Everyone experiences anxiety, intrusive thoughts, stress and worry from time to time. But when these feelings start to interfere with your daily life, perhaps making you feel overwhelmed or causing you to withdraw from activities you once enjoyed, you might feel like you’re navigating it all alone, often feeling relentlessly stuck. You may also find yourself caught in thought loops or safety-seeking behaviors that are hard to control, leaving you feeling miserable or at the very least, irritated or disconnected from what is really important to you in life.

If you’ve realized that traditional talk therapy isn’t quite enough and you’re ready for a different approach, you’re in the right place. 

I'm here to help you find lasting change and regain control of your life.

ARE YOU A PARENT OF A CHILD, TEEN OR YOUNG ADULT WITH ANXIETY OR OCD? 

Research increasingly shows that anxiety and OCD do not exist in isolation; they are deeply embedded within the family system. These conditions are often influenced by, and in turn, impact the family dynamics, communication patterns, and emotional responses. Understanding this interconnectedness is crucial for effective treatment.

Families can play a significant role in both maintaining and alleviating anxiety and OCD symptoms. For example, behaviors such as offering excessive reassurance, avoiding certain triggers, participating in anxiety-driven rituals, and making accommodations for your child's anxiety can inadvertently reinforce anxious thoughts and behaviors. These actions, often done with the best intentions, may unintentionally sustain the cycle of anxiety or OCD, prolonging its impact on your child's and family’s lives. Family members might help by providing reassurance or helping to avoid feared situations, but these well-meaning responses can unintentionally perpetuate the very patterns they aim to reduce.

Conversely, a supportive and informed family environment can serve as a powerful resource for forward movement. When families learn to respond in ways that promote confidence, independence and resilience, such as setting healthy boundaries, providing opportunities to practice facing fears in supportive ways,, and fostering emotional regulation, they can significantly reduce symptom severity and improve overall functioning.

Research supports family-centered interventions, which focus on educating and empowering families to modify interactions that maintain anxiety or OCD, helping create a healthier, more adaptive environment. Recognizing and addressing the family system is a vital part of comprehensive treatment, leading to better outcomes for the individual and the family as a whole.

Are you feeling stuck in a cycle of frustration and helplessness because your loved one is avoiding recovery? Have you been turned away by a well-intentioned therapist unable to help you or your loved one because they are not motivated for treatment and/or you are "not the client?"

 When someone struggles with mental health challenges like anxiety, OCD, or other difficulties, their avoidance of treatment or recovery efforts can have a profound impact on the loved ones around them. This pattern, often called recovery avoidance, not only hampers the individual's growth  but also creates tension, confusion, and emotional exhaustion within the family system.

Recovery avoidance can take many forms: resisting therapy, refusing to make changes, or avoiding challenging situations that are essential for growth. Over time, these behaviors can reinforce feelings of helplessness among family members, increase misunderstandings, and even unintentionally enable the avoidance behaviors. The result is a family environment where hope diminishes, relationships become strained, and everyone struggles to move forward.

The good news is that there are effective approaches designed to break this cycle. These strategies focus on supporting the entire family system—building understanding, fostering healthier communication, and creating a supportive environment that encourages progress and improving the well-being of every family member.

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ARE YOU OVERWHELMED BY LIFE'S CHALLENGES?  

Whether it’s relationship struggles, parenting challenges, work stress, grief, or unexpected setbacks, these experiences can deeply influence how you see yourself and the world around you. Often, this can lead to feelings like anxiety, sadness, guilt, anger, or stress that that can lead to challenges that evolve over time and can persist for years.

Whatever it is that leads you here, together, we’ll work to reconnect with what matters most to you and find ways to reengage with life in meaningful, fulfilling ways. Therapy is a collaborative journey—built on trust and understanding—that aims to inspire hope and motivate change, empowering you to face your challenges with confidence.

Whether you’re a child, teen, adult, parent or family anything that blocks you from living the life you want can shape how you see yourself, others, and the world. It takes courage to seek help, especially when you’re used to handling things on your own. Together, we’ll harness your strengths and resources while deepening your understanding of your unique challenges. This process can help you respond with intention so you can move towards a life filled with more fulfillment and meaning.

I’ve witnessed the long-term benefits that come from this work—both personally and professionally—and I look forward to supporting you on your journey.