Specialities
Each of us is the sum of our experiences in life. The secret is discovering how those experiences interrelate. I offer professional counseling in the areas described below.
Childhood Trauma
The wounds of childhood trauma don’t just disappear with time. These wounds go underground and become the driving force of your emotions, behaviors, and relationship patterns. Many of the symptoms we struggle with as adults such as anxiety, depression, addiction, people-pleasing, codependency, emotional numbness, control issues, chronic self-doubt, or even perfectionism, are not random. They often trace back to unresolved childhood trauma.
When we grow up in environments where our emotional needs were unmet, our pain unacknowledged, or our safety compromised, we adapt. We learn to disconnect from our feelings, overfunction, numb out, or manage others' emotions just to survive. Over time, these adaptations become symptoms.
But symptoms are not the problem—they’re messengers.
They point us toward something deeper:
the wounds we still need to heal.
When we focus only on treating the surface problem, we may feel temporary relief, but not lasting healing.
Therapy is where the deeper healing happens.
It’s a space to slow down and finally listen to the parts of you that had to grow up too fast, to the emotions that were never safe to feel, and to the needs that went unmet.
Abuse and Complex PTSD
Abuse can leave deep, invisible wounds. The wounds are not just from what was done to you, but from what it made you believe about yourself. The aftermath of abuse often includes confusion, self-doubt, and a painful loss of identity.
Over time, you may have learned to walk on eggshells, to anticipate others’ moods to stay safe, question your memories, and blame yourself for someone else's cruelty.
Abusers often project their own pain, shame, and fear onto their victims — slowly eroding your self-esteem until you begin to believe their voice as your own.
I specialize in supporting survivors of
all forms of abuse and those living with complex PTSD.
In our work together, we gently untangle the complexities of abuse and begin reconnecting with the parts of you that were silenced, shamed, or erased.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder can feel like living between two different worlds. There are periods of elevated mood and energy that can spiral beyond control, and depressive episodes that feel overwhelming and impossible to escape. Many people with bipolar disorder struggle with stability in relationships, work, school, and other important areas of life. This ongoing unpredictability can create deep shame and a sense of being uniquely “different” or misunderstood.
There’s a common stigma that bipolar disorder means sudden, uncontrollable mood swings, but this is an oversimplification. Most people with bipolar experience mood episodes that cycle over days, weeks, or even months. While a subtype called rapid cycling involves multiple episodes within a year. These mood patterns are often misunderstood which can add to feelings of isolation and frustration. Therapy can create a supportive space where you learn to manage bipolar symptoms with compassion and resilience, not judgment or shame.
Let's Talk
The first step in therapy is talking. Let's find a time where we can meet and talk about what's on your mind.