Individual Therapy

“I just don’t know how to feel happy in this relationship, I really want to be, but something feels off.”

Relationships can either be the most fulfilling and safe place, or they can make every day feel stressful and lonely. Feeling disconnected, unable to share how you feel, or stressed about the future of your relationship is extremely overwhelming. I often work with individuals who want to unpack their relationships (partnerships, engagements, or marriages) and get in touch the path forward that feels most right for them. I’ll help you identify your own needs, strengthen boundaries, and reconnect with parts of yourself that may have been pushed aside while you were trying to hold everything together.

“I live with constant anxiety. It all started when I was ten and I was bullied constantly.”

When seeking therapy, we often focus on the immediate challenges or "symptoms" we experience in daily life. These struggles can show up differently for everyone whether it is chronic anxiety, difficulty trusting others, depression, or emotionally shutting down.

From an EMDR perspective, these symptoms are not just random difficulties; they are often the brain's way of responding to past experiences that were never fully processed. When we experience overwhelming events like childhood bullying, loss, or trauma the brain can store those memories with the original high-intensity emotions, physical sensations, and negative beliefs intact. Essentially, the memory gets "stuck," and current life events can trigger those old, unprocessed feelings, making us feel as though the past is still happening today.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy approach designed to help the brain do what it naturally wants to do: heal. By using bilateral stimulation, such as guided eye movements, taps, or tones, EMDR assists your brain in reprocessing these disruptive memories. This process takes the painful "charge" out of the memory, allowing it to be stored safely in the past. As a result, the emotional impact fades, helping to alleviate ongoing symptoms like anxiety, hypervigilance, and self-doubt.

“I have a part of me that feels like it will always be abandoned.”

Parts work is a therapeutic approach that helps you recognize and understand the different “parts” of yourself—like the protective part, the wounded part, or the part that does everything in its power to avoid conflict. Instead of seeing these inner parts as problems, we explore them as understandable responses shaped by your experiences. I can guide you to give each part space to express its needs, fears, and intentions without judgment. This process helps you develop more compassion for yourself and reduces internal conflict.

“I feel completely alone, no one understand what I’m going through.”

Many people never received the safety to ask themselves, “How do I feel most loved?” or “What do I need from others?”. The burdens of silence, unmet needs, and heavy mental loads can lead to overwhelm, loneliness, and stress. As your therapist, my role is to offer a steady, compassionate space where you don’t have to carry your experiences alone. In a safe, supportive individual therapy environment, you can learn to understand your own attachment needs, emotions, and communication patterns more clearly, without the pressure of navigating someone else’s reactions in the moment. This helps you move beyond getting caught up in the surface details of conflicts and instead focus on the deeper feelings and triggers that drive your responses. Therapy creates space to lower defensiveness, clarify your internal experiences, and develop healthier ways of expressing yourself.