Who I work with

Most of my individual clients are high-functioning people who have hit a wall — not a dramatic collapse, but a quiet recognition that something isn't working anymore. They're thoughtful, often self-aware, frequently in helping or leadership roles themselves. They understand their patterns. They just can't seem to move through them.

If any of these feel familiar, you're probably in the right place:

  • You've done therapy before and feel like you've run out of things to talk about, but nothing has really changed
  • You're the person everyone else leans on, and you're not sure who you lean on
  • You know exactly where your anxiety or depression comes from and that knowledge hasn't made it better
  • You cycle through the same relationship or work patterns no matter how much insight you have
  • You're exhausted in a way that sleep doesn't fix
  • You have a sense that some part of you is stuck somewhere much earlier than where you are now

How the work goes

I work primarily in IFS — Internal Family Systems. If you're not familiar with it, the short version is this: IFS understands the mind as made up of many different parts, each with its own perspective, history, and protective role. When we're stuck, it's usually because some of those parts are working very hard to keep us safe — often in ways that made sense once and don't quite fit anymore.

The work isn't about overriding those parts or replacing them with better thoughts. It's about getting genuinely curious about what they've been carrying. When that happens — when a part finally feels understood rather than managed — something shifts at a level that insight alone doesn't reach.

Sessions are 50 minutes. The pace of the work varies depending on what you're carrying and what feels right. Some people come weekly for an extended period; others move to biweekly once the work has established some momentum. We figure that out together.

A note on neurodivergence

A significant portion of my practice involves adults who are neurodivergent — particularly those with ADHD, autism, or who are highly sensitive. I have developed particular fluency with the ways standard systems and approaches can miss the mark for people whose minds work differently, and I don't treat your neurology as the problem we're solving.

Common reasons people come to work with me

This isn't an exhaustive list. If you're not sure whether what you're dealing with is a fit, a consultation is the best way to find out.

Trauma and complex PTSD
Including childhood trauma, family-of-origin wounds, relational trauma, institutional harm, and the kind of trauma that doesn't look like trauma from the outside.
Burnout
Particularly among helping professionals, caregivers, and high-achievers who have given more than they had for longer than they realized.
Anxiety and depression
Especially when standard approaches haven't moved the needle, or when the anxiety or depression has a history underneath it that hasn't been addressed.
Grief and loss
Including death, but also the losses that don't have funerals — relationships, identities, careers, the life you thought you were going to have.
Life and vocational transitions
Career changes, retirement, empty nesting, identity shifts that come with major life changes — moments when who you've been doesn't quite fit who you're becoming.
Recovery support
Adjunctive therapy for people in recovery from substance use or other compulsive patterns, with attention to the underlying parts doing the work that the substance was doing.

Ready to find out if we're a good fit?

A free 20-minute consultation is a low-pressure way to ask questions, get a sense of how I work, and decide together whether to move forward.

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