Counseling for Anxiety & Depression
It's Not Just Anxiety. Let's Find Out What's Actually Going On.
You know the feeling. The low hum of dread that never quite goes away. The exhaustion that sleep doesn't fix. The sense that you're watching your own life from behind glass, going through the motions, managing, surviving.
Anxiety and depression are real. They affect your body, your relationships, and your ability to be present. And they deserve real, thoughtful treatment - not just coping strategies that manage the surface while the root cause stays buried.
More Than Symptom Management
I believe in understanding the whole story, not just treating the symptoms. That means we don't just work on calming your nervous system (though we'll do that too). We get curious about what's underneath.
For many of my clients, anxiety and depression have roots they didn't expect:
Anxiety that was seeded by religious teachings about sin, hell, or divine punishment, and stayed even after the beliefs faded
Depression that is actually grief: for a community lost, an identity dismantled, a version of your life that will never be
The chronic exhaustion of people-pleasing, over-functioning, and suppressing your true self to be "good enough"
Shame and self-worth wounds that come from being told, in a thousand subtle ways, that who you are is not okay
This is not always the story, but it’s a common one for the women and gender-nonconforming people I work with. And naming it changes everything.
In our work together, we’re going to slow down and get genuinely curious about your experience, not just label and judge it.
Depending on what you're carrying, we might:
Use EMDR to process the traumatic or formative experiences that are driving your symptoms
Draw on IFS (Internal Family Systems) to understand the parts of you that are anxious, depressed, or shutting down, and learn about what they're protecting
Explore your attachment styles and patterns and how they show up in your relationship with yourself
Work on nervous system regulation so you feel more grounded in your daily life
Build a deeper sense of self-worth that doesn't depend on external validation, performance, or approval
What Our Work Might Look Like
You Are Not Too Much
One of the most painful legacies of certain religious upbringings is the belief that there is something fundamentally wrong with you. That your emotions are dangerous, your needs are selfish, your doubts are sinful.
In our work together, all of you is welcome. Your anger. Your grief. Your confusion. Your longing. We treat every part of you with curiosity and compassion, not correction.
If you're tired of just managing and you're ready to actually heal, I'd love to talk.
FAQs
Do you prescribe medication?No. I am a mental health counselor, not a psychiatrist or prescriber. If medication feels like something you want to explore, I'm happy to collaborate with your prescribing provider or offer referrals.
I've tried therapy before and it didn't help. Why would this be different?That's a fair question, and I take it seriously. Many people have had experiences with therapy that stayed surface-level, or that didn't address the specific roots of what they were carrying. My approach goes deeper, and I specialize in the intersection of trauma, religious experiences, and identity that can be at the core of anxiety and depression that feels treatment-resistant.