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What happens when being the strong & dependable person who holds everything together becomes exhausting? Maybe you're navigating motherhood while struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or the pressure to be the parent you imagined you'd be. Maybe you're successful in your career but privately battling perfectionism, self-doubt, or burnout. Or perhaps life hasn't unfolded the way you expected, and you're trying to figure out who you are beyond everyone else's expectations.
Women's mental health specialist with advanced expertise in perinatal mental health. Reclaim your power, heal with intention, and rise with confidence.
I'm a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor (LPCC-S), National Certified Counselor (NCC), and Certified Perinatal Mental Health Specialist (PMH-C) with over 12 years of clinical experience. I work with women who are tired of surviving and ready to start living. Ready to manage or overcome anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, perfectionism, and burnout. My areas of expertise include women's and perinatal/postpartum mental health, traumatic birth experiences or grief, and the emotional complexities of motherhood. My approach is compassionate, direct, and collaborative, grounded in evidence-based, trauma-informed care. I'm here to help you catch the "brain lies" that convinced you that you're not enough, that you have to earn rest, or that holding everyone else together is your job. We'll identify where those beliefs came from, pick them apart, and build evidence against them until they no longer matter. This isn't about venting for an hour and feeling a little better. It's about reclaiming your power and ending those self-imposed limitations that have been quietly running your life. We'll dig into the patterns underneath your struggles, build strategies you can actually use outside of session, and work toward change that holds up in your real life, not just in this room. You don't have to earn your worth through productivity or how much you can do for others.
First session
Let's be real. The first session can feel a little vulnerable. You're showing up, opening up to someone new, and that takes courage. I see you. I believe good therapy requires more than having someone listen. It requires curiosity, honesty, clinical expertise, and a willingness to explore the things that may be uncomfortable but necessary for growth. Our first sessions will focus on understanding your experiences, identifying what isn't working, and determining what you want to be different. We won't rush into solutions before understanding the bigger picture. I tend to be a collaborative but direct therapist. I'll help you recognize patterns, challenge thinking that may be keeping you stuck, and develop strategies you can actually use in your everyday life. If you're navigating postpartum anxiety, we'll look beyond the worry to understand what's driving it. If you're experiencing burnout, we'll explore the expectations, boundaries, and responsibilities contributing to your exhaustion. If you're struggling with your identity after becoming a parent, we'll make room for the parts of yourself that may have gotten lost along the way. You can expect meaningful conversations, practical tools, and treatment tailored to your individual experiences. You don't have to come to therapy knowing what needs to change. That's something we can figure out together.
Strengths
My therapeutic approach is grounded in the belief that you are not defined by your diagnosis, circumstances, or past. You have the capacity to understand your experiences, challenge the patterns that no longer serve you, and create a life that reflects who you want to be. I bring over 12 years of experience empowering women and families, combining evidence-based interventions with compassion, authenticity, clinical insight, and a deep understanding of how life experiences shape emotional well-being. My approach incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), interpersonal approaches, attachment-based interventions, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), trauma-informed practices, and an eclectic, individualized perspective. I draw from these approaches to address your unique experiences, strengths, and goals rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all model. I believe meaningful change begins with understanding the connections between our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, relationships, and past experiences. Whether we're addressing anxiety, depression, trauma, perfectionism, burnout, or perinatal mental health concerns, our work will focus on developing practical tools, strengthening emotional resilience, and building a healthier relationship with yourself. My therapeutic philosophy centers on four principles: Empowerment: You are not defined by your diagnosis, circumstances, or past. Autonomy: You get to decide what your life looks like, rather than living according to everyone else's expectations. Transformation: Understanding your patterns is the beginning; changing them is where growth happens. Strength: You can be vulnerable, need support, and still be powerful. Therapy isn't about becoming someone different. It's about reconnecting with yourself, reclaiming your voice, and recognizing your ability to shape what comes next. My goal is to help you move beyond simply managing life and toward creating one that feels meaningful, intentional, and authentically yours.
Ideal clients
I work primarily with women navigating the emotional, relational, and personal challenges that can arise throughout different stages of life. You may be a good fit for working together if: You're struggling with anxiety, depression, perfectionism, or the pressure to have everything together. You're exhausted from being the dependable one and want to establish healthier boundaries. You're pregnant, postpartum, or adjusting to the emotional demands of motherhood. You're experiencing postpartum depression, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or a traumatic birth experience. You're navigating fertility challenges, pregnancy loss, or grief surrounding reproductive experiences. You're navigating a significant life transition and questioning your identity, relationships, or direction. You're ready to move beyond survival mode and develop a stronger sense of self. You're a therapist, healthcare professional, or helping professional experiencing compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, or burnout. I welcome women from diverse backgrounds, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people with different family structures and life experiences. You don't have to fit anyone else's definition of womanhood, motherhood, or success to deserve support.
Origin story
I believe every woman deserves to feel powerful in her own life. I’ve seen how easily women lose touch with themselves while caring for everyone and everything around them. We are expected to be strong, capable, nurturing, successful, resilient, and somehow make it all look effortless. But what happens when you’re exhausted from holding it all together? When motherhood changes you? When grief changes everything? When life doesn’t look the way you imagined it would? When you’ve spent so long being what everyone else needs that you’re no longer sure what you need? I created Bastet Counseling to be a place where women can put down the weight they’ve been carrying and reconnect with the woman underneath it all. The one who is worthy beyond what she accomplishes, gives, or holds together. You are not broken. You are not behind. You are not failing. You are already enough. My role is not to tell you who to be. It’s to help you uncover what has been buried beneath the expectations, the self-doubt, the grief, and the survival mode, and help you reclaim your voice, your confidence, and your power. Because you deserve to be a main character in your own life.
Ongoing work together
Progress will be something you can actually notice and track. You'll start catching the thought as it's happening, instead of realizing an hour (or a day) later that you spiraled. That pause of "wait, is that true?" is huge. You'll notice yourself disputing thoughts on your own, without me prompting you. Maybe you catch a "should" statement mid-sentence, or you remind yourself of evidence against a fear before it takes over. Your mood and your thoughts will start to loosen their grip on each other. The anxious thought might still show up, but it won't automatically mean a wave of panic or a day lost to it. You'll do things you've been avoiding (send the text, take the break, say the hard thing out loud) and realize you survived it, which chips away at the beliefs keeping you stuck. You'll start prioritizing your own needs instead of putting yourself last- Intentionally rebuilding self-care, rest, and the activities that actually bring you pleasure back into your days, rather than waiting until you "earn" them or have time left over after everyone else is taken care of. And honestly, you'll just start to feel more like yourself. More human, less like you're running on fumes to keep everyone else's world turning. Less reactive, less exhausted by your own mind, more able to show up the way you actually want to. Not because everything in your life got easier, but because your relationship with your own thoughts (and your relationship with yourself) did. We will continuously check in on progress. I use brief symptom screeners every other session to track how things are actually shifting over time, so we have something concrete alongside how you're feeling in the moment. If something isn't working, we adjust. This is your process, and you should always have a clear sense of where you are in it.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Helps identify and challenge unhelpful thinking patterns contributing to anxiety, depression, guilt, perfectionism, and self-doubt. Develop practical strategies to change behaviors and improve emotional well-being. Side note: CBT's evidence base is broader and deeper than almost any other psychotherapy modality. It has been studied extensively across age groups, cultures, and severity levels, and is consistently recommended in clinical practice guidelines from major health authorities, including the American Psychological Association and the World Health Organization. For both anxiety and depression, it is typically listed alongside or ahead of medication as a first-line treatment option.
Interpersonal
Focuses on relationships, communication, boundaries, grief, and major life transitions. Pair it with CBT and you're covering both sides: IPT handles what's happening between you and others, CBT handles what's happening in your head- Assuming-the-worst, the shutting-down, the "I'm such a burden" thoughts that show up mid-conflict. Not just feeling better in the moment, but actual skills that stick.
Attachment-based
Explores how early relationships and attachment experiences influence emotional well-being, parenting, and the connection between parents and infants. We focus on tiny, doable ways to reconnect: eye contact during a feed, narrating what you're doing, noticing your baby's cues without the pressure of getting it perfect. Connection isn't a switch that flips. It's built in repetition and it can absolutely grow even if it didn't feel instant.
Integrative
Other methods that may be incorporated into treatment based on personalized goals: Trauma-Informed Mindfulness-based ACT EMDR TF-CBT PCIT **I have received specialized training or certification in the above modalities**
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Virtual sessions
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- KentuckyLicense 171234