Sometimes clients (usually newer to me and just getting to know me) apologize for researching a counseling method or approach I may use in my office. They may research EMDR for a certain type of anxiety or a polyvagal technique to help understand their parasympathetic...
Welcoming your first baby can feel like stepping into a new life overnight. One day you’re a couple with familiar rhythms, private jokes, and a sense of how you “do life” together. And then, there’s this tiny person who needs you constantly, and everything you thought...
When I work with new fathers, it’s in the back of my mind that I am meeting someone in the middle of a profound life transition, one that is rarely named with the same depth or care as motherhood. Becoming a father reshapes identity, relationships, emotional capacity,...
When I sit with someone who has just lost their life partner, I know I am entering one of the deepest grief-stricken emotional landscapes a person can endure. The grief that follows this kind of loss is layered and complex, touching the emotional, physical,...
When a client comes to me after a divorce (whether 3 months or 5 years after), I often notice a quiet complexity beneath the surface. The initial crisis has passed. The paperwork is done, the logistics of separation have settled, and the acute waves of grief may have...
