If slowing down makes your body tense, you are not failing at rest. Relaxation-induced anxiety explains why calm can feel unsafe. In this post, I explore how nervous systems learn to stay alert, why relaxing triggers anxiety, and how to gently rebuild a sense of safety without forcing yourself to feel relaxed.

You hold it all together for everyone else, yet quietly feel worn down and alone. This post explores the emotional labor of being the strong one, why receiving support can feel unsafe, and how burnout is a signal, not a failure. Therapy can become a place where you finally set the weight down.

If weekly therapy feels too slow, an EMDR intensive might offer the deeper reset your system is craving. Designed to create lasting change, my 10-hour EMDR intensives take place over three weeks and include pre/post support and a custom workbook. Using integrative approaches like EMDR, IFS, DBR, and somatic work, we’ll go beyond talk to help your nervous system finally release what it’s been holding. This is therapy designed to meet you where you are (and take you where you’re ready to go).

Post-graduation depression is more common than you think. That big leap from college into “real life” can stir anxiety, numbness, or deep self-doubt. In this blog, I explore why this phase feels so overwhelming, how symptoms show up, and what actually helps. If you’re feeling stuck, lost, or like you’re supposed to have it all figured out by now — take a breath. You’re not alone, and you don’t have to navigate this transition without support.

Seasonal depression can make winter feel heavier than it should, especially if you are already carrying a lot. Many people feel slower, more tired, or disconnected during this time, and it can be confusing to sort through what is happening inside. In this blog, I explain what seasonal depression really is, why it hits harder when you are running on empty, and how therapy and simple daily shifts can help you feel more grounded and supported.

So many women tell me about a quiet exhaustion that lives under the surface. The sense that no matter how much they do, it never feels like enough. That feeling often comes from the inner critic, the voice that pushes, pressures, and questions everything. In this blog, I explore where that voice comes from, why it’s so hard to quiet, and how trauma-informed therapy can help soften its grip. If you’re tired of running on empty or being hard on yourself, you’re not alone, and there’s real support available.

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.”