Specializing in women’s mental health, because you are more than just a mom, a wife, a daughter, caregiver, friend…
Areas of Focus
Perinatal and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Postpartum depression and anxiety are the most common complications of childbirth, and yet they are often addressed the least. Our world shifts, our thoughts can get dark, we’re not sleeping and barely recognize our own bodies, and yet people only seem to ask about the baby.
I became certified in perinatal mental health treatment by Postpartum Support International in 2021. As a mom of two who didn’t recognize their own symptoms, even as a mental health professional, I feel compelled to help other moms recognize they are not alone, they will get better, and you can continue to find and be yourself in your motherhood journey.
Domestic/Intimate Partner Violence
Most of the time, abuse creeps in slowly. It starts as what guises itself as overprotectiveness, as love, as caring too deeply and turns into feeling trapped, ashamed and alone.
I started my career in a domestic violence shelter in 2010, helping women and children to flee and recover from abuse, having had the privilege of hearing many survival stories. Whether emotional, psychological, physical… there is no one “worse” type, and you deserve to feel safe. I look forward to being someone you can talk to without judgment of your situation, whether you stay or leave.
Women’s Mental Health
Women experience different challenges, even in our modernized world. We’re expected to go to college, pursue careers… but not once we have kids. We’re expected to have kids, but not to “just” stay at home. Don’t forget maintaining a household, relationships, your body, self-care, and somehow finding ways to balance our mental health in the middle somewhere. It’s impossible, and then we’re stuck feeling like we’re not enough.
Whether you are going through a career change, considering marriage or divorce, kids, becoming a mother, or just trying to figure out what sort of change is needed, I can help you get there. We all deserve to live our lives feeling like the healthiest, most authentic version of ourselves, whatever that path may look like.
Other common conditions and concerns I treat: depression, anxiety, body image issues, parenting struggles, relationship conflict, communication issues, improving boundaries/self-care
Coming Summer 2024: Accelerated Resolution Therapy and EMDR intensive sessions!