Therapy isn't only for a crisis. It's for anything that has stayed with you longer than a few days and that you haven't been able to resolve on your own: a worry that won't settle, a low mood that colors everything, a relationship that keeps going the same painful way, or a sense that life could be fuller than it is.
Many people find that having a trained, empathetic listener changes things. Saying something out loud, to someone who isn't part of your daily life, can bring a surprising amount of clarity. Millions of people around the world see a therapist every week, many of them only for a short time.
What individual therapy can help with
- Anxiety, worry and panic
- Depression, low mood and loss of energy
- Stress, burnout and feeling overwhelmed
- Grief, loss and difficult anniversaries
- Trauma and painful past experiences
- Life transitions: divorce, retirement, an empty nest, illness, moving to a new country
- Self-esteem, shame and harsh self-criticism
- Anger, and patterns you'd like to break
- Loneliness and difficulties with closeness
- Questions of meaning, purpose and spirituality
How it works
In our sessions you talk about what you feel and what is on your mind, and I listen closely, ask questions and tell you what I notice. Together we look at the more fundamental issues underneath the day-to-day problems, because they often shape our choices more than we realize.
The aim is change you can feel: in what you do, in how you see yourself, or both, so that life becomes calmer and more your own. Sometimes that means solving a concrete problem step by step. Sometimes it means understanding why the same feelings keep coming back, so they lose their grip.
How long does it take?
Some people come for a few sessions to work through one clear problem. Others stay longer to understand themselves more deeply. We decide together and review how it's going from time to time. You are always free to continue, pause or stop.
When you need more than weekly therapy
If you are in immediate danger, or need support every day, weekly online therapy isn't enough on its own. Call or text 988, call 911, or go to the nearest emergency room. If medication might help you, I can suggest talking with your doctor or a psychiatrist, and with your permission I can work alongside them.