Issues

PTSD and Trauma

Traumatic experiences overwhelm the mind and body and can leave you feeling isolated, reactive to triggers, anxious, depressed, feeling unsure about your reality – or can lead to an existential crisis. In a safe and collaborative space, I can help you gain a better sense of safety in your body, reprocess the past with EMDR, and integrate the experience to find new meaning and purpose to move forward.

Anxiety

Anxiety is a normal part of life, and it often points towards where we can find growth; for example, the anxiety that someone may feel before giving a speech can lead them to spend more time preparing and ultimately delivering better a performance. However, anxiety can become intense and excessive with fears about everyday situations, often resulting in panic and physical symptoms. If you are experiencing undue anxiety, you might avoid other people, places, and situations to prevent and cope with your overwhelming feelings – which might be worsened by depression. I can help you to explore the causes of your anxiety and find acceptance and growth in a supportive relationship. At the same time, we can leverage evidence-based practices - such as CBT, mindfulness, or exposure therapy - to reduce symptoms when appropriate.

Depression

Depression is more than just sadness, and everyone can experience it differently – although it often comes without a sense of the future. Depression can cause you to lose confidence, appetite, libido, energy, and desire to be involved in the world. Depression can grow as the losses you suffer snowball themselves, which can lead to you withdrawing from friends and family or having suicidal thoughts and actions as your sense of the future wanes. I can work with you to explore and address the underlying causes of your depression, make life adjustments, and find new ways of being to move toward a happier and more engaged life.

Existential Concerns

Everyone confronts the existential concerns of death, isolation, meaninglessness, freedom of choice, and identity. If you are experiencing an existential crisis, you might have an overwhelming sense of dread, feel stuck about moving forward, or be void of purpose. I create a frame for you to process how to make meaning and find purpose to move forward by exploring your relationship with your body, other people, objects in the world, and your sense of time.

Loneliness

You are connected to everyone online and surrounded by people all day at work, but you feel alone and find it hard to connect with others. You know that social connection is important for physical and mental health, and you need a space to unpack your social challenges and find new ways of connecting with yourself and others.

LGBTQ+ Concerns

You deserve a safe, inclusive space to be seen, heard, and heal. As an LGBTQ+ affirmative therapist and community member, I am committed to creating an environment where you can explore your unique experiences and identity without fear of judgment or rejection.