, or the anticipatory grief of watching a loved one decline.
Therapy provides the opportunity to reclaim personal identity, develop emotional resilience, and create sustainable self-care practices—not as an afterthought but as a necessary part of caregiving. Together, we explore how to honor both your role as a caregiver and your need for personal fulfillment, helping you move through life’s transitions with strength, clarity, and connection.
Personal Development & Reproductive Mental Health
Whether you are seeking greater self-awareness, improved relationships, or a deeper sense of purpose, we work toward your personal goals, helping you cultivate resilience, confidence, and a life aligned with your values. A woman’s personal growth is deeply connected to the many transitions she experiences throughout life, including those tied to reproductive health. From adolescence to menopause, fertility challenges to postpartum recovery, pregnancy loss to navigating identity shifts as a mother or caregiver—each stage brings unique emotional, psychological, and relational challenges that shape a woman’s sense of self.
Reproductive mental health encompasses the emotional impact of hormonal changes, identity shifts, body image struggles, grief, trauma, and societal expectations. Women often experience anxiety, depression, and emotional conflicts related to fertility, pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum adjustments, and reproductive loss. Many also wrestle with the unspoken grief of pregnancy loss, infertility, or the decision not to have children, all while managing external pressures and personal expectations.
My approach integrates grief-informed care, trauma awareness, and identity exploration to help women process these experiences while fostering self-awareness, emotional resilience, and personal empowerment. Whether you are seeking support for reproductive mental health concerns, navigating major life shifts, or working through past trauma, therapy provides the space to redefine your identity, heal from emotional wounds, and develop a deeper connection to yourself.
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