Individual Therapy: Connect, Heal, Transform

Frequent reasons people come to see me:

  • Complex trauma can feel like being perpetually tangled in a web of past fears and anxieties, where memories surface unpredictably and color every moment with unease. It's a relentless echo of emotional turmoil, making even ordinary situations feel threatening or insurmountable. Therapy for C-PTSD focuses on helping you process traumatic memories in a way that reduces their emotional intensity and impact on your life, and building a sense of new safety and calm. Trauma affects both the mind and body, and effective therapy will address both, allowing you to reframe your traumatic experiences, calm your nervous system, and regain a sense of safety in the present.

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Trauma can take many forms—physical, emotional or sexual abuse, accidents, natural disasters, war, or witnessing violence. For some people, the effects of trauma don’t simply fade over time. Instead, the brain gets stuck in a heightened state of alert, unable to process the traumatic experience fully, leading to symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and emotional numbness. Therapy for PTSD and C-PTSD focuses on helping you process traumatic memories in a way that reduces their emotional intensity and impact on your life. Trauma affects both the mind and body, and effective therapy will address both, allowing you to reframe your traumatic experiences, calm your nervous system, and regain a sense of safety in the present.

  • Anxiety is more than just occasional worry or nervousness. It’s a persistent feeling of unease, fear, or dread that can interfere with your daily life. You might feel tense, restless, or constantly on edge. Sometimes anxiety manifests physically—racing heart, sweating, shortness of breath, or even gastrointestinal issues. It can make it hard to concentrate, sleep, or enjoy activities you used to love.

    Therapy for anxiety focuses on understanding and healing the underlying causes of your anxiety. Anxiety isn’t just a mental state—it’s also deeply connected to your body’s stress response. This means that effective therapy works on both the psychological and physiological levels, helping you access core emotional states and find calm in your mind and your body.

  • Dissociative disorders involve disruptions in a person's consciousness, memory, identity, or perception, often resulting from trauma. These disorders can manifest as memory loss, a sense of detachment from self or reality, or multiple identities. Therapy helps individuals reconnect with fragmented memories and feelings, reduce dissociative episodes, and develop healthier coping mechanisms. Therapy focuses on understanding and integrating traumatic experiences, fostering a sense of safety and stability, and improving emotional regulation.

  • Depression is a mental health condition that affects your mood, thoughts, and overall sense of well-being. It’s not just about feeling sad—it’s a persistent low mood that can last for weeks, months, or even years. You might feel like you're trapped in a fog that won't lift, struggling to find motivation or joy in things you once loved. Depression can make even simple tasks feel insurmountable and may leave you feeling isolated and hopeless. Depression therapy offers a safe space for you to explore and understand the factors contributing to your condition. Therapy focuses on shifting patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior that keep you stuck in cycles of sadness, hopelessness, or emotional numbness.

  • Relationships are one of the most important aspects of our lives, but they can also be a source of stress, conflict, and emotional pain. Whether you're struggling with communication, trust, intimacy, or unresolved conflicts, relationship difficulties can leave you feeling frustrated, disconnected, or misunderstood. Relationship challenges aren’t limited to romantic partners—they can affect friendships, family members, or work colleagues as well. Therapy focuses on identifying the patterns and dynamics that are contributing to relationship difficulties. This includes both communication styles and the deeper emotional issues that often underlie conflict.

  • Spiritual disconnection occurs when you feel disconnected from your sense of purpose, meaning, or higher self. This can manifest as a sense of emptiness, a loss of faith, or a feeling that something important is missing from your life. Spiritual disconnection can affect people of all backgrounds, regardless of their religious beliefs or spiritual practices. It often arises during periods of intense stress, grief, or personal transformation, but it can also stem from trauma or unresolved emotional pain. Therapy for spiritual disconnection involves exploring the psychological, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of your experience. It’s about understanding what led to the sense of disconnection and what changes can help restore a sense of meaning and purpose in your life. Whether your spiritual disconnection is related to trauma, life transitions, or a deeper existential crisis, therapy offers a supportive space to explore these challenges.

  • Grief is a profound emotional reaction to the loss of a loved one, a significant relationship, or even a major life transition, such as the loss of a job or a change in health. It encompasses a range of emotions, including sadness, anger, confusion, guilt, and even numbness. The grieving process is often deeply personal and can vary widely, with some people experiencing intense emotions immediately, while others may feel a delayed or prolonged reaction. Grief can also affect physical health, leading to fatigue, sleep disturbances, changes in appetite, and a weakened immune system. Therapists help by validating these emotions, offering strategies to manage overwhelming feelings, and assisting in the processing of the loss.

  • Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) is a condition where a person experiences physical symptoms—such as pain, fatigue, or gastrointestinal issues—that cannot be fully explained by a medical condition. The distress from these symptoms is real and can be debilitating, but the root cause is often psychological rather than purely physical. People with SSD may become highly focused on their health, frequently worrying that they have a serious illness even when medical tests show otherwise. This excessive concern about symptoms can lead to significant anxiety and impair daily functioning.

    SSD is not about "imagining" pain; the discomfort and physical symptoms are very real. However, the intensity of the symptoms is often linked to emotional or psychological distress. This can create a frustrating cycle where medical treatments don’t provide relief, and individuals feel increasingly anxious and overwhelmed by their health concerns.

    Therapy for Somatic Symptom Disorder focuses on helping you understand the mind-body connection and how emotional stress can manifest as physical symptoms. The goal is not to dismiss your pain or discomfort but to explore the underlying psychological factors that may be contributing to or amplifying your physical symptoms.

  • Self-sabotage is a pattern of behavior where individuals undermine their own goals, well-being, or success, often unconsciously. It can manifest in various ways, such as procrastination, negative self-talk, self-doubt, or engaging in unhealthy habits that prevent personal growth or achievement. These behaviors are typically rooted in deeper emotional issues, such as fear of failure, low self-esteem, or unresolved trauma, and often act as coping mechanisms to avoid discomfort or vulnerability.

    Therapy is an effective way to address self-sabotage by helping individuals uncover the underlying reasons for these self-defeating behaviors. By exploring past experiences and addressing underlying fears or insecurities, therapy helps individuals build confidence and self-compassion. With support and guidance, individuals can break free from the cycle of self-sabotage and make choices that align with their true desires for success and fulfillment.

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