Online therapy for women in Michigan and Georgia struggling with anxiety, people-pleasing, and emotional overwhelm
Helping Women Get Out of Survival Mode and Feel More Grounded and in Control
Somewhere along the way, everyone else started coming first.
You're so focused on everyone else's needs that your own are the last thing you think about, if you think about them at all.
You take on more because you know you're capable.
Not because you want to, but because a part of you still feels like you should.
Before anyone even asks, you're already stepping in, offering your time, energy, or resources because you'd rather take it on yourself than watch someone else struggle.
The people around you probably see someone who's thoughtful, capable, dependable, and always willing to help. You're the one everyone naturally turns to for support, but behind the scenes, you're constantly overthinking, pushing through exhaustion, and running on empty.
You know something has to change. But every time you think about putting yourself first, saying no, or doing something differently, the guilt or pull to take care of everyone else steps in before you have the chance. Everything stays the same, and you can't figure out why these patterns have such a hold on you or where to go from here.
What people are saying
Making sense of yourself is where healing begins.
Many women come to therapy because they know something needs to change. They recognize the anxiety, exhaustion, people-pleasing, or perfectionism, but what they can't figure out is why these patterns have such a hold on them.
The patterns keeping you stuck today didn't develop overnight. They developed for good reason and served a purpose at one point, even if they're no longer serving you today.
Therapy should be about so much more than managing symptoms or adding more coping skills to your toolbox. It's about creating real, lasting change.
Once you begin understanding why these patterns developed, it all starts to make sense. You begin seeing yourself with greater clarity, compassion, and peace.
That's the groundwork for healing.
Helping women connect the dots between their past and present to create lasting, meaningful change
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Anxiety can feel like being constantly “on” - stuck in your head, tense in your body, and unable to fully relax even when nothing is wrong. We’ll work to help your system settle, understand what’s driving the anxiety beneath the surface, and create relief that actually lasts.
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If you’re used to taking care of others, setting boundaries can feel uncomfortable, guilt-inducing, or even unsafe. We’ll explore where these patterns began and help you build the self-trust and internal safety needed to speak up and put yourself first without fear of losing connection.
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Perfectionism and self-criticism often start as ways to stay in control or avoid getting hurt, but over time they become exhausting. We’ll work to soften the inner critic, understand what’s driving these patterns, and create more compassion, flexibility, and ease in how you relate to yourself.
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Early relationships shape how we cope, connect, and protect ourselves - often outside of our awareness. Through deeper, relational work, we’ll gently explore these early patterns so you can feel more grounded, connected, and less reactive in your present-day life.
How Therapy Works Here
This work happens online - and that’s intentional.
I offer therapy entirely online, so you can do meaningful, in-depth work from the comfort and safety of your own space.
I also work in an extended session format because deeper work needs time and space. This allows us to slow down, follow what’s actually happening beneath the surface, and make meaningful progress without feeling rushed or cut off.
After each session, I create a personalized map of the parts, themes, and patterns that emerged. Clients use this to stay connected to themselves between sessions and continue the work in a grounded, supported way, not just during our time together.
Internal Family Systems Therapy
IFS helps get to the root of what’s keeping you stuck in survival mode. We work with the parts of you that learned to cope early on, allowing your nervous system to settle, your inner critic to soften, and your self-trust to grow. This approach supports lasting regulation and change from the inside out.
EMDR Therapy
EMDR is helpful when patterns feel stuck beyond what talking or insight alone can shift. By helping your nervous system process past experiences that still fuel anxiety, overwhelm, or emotional reactivity, those experiences lose their intensity and no longer run the show. Over time, this creates more ease and control in how you feel and respond.
Intensives
Therapy intensives offer a focused way to do deeper work in a shorter period of time. They’re ideal if you’re ready for meaningful change, want to move beyond weekly sessions, or need dedicated space to work through something specific with care and intention.
Why my background matters
My work began in trauma-focused therapy with children and teens, helping young nervous systems make sense of overwhelming experiences. That foundation deeply informs how I work with adults today because the patterns we struggle with now often formed early, when our brains and emotional systems were still developing. Understanding those early needs allows us to get to the root of what’s happening, not just manage what shows up on the surface.
Who this work is for
This work is a good fit if you’re:
Wanting deeper work, not a quick fix
Curious about your patterns and ready to understand the why beneath them
Open to being gently challenged and going below the surface
Insightful and wanting to connect the dots in your life
Looking for lasting change, not just coping skills
This work may not be a good fit if you’re:
Looking for fast solutions or surface-level support
Only interested in tools or symptom management
Hoping therapy will “fix” you rather than help you understand yourself
how it works
Ready to get started?
1. Schedule a free 20-minute consultation
Share what’s been bringing you in and get a feel for my approach. We’ll see if working together feels like a good fit - no pressure or obligation.
2. Begin therapy
We’ll slow things down and connect the dots, exploring what’s driving your anxiety, overwhelm, and patterns beneath the surface, not just managing symptoms.
3. Feel the change
As your system settles, you’ll experience lasting shifts in how you feel and respond, with more clarity, emotional regulation, and a sense of control in everyday life and relationships.
