You've always struggled to present one confident self. Instead, you adjust, manage, edit what you say, how much you share, which version of yourself to embody. It shows up in your day to day life as people pleasing, codependency, belonging to every friend circle.

Recently, you did something decisive — and for once, for you. Moved to a new state, broke up with your partner, left an unsafe family dynamic. And now you're sitting with the feelings that come after: overwhelm, second-guessing, guilt, shame.

I work with clients who are learning to stop editing themselves and figuring out who they actually are when they stop. Together we'll look at how the relationships and environments you came from have shaped the way you move through the world now. As we progress deeper into therapy together, we may even explore the dynamic in our therapeutic relationship to gain a deeper understanding of you. We'll use these insights as a foundation for exploring who you are beneath the pressure to perform, please, or freeze. For clients interested in the non-traditional, I incorporate creative techniques like art and sandplay to help us access what's hard to put into words.

This type of work requires a strong therapeutic relationship between therapist and client — revealing such intimate parts of who you are isn't an easy process for many. I encourage potential clients to interview therapists, myself included, for who they feel most at ease with. If we work together, my priority is to build a foundation of trust and safety that enables communication that feels open and safe — always. You are the expert on your own experience.