Do you feel like your emotions are too big? Do you  feel angry or irritated all the time? Then notice that your emotions shift from day to day - maybe even moment to moment. You are irritated one moment and depressed the next. Does having all these emotions and trying to live your life generally feel overwhelming? Do people tell you that you seem unpredictable, “crazy”, that you “overreact” in difficult situations, or get annoyed with you when you don’t remember or cancel plans last minute?  Life has enough ups and downs without you feeling like that, too. When your emotions start to take over it can be frustrating and, at times, scary, but it is possible to regain your strength as you find yourself facing those difficult emotions. Together we will focus on identifying the skills to refocus your emotional energy and introduce new habits to shift the balance of emotion in a meaningful direction. From there our work will deepen your emotional awareness, find what holds you back, and get in the driver’s seat of your life.   

Trauma shakes you up inside and messes with your sense of safety in the world. It changes how you feel about yourself  - and how you feel about others.  Are you trying to get through day to day life and find yourself struggling with guilt, shame, depression, anxiety, dissociation, or relationship problems? Oftentimes when people experience sexual abuse as a child, they struggle with these same things.   Or maybe, you experienced a repeated pattern of overwhelming and stressful events, such as witnessing violence in your home or neglect from your family. These continued emotionally painful experiences throughout your childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, and shaped your life. Now you struggle to feel cared for and loved, believing that you are not good enough or undeserving.  The hope you had seems to be fading. Trauma shows up differently for each person. No matter how “big” or “small” the trauma may seem, if it interrupts your ability to face the challenges of life with confidence, it is real. I can help you process your experiences, and find a peaceful, healing path back to yourself. I utilize EMDR in my treatment of trauma. 

Have you noticed that one day you stopped, looked around, and wondered how you got to be half way through your life and you are not even living YOUR life or the life you envisioned? You spend so much time managing other people’s schedules and prioritizing everyone over yourself. Life is not working out the way you had expected or hoped. Who even am I is likely a frequent question that runs through your head.  In addition to parenting your children, you’re also parenting your parents. Now life feels stagnant and it's becoming clear that the hurtful and upsetting events in the past have left an impact on you. You’re asking if  this is really how things are now? Can the way you feel about yourself, your relationships, and orientation to the world can change? Yes. AND You have the power to change them. It starts with identifying the things that keep you feeling stuck and dissatisfied. Then regaining control of your thoughts and feelings. You’re not getting younger, right? Now is the time to take back your life.