Conditions treated

Anxiety

Over the past several years, anxiety related disorders have become the most reported and treated mental health issues in the country. Left untreated, anxiety can become a chronic issue leading to panic attacks, constant stress and difficulty focusing. I take a two pronged approach to treating anxiety. I work with clients to help them understand and manage the physiological impacts of stress, while simultaneously working to help the client understand and adjust the specific belief systems that have lead to the current levels of discomfort. While most people will never be able to completely rid themselves of anxiety, we can find ways to manage it and use it to your benefit, rather than continuing to allow it to hold you back. 

Depression

Depression is a common mental health struggle, with over 20 million Americans impacted by major depression, and even more struggling with depressive symptoms. Suffering with depression can feel overwhelming, especially as it impacts your relationship with yourself and with others. My approach to depression is to help each individual client understand the origins of their symptoms, while also working on new behaviors that can help bring a sense of joy back to your life. Getting control of your depressive symptoms can often be a long-term battle. I see it as my role to offer support, accountability and help with breaking negative patterns of thinking that lead to individuals to feeling stuck or unable to change their circumstances. 

High-stress careers

As a former attorney, I am no stranger to the demands that high stress careers can place on an individual. I work with attorneys, doctors, engineers, consultants, bankers, and a variety of other professionals that experience high levels of stress in their daily lives. My approach is to help clients identify and treat common issues experienced by individuals in high stress careers, including perfectionism, insomnia, relationship issues, substance abuse, workaholism, anxiety and impostor syndrome. Together, we will work on prioritizing your essential needs, addressing issues related to self-esteem and improving efficiency so that you can experience a more balanced and fulfilling life.

Motivation

Issues with motivation often stem from depressive symptoms, but can often be even more complex, going back to the way your parents or teachers attempted to motivate you earlier in life. Whatever, the reason, many individuals experience periods of time where they struggle with motivation, procrastination or flat-out avoidance of what they need to do. While we can work through these blocks, I often teach discipline in conjunction with motivation. Motivation is inherently fleeting, so if we can build discipline, we can continue to perform well regardless of whether we can access our motivation on any given day. Discipline, in this sense, can lead to greater feelings of freedom, reduced anxiety and higher levels of self-esteem. I am happy to work with individuals to identify and tap into motivation, but I feel strongly that motivation in addition to discipline is what most of us truly need to be the best and most efficient versions of ourselves. 

Parenting

Parenting is hard. Being a parent can simultaneously be one of the most rewarding and most difficult relationships an individual will ever experience. Mothers and fathers are constantly subjected to the opinions of others about how they should behave as parents, making a stressful job even more difficult. Parents often experience feelings of shame, self-doubt,  anxiety and fear of judgment around how they show up as parents. Our work around parenting will focus on maintaining as healthy of a balance as possible, while also recognizing the immense amount of work each individual is tasked with as a parent. We will process feelings associated with parenting, while also working toward strategies that work for the individual, creating a tailored approach to this nuanced role.