High-Stress Professionals
Perfectionists, High-Achievers, & Imposter Syndrome
Many people who are driven, capable, and successful feel internal pressure to perform and struggle to slow down without feeling guilty. Therapy can help perfectionists and high-achievers understand the roots of self-criticism, reduce anxiety and burnout, and build a more sustainable relationship with important life goals. Together, we can focus on developing smart strategies for emotional flexibility, anxiety management, and stress coping that are practical and accessible during even the busiest times in life.
Healthcare Workers
Healthcare professionals face unique career demands, including long hours, high-stakes decision-making, exposure to trauma and loss, and the ongoing challenge of caring for others while meeting their own needs. Therapy offers a confidential space to process stress, prevent burnout, and address the impact of work on relationships and overall well-being. Whether you are navigating compassion fatigue or work-life balance concerns, I can support you in finding balance between giving to others and giving back to yourself.
Leaders
Leadership roles often come with invisible pressures like responsibility for the performance of others, difficult decision-making, high performance expectations, and limited space to speak openly about stress. Therapy for people in leadership roles focuses on strengthening emotional intelligence, managing chronic stress, improving communication and conflict navigation, and maintaining healthy boundaries between professional responsibilities and personal life.
Educators
Educators today are navigating increasing workloads, emotional demands from administrators/students/families, shifting expectations, and concerns about burnout or career sustainability. Therapy provides space to process stress, strengthen coping strategies, and reconnect with your "why." You deserve to feel connected with your sense of meaning and purpose in teaching and mentoring roles.
First Responder Families
Therapy Informed by Life & Training
First responders face intense stress, unpredictable schedules, and exposure to traumatic events that can affect mood, sleep, relationships, and overall functioning. Family members of these "front line heroes" are likely to experience similar strain through worry, disrupted routines, and the impacts of job stress at home.
I grew up surrounded by first responders, gaining true respect and understanding for these professionals and those closest to them.
My parents and grandparents were volunteer firefighters, EMTs, search and rescue leaders, wildland firefighters, and spouses of the same. As a student, I spent time supporting state and federal youth preparedness and emergency management initiatives, such as community emergency response and public safety education. These experiences gave me early insight into the professional culture among first responders, the realities of critical incidents, and the ways these professions can shape families.
Because of this background, I strive to create a therapeutic environment where first responders and their loved ones feel understood without needing to explain the fundamentals of their work. I offer a practical approach to therapy, focusing on managing the psychological impact of this work (i.e., trauma symptoms, hypervigilance, irritability, emotional numbing, and strain at home). In treatment, we focus on building resilience, improving communication with partners and family members, and developing skills to transition between the demands of the job and personal/family life.
I have advanced training to support couple communication and trauma processing, utilizing techniques from:
- The Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (Level 1)
- Gottman Method Couple Therapy (Level 1)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy (trauma-focused training)