Therapy for Women

Do You Want To Live A More Satisfying And Joyful Life?

• Are you a successful, smart, competent woman who longs to feel more alive and free? Do you want to explore what’s holding you back and finally prioritize your spiritual, mental, sexual, and emotional health?
• Perhaps you feel like an essential part of yourself has become so elusive and distant that you barely remember who you really are. Or maybe you are restless and dissatisfied; you are unable to assert yourself or actualize the life you truly want.
• Do you find that energy-consuming obligations and responsibilities leave little room in life for your own self-care? You may be so busy taking care of others that you don’t take time for yourself.

For some women, unrelenting anxiety may be a sign that they need to focus on painful issues from their past, such as betrayal, heartbreak, or sexual trauma.

Since you have found your way to this page, you must be wondering if women’s therapy might support you to gain the clarity and the momentum to change what’s not working in your life.

I Understand The Individual And Collective Challenges That Women Face

Therapy for women is a powerful experience that unpacks these types of issues. Truly effective therapy provides empathic support and compassionate guidance that helps you live a fully expressed life. Though everyone’s experience is unique, therapy provides a safe, ed forum to be seen, heard, and guided to chip away at the barriers to your freedom. 

Through the work of women’s therapy, you learn to let go of emotional stress, victimization, and blame. You feel more deeply alive.

Throughout Time And Across Most Cultures, Women Have Been Unappreciated, Undervalued, And Silenced

• Too many women struggle with figuring out how to do it all, never mind the societal and cultural biases that still base a woman’s value on her appearance, her self-restraint, and her ability to nurture.

Then there’s the added stress of navigating the complexities of life and decisions about:

• Sex, romance, dating, marriage, and uncoupling
• Pregnancy, fertility, and childbirth
• Hormonal imbalance, illness, or menopause
• Parenting, co-parenting, and empty nest syndrome
• Career, finances, retirement, and aging parents

Any one or a combination of these forces can leave you unbalanced, depressed, or anxious, leading to a loss of self-worth and wholeness.

When we are off balance, we are ripe for various forms of illness, whether it’s emotional or physical. We may feel exhausted, nauseous, anxious, depressed, forgetful, and prone to outbursts, passive-aggressive behavior, and rageful outbursts.

As women, we strive to live in harmony with purposeful direction. When we are aligned with our core values and freely express our uniqueness, we feel a degree of satisfaction and freedom that has us experience inner calm and excitement at being alive.

Working with a women’s therapist provides access to your higher self. Together we cut through the toxic noise and discover hidden aspects within you that reveal your strengths, what you are capable of, and steer you towards what you need to do to feel satisfied and happy.

Therapy For Women Is A Sanctuary For Your Deepest Thoughts And Feelings

Many—if not most—women don’t really have a nonjudgmental place they can go where they feel safe and comfortable being open and truly honest with themselves. Therapy for women allows you to get deeply attuned to your thoughts, feelings, and experiences—in the presence of a witness who is understanding, objective, and supportive.

During treatment, you are guided toward the place in you that is balanced. This feels like neither an exaggeration nor an absence of the best version of you and allows for manifesting what you need and desire.

What You Can Expect From My Women’s Counseling Services

Part of therapy for women is about understanding where you are now, which is why the initial process of exploration is so beneficial. So, to get started, I’ll give you space to share your story and talk about why you’re seeking guidance.

I want to know about your hopes, and aspirations, as well as your concerns, fears, and worries—anything causing distress. That means exploring aspects of your inner world, your dreams and thought processes, and then your external world, your health, professional life, experiences as a parent, and perhaps your sexuality and intimate connections.

To further understand your psychology we look at your early life: relationships with parents and siblings, your attachment style, what brought you joy and conflict, as well as any history of bullying, abuse, or trauma. We’ll discuss how you did in school as well as your early social life, particularly in your teen years.

That said, if you want to grow and actualize the potential within you, a certain degree of getting uncomfortable might be necessary. So at the right time in treatment, I will gently encourage you to explore hidden aspects of yourself that need to be brought to the surface for healing and growth.

Even then, I do not judge or blame. Rather, I offer a direct and objective perspective that gives fresh insight into the impact of what’s happened in your life and what’s brought you to this moment. From there, we explore what you need to move forward.

Some Of The Tools I Use In Women’s Counseling

Ultimately, my approach to therapy is about tackling the issues specific to today’s women: workplace stress, relationship conflict, intimacy, trauma, anxiety, depression, time management, parenting, and challenges with communicating.

Once we get to the core of what’s really going on, we tailor a treatment plan that’s unique to your situation. Like putting together pieces of a puzzle, we use our collective insight to create a mosaic of your life that allows us to set goals and access the parts of yourself that need attention.

Collectively most women have been influenced to see themselves as “less than.” To address that mindset, I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) as a therapeutic tool, which specifically targets negative thought processes. It enables you to elevate negative emotions, beliefs, and behaviors with healthier thoughts that align you with feeling grounded and empowered.

Parts Work es on balancing the wounded, protective, and scared parts of the self so that no single emotion is calling the shots. And Somatic Experiencing helps release pain and trauma that gets stored physically in the body. I may also integrate breath work, energy work, mindfulness-based strategies, visualization exercises, journaling, and bibliotherapy into our women’s therapy sessions.

I’ve worked with thousands of women, addressing a broad spectrum of issues, and have witnessed the tremendous growth that is possible with counseling. I’ve also had my own share of challenging experiences. I know from firsthand experience that therapy works.

Instead of waiting for a better time, know that growth and change through therapy are possible now. You can do the work to release inhibition, shame, resentment, and victimization, and to experience the freedom of joy, passion, and contentment.

Perhaps You Are Considering Therapy For Women But You Still Have Concerns…

I’m nervous because I’ve never seen a women’s counselor before—or any therapist.

When opening up to a complete stranger, it’s natural to feel nervous or uncomfortable. That’s why I do my best to be supportive, caring, and nonjudgmental. If you feel uncomfortable, just let me know and we’ll slow down, change course, or take a breather. All I want is for you to feel safe enough to be candid, and trust in the process as I guide you to locate your best self.

I’m worried a therapist will only encourage me to end my relationship.

Therapy for women is not just about relationships with others; it’s about knowing and honoring yourself through expanded awareness. From that place, you decide what is best for you. That means gaining clarity, including whether you want to work on your relationship, or to end it gracefully. My job is to support you to access decisions that reflect who you are, what you want, and what will make you happy.

I want to believe that therapy for women can help, but I’m at the end of my rope.

Just imagine how better you will feel if you aren’t constantly second-guessing yourself, sacrificing your needs for others, or feeling like you are living a life half full. If you harness faith with a commitment to working on yourself, you will most definitely grow, and also increase your self-confidence and the quality of your life.

Do You Want To Find Yourself Again?

Life is hard when the path is not clear. Second-guessing leads nowhere. Sometimes figuring it out on your own is just not possible. Therapy is a great place to settle yourself, dig in, and open yourself up to higher ground.

Through my work as a therapist, I’m committed to supporting women on their path to greater self-awareness and freedom of expression. If this interests you, I invite you to reach out through my contact page  to schedule a gratis, confidential phone consultation.

During the call, I will answer any questions or concerns that you have and explore what has you curious about therapy. Whether or not we are the right fit for each other, I’ll make recommendations for your next step.

I hope to hear from you.