Services
- Individual
- Family
- Group
About My Clients
You feel anxious and sad and maybe are overwhelmed by the responsibilities of caring for others. Sometimes life feels really lonely. Maybe you’re coping with aging parents, a partner with a chronic illness, a child with special needs, or your own serious diagnosis. Maybe you recently lost a loved one and aren't sure how to carry on. You’ve been telling yourself you don’t have time for your own therapy, but now your energy is gone and you need to do something. You don't have to do this alone.
My Background and Approach
You’re navigating challenging times, and you want strategies to help you cope more effectively. When faced with crises such as serious illness, loss, or burnout in a previously beloved career, we often need to reconnect with those things that bring us meaning. We'll use mindfulness and cognitive exercises that help you stay calm and present while connecting with what's meaningful to you. We'll work together on new coping techniques you can use every day to help you stay balanced and move forward. In order to cope with the here and now, it’s often useful to understand more about the patterns that led you here. We'll explore the thoughts and emotions that underpin your reactions to stress and loss and that might be keeping you stuck in depression, anxiety, or complicated grief. I'll help you learn strategies to shift the old patterns and find new ones that serve you today. These tools will build your resilience so you can face each day with greater confidence and renewed energy.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I specialize in palliative care, supporting patients and families struggling with serious illness and loss. When my own family members have coped with serious illness, I've been grateful for my background in healthcare and have a passion for helping others navigate these often confusing and overwhelming systems. I have deep respect for all faith perspectives and believe in the importance of connecting with what’s meaningful to you, whether that meaning comes from relationships, activism, spirituality, or some other source. Having worked in healthcare systems for many years, I also understand what it’s like to be a professional caregiver. Far from feeling like a hero, maybe you are burned out and ready to quit. Years of providing support for healthcare workers has taught me some of the individual and systemic issues that are likely to trip us up in our work. I have particular expertise in addressing burnout related to moral distress and moral injury.