In our first session together, here's what you can expect

My clients come to therapy because they’re ready to stop abandoning themselves. They want healthier relationships, a calmer nervous system, and a sense of coming home to themselves. Our first session is collaborative, grounding, and centered entirely on understanding your inner world. I’ll ask questions that help me get a clear picture of: • what you’ve been carrying • where you’re overwhelmed • how stress shows up in your body and relationships • what patterns you fall into when you feel anxious, activated, shut down, or alone • what you want life to feel like instead We explore both the emotional landscape (fear, frustration, longing, burnout) and the practical one (sleep, routines, triggers, relationship dynamics, ADHD traits, neurodivergence, overthinking, avoidance patterns). I help you name things you may not have language for yet — patterns, parts, beliefs, and protective strategies that have been running the show. By the end of the first session, you leave with: • a clearer sense of what’s actually going on • the beginning of a roadmap for treatment • one or two tools you can start using immediately • the experience of being understood without being judged

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

My work is relational, intuitive, and deeply grounded in understanding how your nervous system, your history, and your patterns shape the way you move through the world. I’m direct but warm, and I don’t sit back passively—I help you actually name what’s happening, interrupt old cycles, and build the capacity to show up differently. I hold space for the intensity, the numbness, the shutdowns, and the self-doubt without judgment, while also helping you stay accountable to your own healing. Clients tell me they feel genuinely seen, understood, and guided rather than analyzed from a distance. My goal is to help you feel more regulated, more connected to yourself, and more supported as you build a life that feels steadier, clearer, and more aligned with who you are.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

My ideal client is someone who has spent a long time trying to hold everything together on the outside while quietly feeling overwhelmed on the inside. They may be navigating anxiety, depression, burnout, relationship patterns that keep repeating, or the exhaustion that comes from masking their needs for too long. They often feel smart, capable, and self-aware, yet still stuck in cycles they can’t logic their way out of. They come to therapy because they want relief, clarity, and a different way of relating to themselves and the people they love. They want to communicate more effectively, regulate their emotions, understand their patterns, and feel grounded instead of reactive. Many are neurodivergent or wonder if they might be—ADHD, autistic traits, or giftedness—but it’s not their whole identity, just one lens that helps us understand what’s been hard.