Therapy for Modern Women & Moms

Online support throughout

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Oregon

Stop over-functioning. Reconnect with joy and purpose.

Specialized support for anxiety, people-pleasing, and burnout

Struggles with harsh self-criticism, prioritizing others’ needs, and getting stuck in “anxiety spirals” can feel familiar to my clients. Despite caring so much, they find that they are depleted and disconnected from themselves.

When we first meet, they often find it difficult to slow down and be present. The act of doing so can be uncomfortable.

They may be caught up in “please or fix” patterns in their relationships, leading to burnout and resentment. They feel like they are the ones holding it all together.

Clients can feel exhausted and guilty when they do take downtime or shift the focus back to themselves. Parts of them may know what they need to recharge, but it can feel out of reach.

They may start to notice their own perfectionistic tendencies and people-pleasing habits surfacing in their parenting or in early motherhood. They want something different for their family.

Before connecting with their concerns in therapy, they worried that feeling drained and anxious was just the new normal. Others seem to be doing it all, why can’t they so easily? Having boundaries sounds good on paper, but is that realistic for me?

Ultimately, we all reach a point where change is scary but feels like the only option.

Experiencing more peace and mental clarity is possible and asking for support is a form of strength, not weakness.

We were not meant to do this work in isolation. Therapy can be an avenue to heal in relationship while also working to explore how to build greater supports for yourself outside of the space.

If you’d like to work toward meaningful and sustainable change, I’d be happy to help.

Maybe you —

• Chronically overthink

• Often find yourself spiraling or experience “analysis paralysis”

• Feel exhausted yet can’t fall asleep at night

• Struggle with self-doubt

• Go above and beyond for others while neglecting yourself

• Apologize for things that aren’t your fault

• Find it hard to slow down or rest

• Struggle to know who you are in this season of life