Anxiety Therapists in Florence, OR

I have tremendous compassion for those who are struggling and I understand how difficult it can be to ask for help. My approach to helping is nonjudgmental, warm, and collaborative with the goal of helping you get (back) in touch with your own inner wisdom. I have a special place in my practice for those who’ve been hurt by sexual trauma, interpersonal trauma or bullying/discrimination, and I’m passionate about working with women at midlife - the dominant narrative calls it a crisis, but I believe it can be a magical time of healing and self-actualization.

As your therapist, I want to help you learn how to identify and achieve your goals in life!Unfortunately, many of us have been told that we are “a problem," and this can impact our beliefs around what we think we deserve. Oftentimes, these things do not serve our greater good but someone else's and to our detriment.I enjoy working with clients to disband these harmful beliefs, so that we may no longer see ourselves in this way but instead those beliefs and oppressive systems as the problem.By doing this, you can re-write your life story so that you can set yourself up for success in meeting your goals and rebuilding your self-worth!

My goal is to help make counseling feel comfortable, safe, and at your pace. We will work collaboratively to help you find your strength, feel empowered and confident, and rediscover meaning and purpose in your life. Talking through past or present tough experiences or hurts can be difficult. It’s tempting to try and ignore them or minimize how they are impacting you. Therapy can be a safe space to help you take the time needed to address your feelings in a way that will help you truly heal from the hurt, and discover how to engage with yourself in a healthy way that enables you to move forward.

ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS! I work with individuals, children, couples, and families. I provide counseling for a wide variety of issues ranging from addiction and recovery, trauma, family conflict, anxiety , grief/loss, and communication challenges. Sometimes life becomes overwhelming, stressful, complicated, and we turn to someone to talk through things. I provide a warm, compassionate, action-oriented, and empowering approach to working with clients. My philosophy is grounded in doing my best to understand the world that you live in, your contextual environment, and how it is impacting you. I view you as the expert of your own life.

Life can be so hard sometimes. Especially when you're also wading through a pandemic. Stressors that you maybe could've coped with in the past now feel overwhelming. Symptoms that you had kept at bay for years, are now making it hard to function. Sleepless nights, panic attacks, avoiding leaving the house, arguments with your partner, snapping at your kids...maybe even thinking that you wish it would all just stop because you're so tired. It doesn't have to be this way. Now, more than ever, is the time to reach out for support.

I work with a variety of concerns; trauma, depression, anxiety , grief, abandonment, and others. I use an integrative approach leaning heavily on attachment theory. I have also spent significant time working with children and adolescents with complex trauma and/or abandonment. I believe that people have an inherent resiliency, even if it seems lost for a time and people can often find it within themselves to heal and grow with help when needed. My time with clients is spent looking for the ways in which that healing and growth can be realized.

I have worked with all ages and at this time see clients from 11 and up. I truly enjoy with young adults and adolescents. I have had the pleasure to work with teens and adults exploring the benefits and challenges of being an Autistic. Treatment focus areas include, but are not limited to, Anxiety , Depression, PTSD, Trauma, Parenting, Adjustment to Life-cycle Transitions, Grief & Loss and Relationships.

Currently accepting new clients! If you or your child are facing challenges including depression, anxiety , trauma, or struggles related to gender or racial identity, I am here to support you. Using my own personal experience, I strive to provide support to children ages 3+, adolescents and adults who are struggling to heal and find peace within their own existence. I have a passionate and sincere dedication and conviction to make therapy accessible for everyone regardless of who they are or where they come from so they can also have an equal opportunity to achieve their well-being.