Focus on Your Healing
Anxiety
That constant sense of worry, tension, or “what if?” — is something we all experience from time to time. It’s a very human response to stress. But sometimes it starts to feel bigger than the situation itself. It can become constant, exhausting, and begin to seep into everyday life.
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When worry feels steady and hard to turn off, it may be what’s called Generalized Anxiety Disorder. For others, anxiety can show up as sudden panic attacks — intense waves of fear that may feel scary and overwhelming — or as obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors that are difficult to quiet. However it shows up for you, it’s important to know that you’re not “too much” and you’re not alone.
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In our work together, we start by creating a relationship that feels safe and supportive. Therapy should never feel like another stressful space. From there, we use gentle tools — like mindfulness and breathing practices — to help calm your nervous system and bring you back to the present moment. Anxiety often pulls us into the past or pushes us far into the future. Learning how to ground yourself in the here and now can make a meaningful difference.
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As you begin to understand your own thought patterns with more clarity and compassion, you’ll also begin to shift them. Over time, this can soften anxiety’s grip and help you move through your days with more steadiness and confidence.
Trauma
Trauma is the emotional and physical response to something overwhelming or deeply distressing — such as grief, loss, abuse, a natural disaster, or another shocking experience. In the beginning, it’s completely normal to feel anxious, on edge, or unsettled. But sometimes that stress doesn’t fade. Instead, it lingers. It can show up as intrusive memories, heightened fear, numbness, or a constant sense of being “on guard.” When that stress response feels ongoing and disruptive, that’s often where trauma lives.
If this resonates with you, please know: your reactions make sense. Your nervous system has been trying to protect you.
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a well-researched and compassionate approach designed to help you gently process what happened — at a pace that feels safe and manageable. We begin with stabilization, building coping skills and grounding tools so you feel supported and steady. From there, when you’re ready, we carefully and gradually work toward processing the trauma itself. This isn’t about re-living the pain without support. It’s about approaching those memories in small, intentional ways while using the skills you’ve learned to stay grounded and in control.
Over time, as you process and make sense of your experiences, new and healthier beliefs begin to form — beliefs that are rooted in strength, safety, and self-compassion rather than fear or shame. With practice, those new ways of thinking grow stronger and begin to replace the ones that trauma may have shaped.
Healing from trauma is not about erasing what happened. It’s about helping your mind and body learn that you are safe now — and that your story is bigger than the pain you endured.
Narcissistic Abuse Trauma
A central part of my work is walking alongside survivors of narcissistic abuse — and I want to begin by saying this gently: if you’ve experienced this kind of harm, it can leave you questioning your reality, your worth, and even your own voice.
Narcissistic abuse is a deeply painful form of emotional and psychological abuse. It’s often associated with individuals who have traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD), though regardless of diagnosis, the impact on the survivor is what matters most. These individuals may present as charming or confident on the surface, yet behave in ways that are self-serving, entitled, lacking empathy, manipulative, or exploitative behind closed doors.
The abuse itself can be subtle and confusing. It may look like gaslighting — being told your memories or feelings aren’t real. It may involve isolation from friends and family, making you feel increasingly alone. You might find yourself anxious about making even small decisions, constantly second-guessing yourself. There may be belittling comments disguised as jokes, betrayals that are minimized or denied, a refusal to take accountability, patterns of sabotage, or coercive control that slowly erodes your sense of autonomy.
Over time, this kind of environment can chip away at your confidence and create deep emotional wounds. Many survivors tell me they feel ashamed for “not seeing it sooner” or for staying as long as they did. If that’s you, please hear this: abuse thrives in confusion and manipulation. Your responses were survival responses.
Healing from narcissistic abuse is about rebuilding trust — in yourself, in your instincts, and in your ability to set and hold boundaries. It’s about untangling the lies you may have been told and reconnecting with your voice, your strength, and your inherent worth. You deserve relationships rooted in respect, safety, and mutual care.
Open and Affirming
The National Alliance on Mental Illness shares that LGBTQ individuals living with mental health concerns often face a “double stigma” — navigating both their mental health challenges and the weight of misunderstanding or discrimination related to identity. That’s a heavy load to carry, and no one should have to carry it alone.
I want the space we share to feel safe, affirming, and genuinely welcoming. I deeply value working with women in the LGBTQ+ community and consider it a privilege to hold space for your experiences, your relationships, your identity, and your story — exactly as you are.
Therapy should be a place where you don’t have to explain or defend who you are. It can be a space where we honor the complexity of your journey, acknowledge the resilience it has taken to get here, and nurture the parts of you that may be tired from navigating systems that haven’t always felt supportive.
My hope is that our work together feels less like sitting across from an “expert” and more like building a steady, compassionate partnership — one rooted in respect, safety, and shared humanity.