Heart pounding, palms sweating, you’re exhausted. Anxiety isn’t just being a little nervous. It’s feeling overwhelmed by intrusive thoughts and symptoms you can’t control. It’s worrying too much about everything. It’s judging yourself negatively all the time. Anxiety sucks. It's awful. And it’s real. Through therapy, you'll gain skills to combat your anxiety as well as challenge that tendency to jump to only negative conclusions.

Does it feel like someone kicked a beehive in your brain? ADHD is more than being a little distracted. It’s being hyper-focused on something one minute and unable to return to it when interrupted. It’s knowing you have to start something but not doing it and not knowing why. It’s time blindness, task paralysis, and the inability to sit still. You are more than your ADHD. Let’s work together to calm those bees down.

“I don’t want to die, I just don’t want to be here anymore.” I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard this. Depression is more than sadness. It’s feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and worthlessness. It’s intrusive thoughts, poor memory, and fatigue. It’s apathy, numbness, and emptiness. Depression sucks. It feels like you’ll never be happy again. It’s ok to have these feelings. Let’s talk about them.

Parents can be a lot to deal with as a teen. You want more independence and emotional distance, and your parents want to know what you’re doing and who you’re with all the time. On top of that, you’re figuring out new social interactions, friendships, and romantic relationships. It’s okay to struggle in this area, it’s all a little overwhelming. I’m here to listen with no judgment.

Adolescence and young adulthood are about figuring out who you are. Your likes, your dislikes. Developing self-awareness. Finding a purpose. Exploring gender identity and sexual orientation. In therapy, we’ll talk about who you are, and who you want to be. Topics may include self-confidence, self-love, resilience, and wellness. It's time to treat yourself with the same compassion you share with others in your life.

Let me guess, you are the type of person that has ridiculously high expectations of yourself. You’re the type that HAS to get things right, and it has to be on the first try, or else you're consumed by feelings of failure and fears of rejection. I’m here to help you recognize perfectionism, identify where it stems from, and make a plan to deliberately avoid it.

School can be a lot to handle. Teachers, classes, homework, studying, tests, GPA, extracurriculars… and on top it all you’re living through a pandemic. It’s exhausting. Remember, your mental health is just as important as your grades, if not more so. I’m here to support you with goal setting, time management, and motivation.

Everyone keeps asking, “what do you want to do with your life?” You’re overwhelmed, and you don’t know what to say. I’m here to tell you it’s okay to not have an answer to this, but, it’s not enough to just hope for a happy life; it’s a combination of mindset, routines, and habits working together to get you there.