Relationships often reflect our past, shaped by early family dynamics, attachment patterns, and experiences we may not even realize we’re carrying. When relationships with partners, family members, or friends feel hard or repetitive, it’s often a sign that something unresolved from earlier in life is showing up in the present.
I help people understand and work through these patterns with compassion and curiosity. Many of us repeat relationship dynamics we learned long ago, even when they no longer serve us. In therapy, we slow things down, explore where these patterns come from, and gently begin to shift them.
One phrase I often use is “stop and face the flames.” It means bravely turning toward the difficult emotions, family dynamics, or past wounds we’ve learned to avoid. While this work can feel uncomfortable at times, it’s also deeply healing and opens the door to change. Together, we’ll look at how your past is influencing your present and work toward healthier, more fulfilling relationships built on trust, boundaries, and emotional safety. Our goal in therapy is to help you break free from old cycles and create relationships that support who you are now.
Neurodivergence and Neurodiversity affirming services
I specialize in working with neurodivergent individuals, whether you're formally diagnosed, self-identified, or just beginning to explore what neurodivergence might mean for you.
My work focuses on helping clients understand and honor their unique sensory needs, identify environmental and emotional triggers, and safely begin the process of unmasking. Together, we look at the ways masking may have helped you survive, but also how it might be holding you back from living more authentically.
Whether you're navigating autism, ADHD, sensory processing differences, or other neurodivergent experiences, I’m here to support you in creating a life that’s built around you, your rhythms, your values, and your strengths. This isn’t about "fixing" you, it's about understanding and accepting yourself more deeply, and building systems that actually work for you, not against you. You deserve a life that feels more manageable, less performative, and more like yours. Let's work together to get there.
Perinatal Mental Health
I began specializing in perinatal mental health due to my own personal experiences navigating the complexities of fertility challenges, pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood. Having walked that challenging and transformative path, I deeply understand the emotional and psychological hurdles many individuals face during this time. This personal insight drives my passion for supporting others who are experiencing similar struggles.
I am certified in Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International. I work with clients experiencing postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, birth trauma, fertility challenges, grief and loss, and the identity shifts that often accompany becoming a parent.
I integrate a variety of therapeutic modalities in my practice, including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), when appropriate, to help clients process past traumas, fears, or distressing experiences that may be affecting their emotional well-being.
I am deeply committed to creating a space where my clients feel heard, understood, and empowered as they navigate the complexities of infertility, pregnancy and parenthood. My approach is empathetic, evidence-based, and focused on supporting you in reclaiming your emotional health and sense of self.
If you are facing the emotional challenges of infertility, pregnancy, childbirth, or early parenthood, I am here to help you find clarity, healing, and strength during this pivotal time in your life.
Jewish mental health
Experiences of antisemitism, whether subtle or overt, online or in daily life, can deeply impact mental health and relationships. I offer a supportive space to process these experiences with care, understanding, and cultural sensitivity. In therapy, we can work together to address loss and grief related to former friends, peers, coworkers, or allies, and navigate the pain of changed or strained relationships. I support clients in having difficult conversations about antisemitism, learning how to respond (or not to respond), in ways that feel grounded and self-protective. We can also explore your Jewish identity, values, and sense of meaning, especially as they evolve in response to current events or personal experiences.
I provide trauma-informed mental health support for individuals affected by antisemitism, including when ongoing exposure leads to anxiety, depression, or traumatic responses such as acute stress, chronic fear, existential distress, or intergenerational trauma. Together, we’ll work to process antisemitic incidents, develop tools to navigate everyday interactions, and find ways to neutralize or disengage from harmful conversations when needed. Therapy can also be a place to build resilience, a place to help you feel more grounded, connected, and empowered in your daily life. When helpful, I can offer resources for community care and additional support, recognizing that healing often happens both individually and collectively. My goal is to help you not only cope, but heal and thrive while staying connected to your sense of self and community.
Anxiety
Anxiety is more than just a fleeting worry, it’s a persistent, overwhelming presence that can invade your body and mind at the most unexpected moments. For many people, it can hit first thing in the morning, with that physical sensation of dread as soon as you open your eyes. That tightness in your chest, racing heart, or the pit in your stomach—it can feel like your body is already in fight-or-flight mode before you’ve even gotten out of bed.
For individuals who have experienced trauma, waking up with anxiety can be a sign that the body is still processing past wounds. Trauma often leaves deep imprints in the nervous system, and when you're still carrying unresolved emotional pain, the body stays on alert. The constant tension from living in a state of hypervigilance can manifest physically. Anxiety, in this case, is the body's attempt to protect you from threats, real or imagined, even if the danger is no longer present.
For those with neurodivergence, the experience of waking up with anxiety may be linked to the strain of managing life in a world that doesn’t always accommodate your unique ways of processing and interacting with the world. If you’re neurodivergent, whether you have ADHD, autism, or other traits, there’s often a heightened sensitivity to external stressors, social expectations, or sensory overload. The anxiety you feel in the morning may be a response to the cognitive and emotional load of the previous day, particularly if you're masking or suppressing parts of yourself to meet societal norms. That buildup of tension can create a physical sense of anxiety that feels like it’s ingrained in your very body.
Anxiety is not always "bad", it’s a natural response that once had a vital role in keeping us safe. However, in today’s world, it often becomes maladaptive, and when chronic, it can manifest physically as part of your daily routine. While the body’s stress response was once meant to protect you, when it becomes constant, like the anxiety you feel first thing in the morning, it can leave you feeling drained, defeated, and stuck in a cycle that’s hard to break.
In my therapy practice, I help clients understand the root causes of their anxiety and work with you to focus on healing. By addressing all the pieces of the puzzle we can work toward reducing those physical manifestations of anxiety and creating a greater sense of calm and control, even in challenging moments.
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is not just a medical condition, it’s a complex, often misunderstood experience that can profoundly affect your emotional well-being, identity, and relationships. I work from a psychodynamic and trauma-informed lens, exploring how early experiences, chronic stress, and medical trauma may shape the way you relate to your body and the world. For many clients, endo brings up feelings of grief, shame, isolation, or even a loss of trust in their own body. My goal is to help you feel seen, understood, and safely connected to yourself again.
As an EMDR-trained therapist, I also support clients in processing trauma related to painful medical procedures, invalidating experiences with providers, or the long journey to diagnosis. EMDR can be a powerful tool in healing emotional wounds and reducing the emotional charge connected to past experiences.
You deserve a space where your pain is believed, your story is honored, and your healing is supported, not just physically, but emotionally.
LGBTQIA+
I bring both personal experience and professional expertise to my work with the LGBTQIA+ community. My practice is deeply rooted in affirming, inclusive care that honors the complexity of gender, sexuality, and identity. I know how essential it is to work with someone who gets it—someone who understands that our identities shape how we move through the world, especially when navigating vulnerable and deeply personal experiences. One of my areas of specialization is supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples navigating fertility, conception, and family planning. This journey can bring up complex emotions— excitement, anxiety, grief, dysphoria, trauma, and joy, often all at once. For LGBTQIA+ folks, fertility and reproductive care can also come with added barriers, such as medical gatekeeping, lack of provider understanding, or a deep sense of being “othered” in spaces that weren't built for us. I help clients process these experiences while also navigating the practical and emotional aspects of building the family they envision.