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...
Divorce can be one of life’s deepest heartbreaks. For other individuals, divorce can be a new and happy beginning right from the start. For individuals going through a divorce where this is a happy time for them, this blog post is NOT for you. This may be hard for...
I meet with clients who describe a deep fear of social situations, not just shyness, but a pervasive sense of dread that others are watching, judging, or waiting for them to make a mistake. They may appear composed on the outside but feel an inner storm of anxiety,...
As an integrative mental health therapist, I’ve sat with many clients who describe the sudden, overwhelming feeling of terror that seems to come out of nowhere. They tell me, “My heart starts racing. I can’t breathe. I feel like I’m dying.” Often, these episodes have...
When people hear about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), they often imagine the most visible part of the process: a therapist guiding eye movements or tapping while a client recalls painful memories. What is less visible, but just as essential, is...
Interviews for a lot of people bring on some level of stress and anxiety in professional life. For individuals who live with clinical anxiety – whether that’s generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, or social anxiety, the challenges of interviewing go far...
As a career counselor, one of the most valuable services I provide is guiding clients through interview preparation. Interviews often play a pivotal role in shaping the outcome of a job opportunity. While many people focus on resumes and applications, it’s the...
Health anxiety is a common struggle I often encounter in therapy with my clients. It’s more than worrying about health – it’s the persistent fear that something is wrong with the body, despite medical reassurance. It often shows up as relentless symptom...
When I sit with clients in the therapy room, one of the things I notice quite often is that trauma is rarely just about what happened – it’s also about what it means to that person. How trauma impacts every individual is different – and that has to be honored....
