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, 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.
Narcissistic Abuse
Narcissistic abuse can feel like living in a constant state of confusion and self-doubt. What’s happening may be hard to explain, even to yourself. The abuse is often subtle and psychological rather than overt, leaving you questioning your reality while being told—directly or indirectly—that you are the problem. Over time, this can deeply impact your confidence, emotional stability, and ability to trust your own thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.
Many people experiencing narcissistic abuse are blamed, dismissed, or have their mental health used against them. You may still be in the relationship, trying to make sense of shifting dynamics, chronic invalidation, and patterns where responsibility is consistently turned back onto you. This ongoing distortion can create profound shame, isolation, and a feeling of being uniquely broken or “crazy,” even though your responses make sense in the context of what you’ve endured.
Narcissistic abuse is frequently misunderstood, even by professionals, which can make it even harder to seek support or feel believed. Therapy offers a grounded, compassionate space to name what has happened, understand its impact on your nervous system and sense of self, and begin rebuilding clarity and self-trust. The focus is not on judgment or blame, but on helping you feel steady, empowered, and reconnected to your inner truth.
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.
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