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About My Clients
I work with adults who struggle with anxiety, self-esteem, relationships, body image/eating, PTSD, & especially those who may have grown up in critical or dysfunctional families, which left you feeling like you're not good enough or "too much", anxious, defective, ashamed, rejected, neglected, abandoned, unlovable, or even traumatized. Perhaps you had parents who were critical, overly demanding, controlling, alcoholic, or abusive. Or perhaps your parents were distant, detached, or not around.
My Background and Approach
When you have such experiences, many of your core emotional needs are not met - needs for love, affection, acceptance, belonging, safety, autonomy, healthy attachments, freedom to express your needs and emotions. These unmet needs lead to the development of deeply ingrained beliefs about yourself & others - for instance, that you are "not good enough" compared to others, that you are somehow defective, that nobody could really love the real you, that others will think negativity of you, that you won't succeed or that you’re a failure, etc. While these beliefs may be unconscious and you may be unaware of them on a day to day basis, they manifest themselves as anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship problems, or eating disorders in your current life. I use therapeutic approaches that are specifically designed to help you address the deep emotional wounds from your past experiences so you can overcome the negative impact your past is having on your life right now.