Real life is hard at times. Communicating your needs. Setting healthy boundaries. Making decisions. Trying to be yourself without fear of losing relationships. It’s a lot.
I get it. You need real-life skills to help you navigate it all. Like how to manage your anxiety in having a difficult conversation. Or how to show up better for someone you love (including yourself). Or how to know when it’s time to change or end a relationship.
I work with adults of all ages, primarily in individual therapy, to support healthier relationships, and more ease in everyday life. Together, we’ll identify the core issues and develop practical ways to address them.
Whether you wake up everyday with unmanageable anxiety, or have a specific life circumstance making you anxious, we’ll identify the cause, create a plan, and work on real-life skills to bring more ease into your life.
Maybe you’re adjusting to a new relationship or deciding if an old one is still right for you. We’ll identify what’s creating the discomfort and explore who you are and who you want to be in (or out of) this relationship, which may be with a partner, family member, friend, or employer.
Family conflict is inevitable. But feeling misunderstood, unseen, or taken advantage of may start to create resentment. A family pattern created in childhood may no longer work for you in adulthood.
Or parenting an adult child may not be what you expected and you’re noticing some distance. We’ll identify real-life ways to approach these relationships with both authenticity and compassion.
You may not have the words to communicate what you are feeling and what you need. Or it feels too overwhelming to say them. So you explode when it becomes too much or just shut down and avoid the conversation altogether. We’ll develop real-life skills to help with thoughtful, assertive communication.
Being able to identify and experience a range of feelings is vital to your well-being. And the ability to understand and validate others’ feelings, especially when different from your own, creates more meaningful relationships. We’ll develop a feelings vocabulary, if needed, and practice skills like perspective-taking.
Change is a part of life. When it’s expected, it can still come with uncertainty, fear, and discomfort. When it is unexpected, it can impact your everyday life and how you feel about yourself and others. We’ll identify and develop the resources you carry within you to help you adjust and create more ease with your new circumstances.
Life is busy. Many things are out of your control or feel impossible to change. We’ll look at what would create more ease and enjoyment in your life and how to feel a sense of agency in real-life interactions and decision-making.