Anxiety
Anxiety can weave itself into every part of life, often so gradually that you don’t even realize how much control it has. Maybe your brain won’t stop replaying conversations from the day, or it throws out every worst-case “what if” the second you try to close your eyes at night.
It can look like a racing heart, trouble breathing, or feeling like you can never quite relax. Over time, anxiety convinces you that you’re not doing enough, that something bad is around the corner, or that you have to keep everything together for everyone else.
What makes anxiety tricky is how normalized it can become, you start believing this level of stress is just who you are. But it isn’t. Therapy is a space to notice how anxiety shows up in your thoughts, your body, and your behaviors, and to begin building tools that actually work for you.
Together, we’ll focus on quieting the noise, reclaiming calm moments, and helping you feel grounded, clear, and more like yourself again.
Panic Attacks
Panic often gets brushed off, but when it hits, it feels impossible to ignore. Your body reacts as if you’re being chased by a bear, your chest tightens, your breath becomes shallow, your heart pounds, and you feel like something is about to collapse inside you.
Some describe it as an internal earthquake, others as a tidal wave of fear that comes out of nowhere. It’s terrifying, and it’s not something you can simply “snap out of.”
The hardest part about panic disorder is how it starts to shape your life. You may avoid certain places, fear situations where escape feels hard, or live in constant dread of when the next attack will come. It can feel like you’re always on edge, bracing for impact.
Therapy offers a space to understand what’s happening in your body, unpack the cycle of fear, and develop ways to ride out panic without letting it control your choices. The goal isn’t just to reduce panic, it’s to give you your life back.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
OCD is one of the most misunderstood struggles. It’s not about liking things clean or organized; it’s about feeling trapped in an endless loop of thoughts and behaviors. Your brain gets stuck on repeat, replaying the same fear or “what if” until you feel like you have to do something, checking, counting, repeating, or arranging to get relief.
The relief is temporary, though, and the cycle starts all over again.
OCD doesn’t only live in obvious rituals. It can also show up as reassurance checking falling down a Google rabbit hole to find the “right” answer, or needing your partner to confirm over and over that they aren’t mad, won’t leave, or aren’t cheating, even when there’s no evidence. This constant mental tug-of-war is exhausting and can take up hours of your day.
OCD is also underrecognized: research shows people live with symptoms for an average of 13 years before receiving proper treatment. That means so many people struggle silently, believing this is just the way their brain will always work. Therapy offers a way forward. It’s about breaking free from OCD’s rules, creating distance from the intrusive thoughts, and reclaiming the freedom to live your life on your own terms.
Trauma
Trauma isn’t only about one big event it can also come from smaller, repeated experiences that chip away at your sense of safety over time. Harsh words, constant criticism, neglect, or feeling invisible can leave just as lasting an imprint as more obvious traumatic events.
Trauma can shape how you see yourself, how you relate to others, and how safe you feel in the world.
The symptoms don’t always look the way people expect. Trauma can show up as nightmares, flashbacks, or being easily startled but it can also look like people-pleasing, over-explaining, shutting down when overwhelmed, or always waiting for something bad to happen. Many people live in “survival mode” for years, not realizing that their mind and body are still reacting to the past.
Healing isn’t about erasing what happened; it’s about learning that you are safe now and that your worth was never defined by your experiences. Just like a lotus grows through muddy water to bloom, you can rise through pain and create a life that feels lighter, calmer, and more your own.
Therapy is about finding safety in the present, making sense of the past at your own pace, and rediscovering the parts of you that trauma tried to silence.
Sense Of Self
When life is filled with pressure, labels, and expectations, it’s easy to lose track of who you really are. Maybe you’ve been the “responsible one,” the “perfect mom,” the “overachiever,” or the “peacekeeper” for so long that you can’t remember who you are outside of those roles. People-pleasing, overthinking, and worrying about what others think can make it feel like you’re living for everyone else but yourself.
Sense of self is the inner knowing of who you are — your values, your strengths, your boundaries, and what makes you you. When this sense becomes blurred, it’s common to feel disconnected, small, or unsure of your place in the world.
This loss of self can show up in subtle but painful ways — saying “yes” when you mean “no,” avoiding decisions because you’re worried about disappointing someone, or constantly feeling like you’re not measuring up. Over time, it can leave you feeling small, disconnected, and unsure of who you are.
Whether you’re navigating a big life change or simply wanting to move from functioning to actually living, therapy offers a chance to reconnect with your authentic self.
Together, we’ll work on quieting your inner critic, letting go of old patterns, and reclaiming the parts of you that feel most true. Just like wildflowers grow freely without needing permission, you deserve to take up space, thrive, and feel at home in who you are.
Teen Issues
Being a teenager today comes with so many pressures, social media, academics, friendships, and figuring out who you are in the middle of it all. Anxiety, self-esteem struggles, depression, and even self-harming behaviors can feel overwhelming and isolating.
On top of that, family dynamics play a huge role. Teens may carry the weight of parental alienation, feel caught between caregivers, or struggle with unhelpful traits passed down from parents like perfectionism, people-pleasing, or shutting down during conflict.
Therapy gives teens a safe, nonjudgmental space to sort through these challenges, build healthier coping skills, and discover who they are outside of expectations. It’s about helping them feel more confident, more understood, and more in control of their own voice and choices.