Jane Matouka LLMSW

Many of the women I work with are deeply caring, insightful, and capable people who have learned to prioritize everyone else first. Together, we gently explore patterns like people-pleasing, perfectionism, self-abandonment, shame, emotional overwhelm, and chronic survival mode while building a stronger sense of safety, self-trust, boundaries, and connection to the body.

I specialize in anxiety because I understand how exhausting it can feel to live in a constant state of overwhelm, overthinking, tension, or survival mode. My approach is warm, collaborative, and nervous-system-informed, helping clients better understand their anxiety with compassion rather than shame. Together, we work toward creating more emotional safety, grounding, self-trust, and tools that support lasting relief and connection.

I use somatic therapy because our bodies often hold stress, trauma, and emotions long after our minds have tried to move past them. Somatic work helps clients gently reconnect with their nervous system, build a greater sense of safety within themselves, and understand their emotional experiences beyond words alone. I believe healing happens not just through insight, but through learning how to feel grounded, connected, and supported within the body.

I use Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy because I believe every part of us develops for a reason, even the parts that feel anxious, critical, avoidant, or overwhelmed. Rather than viewing these parts with shame, I help clients approach themselves with curiosity and compassion. IFS creates space for deeper self-understanding, emotional healing, and a more connected relationship with the parts of ourselves that have been carrying pain, protection, or survival patterns.

I use Brainspotting because healing often happens beyond words alone. Brainspotting helps access and process deeply held emotional experiences, stress, and trauma stored within the nervous system and body. By using focused eye positions and attunement, this approach can support deeper emotional processing, regulation, and self-awareness in a way that feels gentle, grounding, and empowering for many clients.