Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety is a mental and physical reaction to perceived threats. At times it can feel helpful as if it is protecting us from danger. Other times it can become debilitating. We can experience symptoms of uncontrollable worry, fear, sleep problems, panic attacks, muscle tension, and restlessness. It can disrupt our daily functioning and feel like it is controlling our lives. Therapy can help provide tools to manage these symptoms and find relief.

Over half of those who struggle with anxiety also experience depression. Depression can come seemingly out of no where or at times of loss and defeat. Depression can contain feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and guilt. It may become hard to get out of bed and the things you once loved seem meaningless. You may feel isolated or alone. We will work together to find the light in a room full of darkness.

Life Transitions

Life transitions are significant periods of change that are a natural part of our human experience. These transitions encompass various milestones such as starting or ending relationships, career changes, relocating, starting college, or coping with the loss of a loved one. In therapy, identifying these transitions involves exploring emotions, challenges, and adjustments associated with these changes. We will work together to process complex emotions, find coping strategies, and foster resilience to gain clarity, and a renewed sense of self.

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders do not discriminate. They can occur in individuals of all ages, genders, or body types. Eating disorders can consist of unhealthy eating habits such as restrictive eating, binge eating, or purging. My ultimate goal as a therapist is to help clients return to intuitive eating behaviors; eating when hungry and stopping when full. This is a process that can take time. It will consist of working to understand patterns, negative thoughts, self-esteem, and exploring body image. Therapy can help with this process.

Codependency

Codependency can be simply defined as- how you feel about me, is how I feel about me. This can feel like absorbing the emotions of others, feeling incapable of decision making, prioritizing the needs of others over one’s own, and maintaining one-sided relationships that lack reciprocity.

When we struggle with codependency, we feel most comfortable taking care of others. Ending up in roles as caregivers or rescuers becoming reliant on the people around us for validation to deem us worthy. When this becomes the case, it is common to exist in a pattern of abandoning one’s self for the affirmation of others. This may happen in our family dynamics, friendships, and romantic relationships. Healing from codependency will consist of identifying patterns, processing feelings contributing to the codependent attachment, and working to set healthy boundaries in pursuit of sustainable relationships.