I have helped women with depression feel hope and strength again, as we explore the primary causes and how to heal and correct them. Sometimes it leads back to low self-esteem or a relationship or circumstance in our past that has led to inaccurate or unhelpful beliefs about ourselves. In other cases, something is getting in the way of us being able to find connection with others. Healing these experiences while also using cognitive and behavioral tools can help someone depressed feel hope again.

Whether it shows up as constant worry, racing thoughts, or difficulty sleeping, anxiety can make everyday life feel exhausting. Therapy offers space to slow down, understand your nervous system, and build tools to feel more steady and in control — without having to push everything down. I have helped women understand the roots of their anxiety and learn tools to cope with these overwhelming thoughts and feelings.

You may find yourself eating to soothe anxiety, numb stress, or fill a deeper sense of emptiness — and then feeling shame afterward. Therapy can help you understand the emotional patterns behind your eating, build a more compassionate relationship with your body, and develop new ways to care for yourself that feel sustainable and respectful.

Relationships are deeply important to those who work with me. We all need others. We are social beings. We care what others think of us. We want to be valuable to the people we love. We don’t want to hurt them. And we want to protect ourselves from people who will hurt us. A lot of mental health concerns circle back to our relationships. Healing old relationship wounds, breaking patterns that aren’t working, and teaching healthy relationship skills are the foundation of my work with clients. Imagine feeling effective in your communication, able to deal with conflict, secure and confident with others, a sense of deep self-acceptance, and being able to move toward intimacy with others who have the capacity to do the same.

Maybe you’re tired of dating that never leads to something real, or you keep finding yourself in patterns that don’t feel good. Therapy can help you get clear on what you want in relationships, understand your attachment style, and build healthier, more connected ways of relating.

You might feel disconnected from your body, unsatisfied with your sexual experiences, longing for more pleasure, or ashamed to talk about sex at all. These concerns are more common than they seem — and they don’t have to be ignored or pushed aside. Therapy can be a space to explore your sexual self in a way that feels safe, respectful, and rooted in who you are — not who you think you’re supposed to be.

I have been working with women coping with the surprise and sadness of a genital herpes diagnosis for many years. I'm grateful to say that although it feels hard to imagine finding a way through when you are first diagnosed, you can totally get your self-esteem back, live your life, find love, have babies, and feel like yourself again. I've seen it time and time again. Herpes is often the catalyst to tackling self-esteem and relationship issues that were there before a diagnosis. The most healing thing I've seen is for women to meet other women like themselves, which is what we're doing in my herpes therapy group.

I work with clients who are recovering from bulimia, those who have been in treatment and are looking for weekly individual sessions to continue their progress. Working with me is ideal for individuals who have and are using skills to manage their symptoms and now really want to focus on healing pain from the past, improving relationships, increasing self-confidence and self-acceptance, and addressing any feelings of depression or anxiety.

There are many painful life experiences or even just patterns that have happened during our life that can affect our self-esteem. Feeling good about ourselves, I mean, have a deep self-acceptance, can make a noticeable difference in the way we experience life and relationships. Imagine really knowing that you deserve to be treated kindly and respectfully, to find connection and love, to be valued at work, and that your needs and what you have to say are valid and matter. This is another area that I feel connects many of my clients, no matter the reason they are coming to counseling and it’s something that you can heal and change.