specialty areas
perinatal mental health and parenthood
Bringing a child into the world and parenting young children can bring up new challenges or exacerbate underlying predispositions to mental health concerns.
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Many of my clients are parents of young children and as a mother of young children myself, I find normalizing the struggles of parenthood especially rewarding. I hold a certificate in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders from Postpartum Support International and work with individuals to address their changing roles and corresponding challenges, including anxiety, OCD, reproductive trauma/PTSD, and depression.
reproductive trauma, loss, PTSD
Sometimes very difficult experiences past experiences stay with us and impact how we think about ourselves, others, and the world. After a traumatic birth, it's only natural to want to avoid memories that are painful. But avoidance and unhelpful thoughts maintain the trauma response.
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I am trained in evidence-based trauma treatment, including Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Prolonged Exposure (PE), which are strongly recommended treatments by APA.​ I am adept at trauma assessment and have had consistent success in treating complex trauma -- both perinatal in nature and not.
health concerns
It's common for a health diagnosis to cause distress. I have extensive experience in behavioral health, after training at three primary care clinics and were I worked on a diabetes intensive case management team and led support groups for individuals with chronic illness.
As a women's health focused provider I have a unique understanding of concerns including PCOS and PMDD. I can work with your medical providers to support you in medication adherence, lifestyle changes, and emotional distress related to physical illness.
insomnia and sleep
Life stressors and environmental factors can contribute to difficulty falling and staying asleep, waking up too early, and non-restorative or poor quality of sleep.
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I am trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), an all-natural, evidence-based method that focuses on changing one's sleep habits and thoughts and misconceptions about sleep that perpetuate insomnia. CBT-I is the gold standard in insomnia treatment.
attention and focus
Perhaps you have always struggled with attention and focus, but did not know why. Maybe you have been diagnosed with ADHD later in life and while you have already developed creative strategies to manage your symptoms, you have the hunch that there are other ways to function more efficiently.
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After working with college and graduate students at various educational institutions, I have a special interest in helping adults manage attention and focus concerns. In therapy you can learn helpful time management, prioritization, and attentional strategies to work smarter and mitigate overwhelm.