Therapy is a personal decision, and people seek it out for many reasons. You may want support with long-standing patterns like depression, anxiety, or people pleasing. You may be facing a life transition, a relationship shift, or a feeling that something inside no longer fits.

Therapy can help you gain clarity, expand self awareness, and develop new strategies for living with more ease and purpose. You do not need to be in crisis to benefit. If you are ready to learn about yourself, create meaningful change, or find your voice, therapy can be a valuable place to begin.

Medication can be helpful for some people, but it does not replace the deeper work of understanding emotions, healing trauma, or shifting long-held patterns. Therapy supports long-term growth by helping you explore the root causes of distress, not just the symptoms. Many people benefit from combining therapy with medical care, and we can talk openly about what support might be right for you.

Therapy can support you in many different ways, depending on what brings you in. Some people want help managing symptoms, while others want to understand long-standing patterns or heal painful experiences from the past.

Through therapy, you may:

• Gain a clearer understanding of yourself, your values, and your goals
• Build skills to improve communication and strengthen your relationships
• Learn new ways to cope with stress, anxiety, and overwhelm
• Work through unresolved childhood experiences that still affect you today
• Create healthier boundaries and reduce patterns that keep you stuck
• Increase self compassion and emotional resilience
• Develop a greater sense of confidence and inner stability
• Feel more connected to your authentic self and find your voice

Whether we are working with present day challenges or using EMDR to heal earlier wounds, therapy creates space for the emotional, relational, and behavioral changes you want.

The length of therapy depends entirely on your goals, your pace, and what feels most helpful for your growth. Some people see me for 10 to 20 sessions to focus on a specific issue. Others continue for several months or years as they deepen insight, heal trauma, and maintain ongoing support.

We typically begin with weekly sessions to create momentum and stability. As you progress, we can adjust frequency based on what you need. Therapy is a collaborative process, and together we shape a plan that fits your long-term well-being.

Therapy sessions are unique to you and centered around your goals. A typical session lasts about fifty minutes. Some clients work on current stressors or relationship patterns. Others focus on identity exploration, emotional regulation, or healing trauma through approaches like EMDR.

You may be invited to reflect between sessions, track patterns, or notice how you respond to certain situations. Growth often happens both in session and in the moments of your daily life.

In therapy, you can expect:

• Respect, warmth, and genuine curiosity
• Practical strategies for creating positive change
• Space to explore hard emotions with support
• Opportunities to understand and shift old patterns
• A chance to reconnect with your needs, your intuition, and your voice

Many people who come to therapy are used to being the strong one, the helper, or the problem solver. Being able to handle things is a strength, and therapy does not take that away. Instead, it offers support, perspective, and tools that you do not have to build alone.

Choosing therapy does not mean you are failing. It means you are paying attention. It means you care about your growth. It means you are willing to invest in your emotional health so that life feels more aligned and less overwhelming. Therapy can help you avoid burnout, interrupt harmful patterns, and create a life that feels more authentic and sustainable.

Therapy is confidential, and your privacy is protected by law. Information is not shared without your written permission. There are a few legal exceptions when I must act to ensure safety, including:

• Suspected abuse of a child, dependent adult, or elder
• Serious threats of harm to another person
• Serious threats of harm to yourself, if safety cannot be maintained

Outside of these rare exceptions, what you share in therapy stays in therapy.