Compassionate, connected, and thoughtful therapy
We specialize in anxiety disorders across the lifespan, postpartum mood disorders, parenting concerns, struggles with conceiving/infertility and third party reproduction. We also treat mood and conduct disorders in kids and teens, as well as depression in adults. We use a trauma-informed approach with all of our clients and we are an actively anti-oppressive practice.
Whether you arrived here because you are worrying about your child, are struggling to find your footing in the face of challenges on your parenthood journey, or are wanting to find more contentment and purpose in the midst of anxiety, stress or overwhelm, we can help. We work to create an inviting, easy space where you can sort through your thoughts and feelings, identify your values, create new meaning and find a balance between acceptance and change.
Our Services
Anxiety
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• you are finding it difficult to be present due to worries and stress
• you are stuck in cycles of overthinking, rumination and worry
• you are having trouble relaxing, or feeling irritable and on-edge
• you are unable to enjoy life, focus on positives, or let go of what's not in your control
Perinatal Mood Disorders
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• you are having trouble enjoying pregnancy or parenthood due to worries, anger, stress, sadness or overwhelm
• you are struggling to navigate changing roles within your family during pregnancy or after a new baby enters the picture
• you are experiencing guilt or shame around how you are adjusting to becoming a parent
• you are struggling with feelings related to a history of loss and/or infertility
Kids & Teens
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• you know your child is struggling, but don’t know where to start
• you are realizing your skill set as a parent isn’t matched to your child’s needs
• your teen needs someone to talk to about their thoughts and feelings who deeply understands mental health struggles
• you want to help your child gain concrete skills to manage big emotions
• you’d like evidence-based support to nurture your child’s emotional development
Paths to Parenthood
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• you are facing a difficult fertility diagnosis and don’t know where to start
• you are scared or confused about your ability to create the family you wanted
• you are grappling with miscarriage, termination for medical reasons, still birth or other loss
• you are contemplating adoption or donor conception and have questions/concerns/doubts
• you desire to prepare for life with a baby, especially after infertility and/or loss
• you are considering moving forward with a life without children -
• you are facing a difficult fertility diagnosis and don’t know where to start
Emerging Adults
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• you are struggling with stressors related to school or life
• worries are interfering with your ability to be present and find joy
• you are exploring various next steps in your personal, academic or professional life and want support to find clarity• you are seeking deep, careful listening to support you in discovering who you are, and what you want out of life
• you are exploring aspects of your sexual and/or gender identity and seek a warm, inviting space for discernment
Third Party Reproduction and Donor Conception
"I saw the two starlings
coming in toward the wires
But at the last,
just before alighting, they
turned in the air together
and landed backwards!
that’s what got me —
to face into the wind’s teeth.
— William Carlos Williams, “The Manoeuvre”