Emilea Richardson (she/her)

If your kid is keeping you up at night, I can equip you to be the parent you know yourself to be. Maybe you’re wavering between angry dictator and an exhausted observer. You’ve tried your parent’s advice, the teacher’s advice, and yet here you are. Every meltdown leaves you feeling wrung out and guilty. I’ll work with you and your child’s education team to create a plan that helps your kiddo feel successful and thrive.

As far as anyone knows, you’re superwoman. But most days you think, If that were true, then things would be better. The pit in your stomach wouldn’t be there, and maybe you could sleep an entire night, uninterrupted by the constant to do list in your brain. You’re convinced there has to be a tool to use to make things better. The good news is - you're right. I teach tools we tailor to your life. More than that though, I give you the mindset that unlocks real peace.

Don’t get me wrong, things can be great. You have a lot of good days. You’re the go to person in the office. The mom of your friend group. And yet. There's a crippling fear of disappointing…well, anyone. Your boss (mini panic attack). Your parents (full out stroke). Your best friend (#vom). Your brain never switches off. It’s constantly thinking about whether you’re good enough. Even when driving your brain is thinking about your relationship problems. Or lack of relationship problems.

You want to work on yourself so your boyfriend can be more open. Less arguments. To get back to how it used to be. You know you’re not perfect. And you want help so your boyfriend can be happier. So things will get better. The good news - there are tools! In online counseling, I meet you wherever you have a free hour. You’re a busy lady. You’re doing The Work. You don’t need to factor in a commute to get your needs met.

You aren't living the life you pictured. The stress of moving on gets in the way of the life you want. You’re trying to remember what life was like before, and if you even want to go back to then. When my clients first come in, they’ve moved back in with their parents, surrounded by boxes of their old stuff, trying to piece back a day to day routine without their old partner. They gave it their all…and it wasn’t enough. I can channel your tenacity and abilities to feel better faster.

You want to work on yourself so your boyfriend can be more open. Less arguments. To get back to how it used to be. You know you’re not perfect. And you want help so your boyfriend can be happier. So things will get better. The good news - there are tools! In online counseling, I meet you wherever you have a free hour. You’re a busy lady. You’re doing The Work. You don’t need to factor in a commute to get your needs met.

Surely you're the problem. And surely you can fix it! You are smart and capable. A work horse. There are times you feel very sure of yourself. And then snap your fingers, you feel like a lost little girl, and you hate that feeling. You hate that you cry during arguments. You hate that you don't have the answer everyone else seems to have. You just want a rubric to tell you how to be the right way so relationships will go well.

After being fed a white-washed, patriarchal Gospel (truly, a rubric disguised as ‘good news’), you are tired. And deeply sad. You’re pretty sure God loves you. But does he like you? Do you even like Him? You feel exhausted. Weighed down by silenced grief. You looked at all the ways to fix this ache in your gut, and they all left you paralyzed with dissatisfaction.

Radically Open is an evidence based model (aka, the kind you can really trust) that treats OVERCONTROL. What the hell is that? Glad you asked. Overcontrol takes your anxiety and depression symptoms and makes them chronic and treatment-resistant. And then adds a whopping side dish of perfectionism. Simply, over control is a term for people who have so much self control they can suppress their emotion, out work most everyone, and end up victim to their own perfectionism.

I use artwork from Tarot cards to help you externalize all the thoughts and emotions swooshing and swirling around in your body. We discover the stories played on repeat in your head. And poke at them - where did they come from? What information are they missing? We edit those tapes, add in some art and creativity, and then allow the new stories begin to bloom and heal you.