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Most of the women I work with come in thinking they need to talk about what happened. What they discover is that what matters more is the story they’ve been telling about what happened and whether that story still belongs to them. That distinction is the whole of narrative therapy. What narrative therapy actually is […]

If you’re the reliable one, you know the particular loneliness of wanting something more. You’re the person who follows through. You’re the one who keeps things running. You don’t “blow up your life” on a whim. And yet, there’s often a quiet, persistent nudge: I’ve been thinking about this a lot since revisiting Adam Grant’s […]

To be honest… I wasn’t. What I was feeling was a low-grade mental scramble…the kind that shows up when you say yes to something you genuinely want and immediately start calculating the cost. The time. The logistics. The energy. Not because it isn’t right.But because it is. This wasn’t something that happened to me.It was […]

I was first gifted Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott back in 2017. At the time, I was knee-deep in graduate school, nannying on the side, hustling my heart out and just trying to keep my head above water. A dear friend handed me the book with the subtitle Some Instructions on Writing and Life… […]

When I started my private practice, I was all in.I used modalities that got results …CBT, DBT (foundationally trained with the Linehan Institute), EMDR. I approached therapy the way I approach everything: with the goal of real transformation, not just coping skills. As my practice grew, I began specializing in high-achieving women: bright, driven, compassionate… […]

Are you waffling between thinking you can’t keep doing THISbut wondering if weekly therapy is worth the time and money? It’s normal to question “Will therapy actually work for me?” I wholeheartedly believe in the power of what therapy can do—because I’ve lived it firsthand. I’ve witnessed clients transform as they’re given the space to […]

Discipline is all too often (in my opinion) considered the most important and elusive cornerstone of success. I am not anti- discipline… it brings order to a lot of the chaoses of my life. AND I’ve been noticing a trend in my conversations regarding how we approach discipline- the nuances between making progress and becoming […]

Beginning therapy is a massive step towards improving your mental health and overall well-being. In every inquiry email I respond to I include that I’m am honored to have received the potential client’s message- because I truly am. The vulnerability and courage it takes to ask for help is not lost on me! While I […]

My first time to join a CrossFit gym was 2018 which means, my love of CrossFit predates my time working in a clinical setting.  This week, I returned to my home gym and “re-joined” for the third time.  The following is an authentic attempt at sharing why I keep coming back.While this blogpost is not […]

Sometimes we don’t bother to develop pleasant activities. It’s true that sometimes it’s easier to forgo the pleasant activities in life… easier, yes- better, no. Sometimes we’re too are too depressed, tired, over- worked, or overwhelmed to make the effort. Other times, we mistake pleasant activities to be these big giant things that take planning and strategy and […]