When family gatherings bring up old wounds, even simple moments can feel charged. As an LCSW, I help women navigate the stress of social gatherings and the emotional weight of family dynamics. This blog explores why old wounds resurface during the holidays and how therapy helps you set boundaries, stay grounded, and reclaim calm.

Setting loving boundaries means honoring your needs without guilt, so connection can grow from clarity—not overwhelm.

You want to create, but something keeps getting in the way. Maybe the ideas won’t come, or maybe they’re there but feel impossible to reach. Creative block isn’t laziness. It’s often a nervous system response tied to fear, doubt, or old protective beliefs. In this post, I explore what’s really going on when you feel stuck, how therapy can help clear the internal blocks, and how EMDR and DBR in NY and MA support creatives in returning to their natural flow. If you’re feeling frozen, it doesn’t mean you’ve lost your spark. It means it’s time to meet it differently.

Moving to a new city can look exciting from the outside but inside, it might feel like starting from zero. Even when you’re doing all the “right” things to meet people, that deeper sense of connection still feels out of reach. If you’ve found yourself withdrawing, overthinking, or wondering if you’ll ever feel at home, you’re not alone. In this blog, I explore why it’s so hard to connect after a move, how your nervous system might be protecting you, and how therapy (including EMDR and DBR) can help you rebuild a grounded sense of belonging, from the inside out.

You can love your kids deeply and still feel completely burned out. This blog unpacks the hidden beliefs that keep parents stuck in overdrive. And how parenting burnout therapy, EMDR and DBR can help you reconnect with yourself, not just cope better, but truly feel better.

Working a job you hate isn’t a personal failure, it’s often a nervous system response. This blog unpacks the mindset blocks that keep you stuck and introduces how EMDR and DBR therapy can help you move forward with more ease and self-trust.

Even if you’re high-functioning and others seem to have it worse, your emotional pain still matters. Explores why therapy can be supportive (even when you're not in crisis).

Find out what’s involved in DBR therapy, what to expect, and how to know if it’s the right choice for your mental health.

Tired of being told you’re “too sensitive”? Learn how deep feelings are a strength, not a flaw, and how therapy can help you feel safe expressing your full self.

Learn how internal family systems therapy can help you heal all of your parts and find your more confident, balanced self.

Learn how to set emotional boundaries so you can reclaim your energy and fill your cup first before others.

Learn how trauma is stored in the body and how you can start on the path toward healing emotionally and physically.

Learn how to overcome perfectionism so you can give yourself grace and build up your self-worth and self-esteem.

Learn why boundaries feel so hard, how you’re not alone, and how you can start to let go of the guilt you feel for saying “no.”

Learn how to help with burnout using simple, trauma-informed tools. Support your body, boundaries, and worth without quitting your whole life.

You weren’t born a people-pleaser—you became one to stay safe. This post explores how the people-pleasing trauma response forms, what it costs us, and how to begin healing.

Not sure how Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) compares to EMDR—or which one makes more sense for your healing? This clear, grounded breakdown helps you understand the difference, so you can choose the approach that’s right for your nervous system.

Not everything we carry shows on the surface. This post explores how early emotional wounds can echo into adulthood—in the way we relate, react, and care for ourselves. If something inside you has felt tender, stuck, or hard to name, you’re not alone. These patterns make sense. And with compassion, they can begin to shift.