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Hey, I’m Mariah! I work with women who look like they have it together on the outside but internally feel exhausted, anxious, overwhelmed, and stuck in patterns they can’t seem to break. A lot of my clients are the ones everyone depends on. They’re successful, self-aware, high-achieving, and used to pushing through. But underneath that, they’re overthinking everything, emotionally drained, struggling in relationships, and wondering why they still feel so stuck despite years of trying to “work on themselves.” Many have done therapy before and left frustrated because they gained insight but nothing actually changed. My approach is honest, direct, and focused on getting to the root of what’s keeping you stuck — not just helping you manage symptoms. I help clients understand the deeper patterns behind their anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, emotional burnout, and relationship struggles so they can stop surviving life on autopilot. I’m not the therapist who just sits quietly and nods for 50 minutes. I’ll challenge you, connect the dots, and help you make real shifts in the way you relate to yourself and others. I also offer private pay therapy for clients looking for more personalized care without the limitations insurance can place on treatment. Clients are able to use HSA/FSA funds to pay for services and are able to receive partial reimbursement through out-of-network benefits.
Most clients come into the first session mentally exhausted. They’ve spent years trying to hold everything together while internally feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in the same painful patterns. You do not need to prepare the “right” thing to say before meeting with me. You don’t need a perfectly organized timeline of your life or a polished explanation of why you’re struggling. A lot of the women I work with are already very self-aware. They’ve spent years analyzing themselves, overthinking conversations, trying to understand their relationships, and pushing through stress without actually slowing down long enough to ask what they need. Our first session is about slowing that down. We’ll talk about what’s bringing you to therapy, but also the deeper patterns underneath it. I’ll ask questions that help me understand how you move through relationships, stress, emotions, and pressure. We may explore things like overthinking, people-pleasing, perfectionism, emotional burnout, childhood dynamics, relationship patterns, anxiety, or why you constantly feel like you have to hold everything together. A lot of clients tell me they feel relieved after the first session because they finally feel like someone understands what’s actually going on beneath the surface — not just the symptoms. I tend to be very conversational and honest in sessions. I’ll validate what you’ve been through, but I’ll also gently challenge patterns that are keeping you stuck. My goal is not to keep you endlessly talking about your problems without movement. I want to help you connect the dots, understand yourself differently, and start creating real change in your life and relationships. You can also expect practical insight and education throughout the process. Many clients have spent years blaming themselves for struggles that actually make sense once we understand the bigger picture. Sometimes anxiety, emotional exhaustion, chronic overwhelm, or relationship struggles are connected to unresolved trauma, nervous system dysregulation, or patterns that developed long before adulthood. Therapy with me is collaborative. You do not have to carry everything alone here.
One of my biggest strengths as a therapist is helping clients see the patterns underneath the symptoms. A lot of the women I work with are incredibly self-aware. They know they overthink. They know they struggle with boundaries or relationships or perfectionism. They’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, maybe even been in therapy before. But despite all of that insight, they still feel emotionally stuck. That’s usually where I come in. I’m very good at connecting the dots quickly and helping clients understand why they keep repeating the same cycles — whether that’s people-pleasing, emotional burnout, anxiety, staying in unhealthy relationships, constantly feeling responsible for everyone else, or never feeling like they can fully relax. My approach is warm, honest, and direct. I’m not afraid to challenge clients when needed, but it always comes from a place of wanting something better for them. Clients often tell me they appreciate that I don’t just sit back silently or give surface-level advice. I help them go deeper while also making therapy feel practical and grounded. I also focus heavily on helping clients stop functioning purely in survival mode. Many women have spent years disconnecting from their own needs while staying highly capable on the outside. Over time, that can look like chronic anxiety, emotional exhaustion, relationship struggles, overthinking, irritability, feeling numb, or constantly questioning themselves. Together, we work on understanding those patterns at the root so change actually becomes possible — not just temporarily manageable. I believe therapy should lead to real shifts in the way you experience yourself, your relationships, and your life. Not just insight. Not just coping. Actual change.
I work best with women who look like they have it together on the outside but internally feel exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, and stuck in patterns they cannot seem to break. Many of my clients are high-achieving professionals, business owners, caregivers, or women who are used to being the dependable one for everyone else. They are self-aware and insightful, but despite years of pushing through, overthinking, people-pleasing, or even previous therapy, they still feel emotionally drained and disconnected from themselves. A lot of the women I work with struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, relationship stress, emotional burnout, difficulty setting boundaries, or constantly feeling responsible for other people’s emotions. Some are navigating painful relationship patterns, emotionally unavailable partners, or the lasting impact of childhood experiences that still affect them in adulthood. They often come to therapy feeling frustrated because they understand their patterns logically, but nothing seems to fully change. My approach is a good fit for clients who want deeper, honest work — not just surface-level coping skills or someone who passively listens. I help clients connect the dots between past experiences, current relationship dynamics, emotional exhaustion, and the pressure they constantly carry so they can stop functioning in survival mode and start feeling more grounded, clear, and like themselves again.
Other specialties
I identify as
Attachment-based
My work is heavily rooted in understanding how early relationships and life experiences shape the way we move through adulthood. Many of the women I work with struggle with overthinking, people-pleasing, emotional burnout, anxiety in relationships, difficulty setting boundaries, or feeling responsible for everyone else’s emotions. Often, these patterns did not start in adulthood — they developed much earlier as ways to stay safe, accepted, or emotionally connected. In therapy, we look at the deeper relationship patterns underneath the symptoms. This includes how childhood dynamics, emotionally unavailable relationships, inconsistent support, or high-pressure environments may still be impacting the way you relate to yourself and others today. My approach is warm, direct, and insight-driven. I help clients recognize patterns they may not have fully connected before while also learning healthier ways to communicate, set boundaries, trust themselves, and feel more secure in relationships. Many clients tell me this work helps them finally understand why they keep repeating certain cycles even when they logically know better.
Trauma Informed Care
I work from a trauma-informed perspective, which means I understand that many emotional and behavioral patterns develop as adaptations to difficult experiences, chronic stress, or environments where clients had to stay in survival mode for long periods of time. A lot of the women I work with do not always identify their experiences as “trauma,” but they often describe feeling emotionally exhausted, constantly anxious, hyper-aware of other people’s needs, disconnected from themselves, or unable to fully relax no matter how much they accomplish. My approach focuses on helping clients understand the root of these patterns rather than simply managing symptoms on the surface. We explore how past experiences may still be affecting current relationships, emotional responses, self-worth, stress levels, and daily functioning. I balance emotional processing with practical insight and education so clients can better understand themselves without feeling overwhelmed or judged. Therapy with me is not about staying stuck in the past — it is about understanding how the past may still be shaping the present so real change becomes possible.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
I also use an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approach in my work with clients. IFS helps clients understand the different “parts” of themselves that often develop through life experiences, relationships, stress, or survival patterns. Many of the women I work with feel stuck between different internal struggles — one part of them wants rest while another pushes them to keep achieving, one part wants connection while another fears getting hurt, or one part constantly overthinks and tries to stay in control to avoid feeling unsafe or overwhelmed. Instead of judging these reactions, we work on understanding them with more curiosity and compassion. Often, the patterns clients dislike most about themselves developed for a reason, even if those patterns are no longer helping them now. I integrate this approach in a grounded and practical way to help clients better understand themselves, reduce internal conflict, and create lasting emotional change. Many clients find that this work helps them stop feeling “broken” and start understanding why they react the way they do emotionally, relationally, and internally.
Mind-body approach
Many of the women I work with have spent years pushing through stress, overthinking everything, staying emotionally “on,” and ignoring their own needs just to keep functioning. Over time, that can leave you feeling mentally exhausted, emotionally disconnected, anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in constant survival mode. Somatic therapy focuses on the connection between the mind and body. Instead of only talking through thoughts and emotions intellectually, we also pay attention to how stress, trauma, and emotional experiences are held physically in the body. A lot of high-achieving women are used to overriding their emotions and staying in problem-solving mode. In therapy, I help clients slow down enough to recognize patterns happening beneath the surface — whether that looks like chronic tension, emotional shutdown, anxiety, hypervigilance, difficulty relaxing, or feeling constantly overwhelmed. My approach is grounded, practical, and trauma-informed. I help clients build awareness of how their nervous system responds to stress while learning healthier ways to process emotions, regulate overwhelm, and feel more connected to themselves. Many clients begin to realize they have spent years surviving rather than actually feeling present, safe, or at ease in their own lives.
2 ratings with written reviews
August 18, 2025
Mariah has been such a warm and caring provider; she is very solution-oriented and does her best to get to the root of an issue or struggle. I have greatly improved my life due to her empowering and uplifting energy; I am very grateful and look forward to even more expansion in my healing journey.
March 4, 2025
Mariah has challenged me to dive deep into places that I had not realized I could access. At every step she asks the right questions for me to reflect and intentionally guides me through hard realizations about myself and my past. Mariah is always very warm, and welcoming, during every minute we've spent together. Her approach to help identify appropriate treatment felt seamless and very intentional. I have already referred a close friend to work with her and will continue to do so. Thank you, Mariah.