Women's Issues

I am rooted in intersectional feminism, passionate about helping women love themselves deeper and address concerns unique to their identity. I love to work with clients who may be struggling with body image or insecurity. From working with women who have experienced abuse, abortions, miscarriages, and infertility, to my personal struggles with motherhood, I know how vulnerable and difficult these life experiences may be. I bring compassionate guidance to my work so clients may feel empowered.

I love working with teen girls and adult women navigating complex health issues, chronic illness, chronic pain, infertility and birth trauma. Learn third wave trauma informed CBT tools like DBT, ACT and somatic exercises to navigate overwhelming emotions, feelings and life events.

I am passionate about helping women navigate the unique pressures and stressors that they face in our society. I have extensive experience working with women across the lifespan (12-60yrs old), with a focus on young adulthood through middle age. I use an anti-racist approach to explore how intersectional identities interact with societal biases. Most of the women I work with struggle with perfectionism, indecisiveness, difficulty with assertiveness, and self-esteem issues.

Working with women is one of my passion areas, particularly helping women navigate the difficulties they face because of living in a patriarchal society.

Being a woman can be hard enough. Add balancing work, family, school, care-taking for an ailing parent, and being you may feel impossible. I support women in feeling more grounded, less stressed out, and more present in their lives and their relationships.

Years of personal experience in Women's groups, Integrative Counseling training to support each woman's unique concerns. Developing a curriculum for a Women's group to also be used in individual treatment.

In our current patriarchal society, there are very few models for how to be a strong, feminine woman. With a lack of obvious models and archetypes to draw from, women often either take on the masculine hero's journey as their own or feel disempowered and weak. By drawing upon myths and archetypes, we can explore the heroine's journey of feminine power and apply it to the lived realities of life in areas such as motherhood, career, relationships, marriage, boundaries, and purpose.

Therapy tailored to common concerns among women; providing a safe and understanding space to address life challenges, stressors, and questions around identity as a woman

I specialize in working with women who are experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety due to a recent life transition or traumatic event. When you enter into therapy you and I will spend time discussing your needs and we will work together to create goals that address your specific situation. This may mean learning skills to manage and decrease your depression or anxiety. This may mean learning skills to better manage stress. Sometimes this means working on your relationships and how you communicate with your partner.

As a feminist, I believe in equal rights for all regardless of gender or identity. I specialize in sexual assault, abortion support, role in relationships, and exploring identity.

There are countless differences among men, women, and non-binary persons. Some issues affect different genders differently, and those that affect women specifically are of special interest to me.

I work with women at all stages in their lives. I have particular training and background with perinatal mental health challenges including infertility, infant loss, new parents, new identities and mom and parenting challenges. I have been working with the Baby Blues Connection organization for over 10 years and work with clients individually, a couples and in groups. I have personal experience in this arena and find this work important and much needed for our communities.

I am open to talking to women about their cycles, deciding whether or not to have children, and adjusting to aging. I have attended trainings on Perimenopause and Menopause.

As an existential therapist, I love working with people around creating more meaning and fulfillment in their lives. We’ll address any and all of the “big life” questions that you’re wrestling with, and we’ll explore what an authentic path forward looks like for you. My hope is for you to feel more empowered, confident, and in control of your life.

Let's call this "Pelvic Issues" instead -- not just for "women." I collaborate with gynecologists and pelvic floor physical therapists to ensure the whole person receives treatment. When you're dealing with specific medical or psychological challenges related to your vulva, pelvic area, or reproductive parts I'm well-versed in combining the medical and physical with the psychological and emotional. It's all interconnected and you need a therapist who understands and can help you navigate that.

No one can be strong and confidant in every area life all of the time, therapy is a safe place to bring the fears, worries, dreams and desires that you can’t always share with your partners, family or employees. You deserve to receive the kind of care and attention that you give to other people. You deserve a support system that is as thoughtful and wise as you are.

You focus on the well-being of others, but this is not a mutual relationship, as you do not allow others to get close to you (and you want to). You derive your worth by numbers, grades on an exam, pounds on a scale, money in your bank account, or the number of “likes” you receive on a photo. You have difficulty focusing on what or who matters most to you, because of stressors, social media, or running all of the terrible “what if” scenarios in your head.

The challenges for women and female-identified people in society, in families, and even with oneself, are multi-layered and complex. I foster a feminist approach to therapy so as to both consider the greater context of being a woman and the very personal and unique experience of being who you are. Women are powerful and brave, sensitive and creative. Women and female-identified people deserve to feel supported in all realms of personal, professional, social, and political life.

Empowering women through EMDR Therapy & Brainspotting, I specialize in navigating the unique challenges women face. In collaboration with you, I offer a therapeutic journey that goes beyond healing your gender-specific trauma to fostering resilience and personal growth. Your well-being is my priority.