​Areas and issues
I can ​help you with.

If you don't see your particular concern on the following list, please feel free to call. If I can't be helpful, I'll do my best to direct you to someone who can.

     As you read a bit more about the items from the Home page, please keep in mind that diagnoses and labels can be useful when describing a group of symptoms or characteristics of a person within the understanding of current research, but we should remain vigilant never to lose context of the entirety of a person. 

• ​Guilt & Shame - Guilt is that heavy, awful feeling you get when your conscience is telling you that you did a bad thing. If the feeling is in proportion to the deed, then maybe you should pay attention and find a way to make things right. Shame is that sense heavy, awful feeling you get when an inner voice is telling you that you are a bad person. Guilt is about behavior. It can be valuable feedback. Shame is about you as a person and can leave you feeling unworthy of being treated well. That's a setup for a lot of potential problems. It takes patience but shame can be diffused and even dissolved over time.
• Anxiety - There's a common myth that anxiety is a sign of weakness and something you should purge from yourself. News flash: It is NOT healthy to have no anxiety. If your anxiety gets too intense and impairs your ability to accomplish tasks or enjoy relationships, the goal is decrease and harness your anxiety, not to eliminate it. It takes some work and some time but call, text, email. We can get your anxiety working for you.
• Routines / Rituals - Those things you do repeatedly or in elaborate sequence that really don't serve a practical purpose. Some of those rituals can be beneficial while others can steal hours of time, leave you feeling enslaved to your own mind, or poison your relationships. You might be terrified that someone, even a therapist, simply won't understand your need to complete those routines. Not only are you NOT crazy, but therapy can help you regain control of your life. And you can decide which of those routines you want to keep while we drain the energy from the ones causing problems in your life.
• Procrastination - Yes, most of us procrastinate to some extent, but when the delays lead to intense anxiety and last-minute panic or even failure to complete tasks, the complications can result in chaos and very unpleasant consequences. That internal voice that induces that procrastination is protecting you from something. Locate the perceived danger, defuse, carry on.
• Toxic Anger - Everyone gets angry but some people find themselves seething and struggling to reground themselves. It can rob you of the ability to find satisfaction and fulfillment in life as well as poison your relationships. Otherwise caring people can find themselves grinding through suppression/explosion/guilt and remorse cycles. Something fuels that anger. It takes a little digging but if we find and defuse the fuel supply, the anger often becomes more manageable.
• Internal critics - You know, the kind that just won't give you a break. While it's good to have a conscience, excessive self-criticism can run amok and prompt anxiety, depression, avoidance, and self-destruction. That internal voice is trying to protect you from something. If we figure that out, the criticism often eases.

• Obsessions / Compulsions - Focus on an idea or need to perform an action repeatedly or in precise order to the extent that it impairs your ability to focus on other activities or interferes with your relationships.
• Social Anxiety - That undercurrent of angst you feel in social situations, especially in new situations or around new people. It can leave you feeling and acting in ways out of character with yourself. Chances are that you care - a lot - about other people, what they think and how they feel. By the way, that's empathy. Please don't stop being empathic. But we can hone that valuable character trait so that it works for you while you gradually feel more confident in social occasions. 
• Narcissism - If you've lived with, been raised by, or have to deal with a truly narcissistic person, you've probably found yourself anxious, depressed, enraged, or even on the verge of insanity. 1. Take a deep breath. 2. Call me. It takes some work but we can start to untangle you from all the gaslighting you've endured.
• Deep Feelers / Empaths - You know who you are. Often referred to as "highly sensitive" people these days, you absorb the pain, grief, and anxiety of the world. Seems it would be a gift to feel the richness of the full range of emotions in the universe, but it can also be a heavy burden, especially given the current bend toward extremism and polarization. It's heavy - very heavy - and often toxic. You might find yourself exhausted, anxious, depressed, angry, or all of the above. The world needs you and you need a place to breathe, reground, and recharge.
• Social struggles - You might find it difficult to fit in with the crowd. Difficulty reading social cues or feeling at ease in social situations can leave intelligent, kind, and empathic individuals feeling the pains of social isolation. Maybe you're not broken and maybe you don't need to be fixed. Maybe we can help you see and truly like the uniqueness of who you are.​
• Poor Attention / Focus - Distractibility and hyperactivity might be the more observable signs of AD/HD but they're the tip of the iceberg. Restless minds and bodies leave you frequently out-of-sync with those around you and chisel away at how you feel about and perceive yourself. Increased anxiety and depression are common, often overlooked by-products of AD/HD.
• Panic - The symptoms can be different for people but a panic attack can feel like you're about to die. Your heart pounds through your chest. Your mind races. It's terrifying. Panic can leave you afraid to venture out and deprive you of the ability to feel safe doing the things you enjoy in life.