Anxiety, Overthinking & Perfectionism
Anxiety can involve persistent worry, repetitive thinking, or a heightened sense of responsibility for outcomes that cannot be fully controlled. Perfectionism may reinforce these patterns through demanding expectations and difficulty accepting mistakes or uncertainty.I work with clients to understand what sustains their anxiety and develop greater flexibility in how they respond to uncomfortable thoughts and emotions.
Career Stress, Achievement & Identity
Professional achievement can become closely connected to identity and self-worth. Changes in career direction, responsibilities, or circumstances may prompt a reassessment of priorities and longstanding expectations.Having spent nearly two decades in law, finance, and technology, I understand the complexity of demanding professional environments. In therapy, we can examine how work influences personal identity, relationships, and the decisions that shape life beyond a career.
Relationships & Family Dynamics
Relationships often bring longstanding expectations and patterns of relating into sharper focus. Difficulties with intimacy, communication, boundaries, or conflict may be influenced by experiences that extend well beyond the present relationship.I work with clients navigating dating, marriage, divorce, family relationships, and friendships, helping them recognize their own contributions to recurring dynamics and develop more deliberate ways of relating.
Life Transitions & Difficult Decisions
Divorce, career changes, parenting transitions, retirement, and other changes in circumstances can raise questions about identity, commitments, and the direction of one’s life.Therapy provides an opportunity to examine competing priorities, clarify personal values, and understand the assumptions that may influence difficult choices. I help clients approach these decisions with greater perspective and confidence.
Coping & Compulsive Behaviors
Behaviors such as excessive work, drinking, spending, or compulsive checking can develop as ways of managing distress. Their immediate effects may be reassuring, even as their longer-term consequences become increasingly difficult to ignore.I approach these patterns with curiosity about their psychological function, helping clients understand what they are attempting to manage and develop healthier responses.
Grief, Loss & Trauma
Loss can take many forms, including bereavement, divorce, changes in health, or the end of an important chapter of life. Earlier painful experiences may also continue to influence emotional responses and relationships.Treatment is tailored to the individual and may include relational and psychodynamic exploration or Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a structured approach to processing traumatic experiences. Parenting & Family Relationships
Parenting often raises questions about boundaries, expectations, emotional regulation, and the influence of one’s own upbringing. These issues may become especially complex during adolescence, family transitions, or periods of conflict.I work with parents to understand the dynamics within their families, consider their children’s developmental needs, and respond more thoughtfully to difficult interactions.