Women's Issues

As a therapist specializing in women's mental health, I have extensive experience addressing a range of women's issues, including life transitions, relationship challenges, and balancing personal and professional roles. I work with women dealing with societal pressures, trauma, and identity struggles, helping them navigate these complexities with compassion and understanding. My focus is on empowering women to reclaim their sense of self and developing resilience.

My main focus is on women's mental health and the unique experience of being a female identifying person; I have a special interest and focus on perinatal mental health.

Do you struggle with feeling valued, seen or heard? Have you felt untethered to your self-image or uncomfortable in your body? I work with women to develop confidence and feel comfortable in their bodies at any size. Together, we will explore with curiosity the ways in which you struggle and feel pain, and how you have learned to cope and adapt. Unlearning and processing what makes life hard for us can be a daunting task. Asking for help when you need it is brave first step.

Women's issues such as endometriosis, adenomyosis, hysterectomy, infertility, pregnancy loss, chronic pain and chronic illness can contribute to feelings of anxiety and depression. Fear surrounding the future, sadness or isolation can make the day feeling incredibly challenging. Psychodynamic processing, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques can help you navigate women's health issues in the future and thrive.

Many people who were socialized as female growing up have a ingrained set of rules about how a women “should or should not” be, look, act, laugh, drink, dress, have sex, parent, cook, etc. These differ from culture to culture, but restrict many women/femmes from living life as their most authentic selves. I work with women/femmes to tune out of expectations from families, society, even partners, and tune into what their body wants and needs, and what their heart desires to share with the world.

In my training and research, I focused on the experiences of women, specifically Latina/x women.

I provide an unconditionally supportive space for people to process all their reproductive choices, as well as feelings about the loss of body autonomy after recent court decisions. My commitment to intersectional feminism guides all my work with patients. Reproductive justice, body autonomy, and decolonization of psychotherapy demand focused and intentional effort. I pursue ongoing experiences and continuing education to support my growth in this area.

Years of personal experience in Women's groups, Integrative Counseling training to support each woman's unique concerns. Developing a curriculum for a Women's group to also be used in individual treatment.

I specialize in working with women who are experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety due to a recent life transition or traumatic event. When you enter into therapy you and I will spend time discussing your needs and we will work together to create goals that address your specific situation. This may mean learning skills to manage and decrease your depression or anxiety. This may mean learning skills to better manage stress. Sometimes this means working on your relationships and how you communicate with your partner.

I employ a feminist approach to empower clients to explore the profound influence of patriarchy on their lives. Through a collaborative therapeutic process, I assist clients in gaining insights into societal expectations, fostering self-awareness, and building confidence. My goal is to support women in breaking free from oppressive norms and cultivating a sense of agency in their personal and social spheres.

I have a strong passion for working with women and addressing their unique mental health needs. I provide compassionate and empowering care, creating a safe space for women to explore concerns and work towards wellness. I offer tailored treatment plans and believe in the strength and resilience of women.

As someone who pursued a counseling degree later in life, I offer a unique lens of lived experience as a parent of grown children. I enjoy supporting women across the lifespan through developmental transitions including the emotional/physical changes that can accompany late adolescence, college, pregnancy/perinatal, motherhood/parenting and/or concerns related to menopause and aging.

It's completely understandable to feel exhausted after a lifetime of trying to achieve unrealistic expectations, but that doesn’t have to keep you from taking steps towards the fulfilling life you desire. Pour some energy into yourself again. Reclaim your clarity and confidence. I help high achieving women find relief from stress, burnout, anxiety, and deep emotional pain. It is my mission to provide scientifically informed psychotherapy sacrificing compassion and genuine concern.

Leveraging my dual perspective as a clinical therapist and a woman, I offer empathetic support to clients facing women's issues, informed by extensive training in multicultural challenges affecting women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ communities. My approach blends professional expertise with personal understanding, creating a nuanced, supportive environment for navigating complex issues and fostering empowerment and growth.

Women's issues are relevant to all individuals, including non-binary and trans individuals, who experience any combination of biological, societal, relational, or occupational challenges based on their gender identity. I work with these individuals on identifying areas of their lives where oppression prevents optimal self-expression and freedom to thrive. Counseling helps my clients become more positive about themselves and their self image, as well as increases self-advocacy and confidence.

I specialize in women's issues such as grief with pregnancy loss, infertility, and self-esteem/body image. I understand the loss that we can feel when our world has been turned upside down. My job is to help you process and navigate this loss and together we can cultivate some acceptance by rewriting your reproductive story.

Reproductive health issues can feel incredibly isolating. We can get stuck in the unhelpful comparisons to others, feel trapped in the stigma that comes from societal expectations, and may want to scream at how many years it can take to diagnose or understand complex reproductive health conditions. I hope to provide a nonjudgmental space to sort through and make meaning of these experiences, as well as to provide tools to help you advocate to your care team and communicate needs to loved ones.