Therapy Specialties

• Trauma & PTSD

  For childhood, sexual or religious trauma, whether it happened once or went on for years.

  Trauma & PTSD page

• Anxiety & stress

  For frequent worry, perfectionism, or pressure that runs your days.

  Anxiety & stress page

• Chronic illness

  For medical stress, grief and life with a long-term condition.

  Chronic illness page

• Addiction

  For nicotine, alcohol or marijuana use that has started to worry you or someone close.

  Addiction page

• Grief & loss

  For losing a family member or a friend, recently or long ago.

  Grief & loss page

• Pet loss

  Losing a pet is covered in the Pet loss section of my Grief & loss page.

• Sexual trauma & assault

  For sexual harm that happened recently or years ago.

  Sexual trauma & assault page

• LGBTQ+

  For members of the LGBTQ+ community.

  LGBTQ+ page

• Athletes

  For performance pressure, injury and identity.

  More about Athletes

  I work with athletes on performance pressure, injury and identity. A slump, an injury, or the end of a season or a career can add to that pressure.

  Who this is for

  • Athletes who compete now, are between seasons or have stepped away from their sport.
  • Athletes returning from an injury or a long recovery.
  • Athletes dealing with a slump, pressure before a competition, or expectations from parents, coaches or teammates.
  • Teen athletes 14 and older.

  See also: Anxiety & stress.

• Adoption & fertility

  For adoptees, adoptive parents, and people facing fertility struggles.

  More about Adoption & fertility

  Adoption can raise questions at any age, for the person who was adopted and for the people who adopt. The Child Welfare Information Gateway says that although adoption is a legal process, it is also a social and emotional process.

  Who this is for

  • People who were adopted as infants, as children or as adults.
  • People who have adopted a child or are in the process of adopting.
  • People trying to have a child who are facing fertility struggles.

  See also: Grief & loss.

• Artists & creatives

  For doubt, deadlines and uneven income in creative work.

  More about Artists & creatives

  I work with artists and creatives. Making things, for work or for pleasure, can bring doubt, deadlines and uneven income. Sharing the work with clients, critics or an audience can add to that.

  Who this is for

  • Artists and creatives, whether starting out or years in.
  • Artists and creatives earning a living from project-to-project work, with uneven income.

  See also: Anxiety & stress.

• First responders

  For what you've seen on the job, shift work and bringing it home.

  More about First responders

  I work with first responders, people whose job is to respond to emergencies. The work can mean nights, overtime and rotating schedules, and calls that stay with a person after the shift.

  Who this is for

  • First responders early in their career, and first responders with many years on the job.
  • Responders carrying a call from last week or from years ago.
  • First responders who are the ones everyone else leans on.

  My Trauma & PTSD page covers trauma more broadly.

• Medical professionals

  For doctors, nurses and others who work in medicine.

  More about Medical professionals

  I work with doctors, nurses and other medical professionals. Their work can mean nights, being on call and long hours of charting, and it can be hard to leave the work at work.

  Who this is for

  • Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals in a hospital, a clinic or a private practice.
  • Medical professionals who have lost a patient, and medical professionals who are patients themselves.
  • Medical professionals whom friends and family ask about symptoms and test results.

  See also: Anxiety & stress.

• Seasonal depression (SAD)

  For depression that comes and goes with the seasons.

  More about Seasonal depression (SAD)

  The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) says seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that follows a seasonal pattern. In most cases, it says, symptoms start in the late fall or early winter and go away during the spring and summer. NIMH suggests discussing a personalized plan with a health care provider.

  Who this is for

  • People whose mood, energy or sleep shifts when the days get shorter.
  • People whose mood drops in winter, and people whose mood drops in summer.

Not sure where you fit?

If what brings you in isn't on this page, individual therapy for adults may be a fit.

You can also contact me.