Therapy for moms struggling with anxiety, emotional exhaustion, and the impact of past experiences. I help moms understand what’s underneath their reactions, heal what they’ve been carrying, and feel more grounded, present, and connected to themselves and their lives.

You love being a mom. So why does it feel so hard sometimes?

You love your kids. You'd do anything for them. You keep track of the appointments, school emails, activities, birthday parties, homework, snacks, shoes, and approximately 44 things nobody else seems to remember. And you're trying to be a good mom while also being a partner, a friend, a daughter, an employee, and a person who is supposed to have some idea of who she is. Sometimes the smallest things send you over the edge, and you feel terrible about it.

You may feel:

• overwhelmed by the mental load of motherhood

• anxious about being a good enough mom

• guilty when you lose your patience

• like you're constantly “on” and never really get to shut your brain off

• more reactive than you want to be with your kids or partner

• exhausted from trying to hold everything together

• disconnected from yourself outside of your role as a mom

• triggered by situations that bring up old feelings of fear, rejection, criticism, not being enough, or having to keep the peace

• aware that past trauma or difficult experiences still affect how you feel, react, or relate to others today

Being overwhelmed or anxious doesn't mean you're failing. Motherhood can be wonderful, meaningful, funny, frustrating, exhausting, and joyful. Sometimes all in the same day. You don't have to stop loving being a mom to admit that it's hard.

What can change when you have somewhere to put all of this?

Therapy won’t make your kids stop needing you or your calendar become less full. The goal isn’t to become a perfectly calm mom who never gets overwhelmed. It’s to have more choice in what happens next.

You might notice:

• More patience and less reacting

• Catching irritation before it turns into yelling

• More understanding and less self-judgment

• Less anxiety and overthinking

• More confidence setting boundaries

• Feeling more present with your kids

• Actually enjoying your kids and your life more

• Reconnecting with the parts of yourself that can get buried under motherhood

You don’t have to choose between being a good mom and taking care of yourself. You deserve to feel like you again.

If you’re a mom struggling with anxiety, difficult emotions, or the effects of past experiences, schedule a consultation with me. We can talk about what’s been going on and whether working together feels like the right fit.

What does therapy for moms actually look like?

We start with you.

I want to know who you are, not just who you are as a mom. We’ll talk about what’s happening now, but also the bigger picture:

• Your relationships, work, interests, and strengths

• Your history and experiences growing up

• What feels hardest right now

• Patterns you keep getting stuck in

• What you wish were different

• What you’ve already tried

• The parts of yourself that may have gotten harder to access since becoming a mom

Sometimes we focus on what’s happening right now; anxiety, parenting, relationships, boundaries, or feeling like you’ve lost yourself. Other times, we may discover that your reactions have deeper roots in your past.

I use Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, self-compassion, and a strengths-based approach to help you understand your patterns, work through what’s keeping you stuck, and create new ways of responding.

You don’t have to know exactly what you need when you walk through the door. We can figure that out together.