Women's Issues Therapists in Roxbury, CT

Welcome! I work collaboratively with clients and provide a safe environment to explore and resolve beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors that stand in the way of living a fully conscious and authentic life. I am dedicated to identifying, understanding, and treating the core issues that impact clients and lead to psychological distress. I utilize trauma-informed treatments to help clients cope with difficult past experiences and work toward healthier futures. Specialties include working with anxiety, depression, substance use, co-occurring disorders, trauma, and PTSD.

We all strive to live a more fulfilling and connected life. When life presents so many barriers, this can be hard to achieve. I look forward to assisting you on your journey to personal growth, self-discovery and exploration. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who has worked within the mental health field for over fifteen years. I work with adults, young adults, and couples to instill hope and a more meaningful sense of self. I have supported many families and couples to improve communication while creating a safe environment; I strive to empower individuals to identify tools to help themselves.

The Power of Choice... to make our lives into what we want them to be... an awesome privilege and responsibility. Sometimes we need assistance and a fresh perspective to help us get there. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I will provide empathy and validation for your feelings and experiences. Genuine caring can go a long way in helping you heal from some of your deepest wounds. It is also important to have an atmosphere of accountability to increase the possibility of positive change.

Hi there, I'm Jen! Are there times when you feel anxious or unsure? Do you feel overwhelmed and find it difficult to cope with your emotions? Are you struggling with identity loss or feeling weighed down by negative thoughts? As a counselor, I specialize in a wide variety of issues including anxiety, depression, life transitions, family/relational conflict, as well as women's issues (infertility, perinatal, and postpartum).

I use a person-centered approach to assist my clients in identifying their goals and paint an image of what they envision for themselves. I enjoy helping individuals work through infertility and or other women's issues (post-partum, pregnancy). Often, I treat clients struggling with life events, trauma, substance abuse/addiction, depression and anxiety. I have been working with in need families (adolescents and adults) throughout New Haven and Fairfield County for the past decade. I have an eclectic approach, meaning I use a variety of treatment modalities to work on issues presented.

Beginning therapy can sometimes feel overwhelming or uncomfortable, but I strive to provide a warm, caring, and down to earth atmosphere. Our therapy space is a judgment-free zone - a place for you to be your true, authentic, imperfect self. I am a sounding board for you to share your pain and fear, and celebrate your sucess and growth. I believe that everyone has the potential to overcome their obstacles with the appropriate tools and insight.

When a person comes to see me there is almost always an issue of wanting to change or improve certain areas in his/her/their life. Are you feeling stuck or alone? Is your marriage strained? Are you struggling with anxiety, stress or mood issues? Are you trying to improve your general outlook and overall well being? Let me help. My approach is to help individuals or couples understand and explore their concerns while guiding them and assisting them in developing new skills that allow them to move forward to where they want to be. I taper my approach to the individual to best meet their needs.

Life can be unpredictable. It's often difficult to know where to begin to lift the weight off of your shoulders that things like stress and anxiety can add to. Making decisions, balancing relationships, maintaining a positive sense-of-self and many other aspects of our lives can take a back seat when life gets in the way. I find those first steps and reaching out for support to be the most difficult but I hope to make it a comfortable and easy environment for clients to do so. Whether you're a new parent, a student, someone who is affected by trauma or someone who feels they have lost touch with themselves: I am here to support you.

Life is like a roller coaster with its uphills and downhills. Usually we roll with the flow and find that some days are better than others. Or maybe everything is fine and then life throws us a curveball and we don't know which way to turn. As women in today's world, we find ourselves in life transitions frequently. Most of the time we can work through it on our own but every now and then we get stuck and need a little help to figure out how to move forward.

I have a passion for helping clients manage life’s ups and downs, helping them to develop agency, build self-confidence, and gain acceptance to move past obstacles toward creating the life they desire. I have experience working with a variety of issues including anxiety and mood disorders, substance use, relationship concerns, and trauma. I work with a diverse population and particularly enjoy working with adolescents and adults.

Are you overwhelmed, stressed or dealing with difficult people and complicated situations? Do you need help focusing on the things that you can control or change? I can help by supporting you in identifying those first steps of difficult decision making and positive changes. I have a realistic/non judgmental approach, offer practical suggestions for mental wellness and recovery. I specialize in relationship issues, elderly issues, anxiety, addictions, depression and life transition issues. Today is another opportunity to create a new beginning! Together we can explore giving therapy a try! You are worth it!

My clients are people who don't want to reinvent or change who they are, they want acceptance for being themselves. My clients are people who wish to develop a sense of internal knowing, even if it is a quiet knowing, they are worthy, they are enough, and that they deserve acceptance. When we feel unsupported, or judged, for who we are, it may feel safer holding back or hiding our truth. A major component of our work together will be to build a sense of self-worth and confidence, which will allow you to feel more alive, more like your true self.

You feel overwhelmed, sad, angry and frustrated, but the worst part is the guilt. This is supposed to be the happiest time of your life, and it is difficult to share these feeling with others. Imagine relief from these scary feelings and finding a path to happiness. Individuals who are seeking to find the next step on their journey find our relationship to be a safe place to explore these emotions and develop a renewed sense of self.

Narcissistic abuse is inflicted by coercive controllers. Their goal is to exert power and control over us, by eroding away our autonomy so that they can exert this coercive control over us. Event the most astute of us may miss the signs. I did - even though I was an advocate my entire career. They use the tactics of gaslighting, manipulation, isolation, & intimidation. They also will exert control finacially with the legal system becoming their greatest weapon to exert harm onto you and your children. The systems ignore the harms they inflict.

" What's next? ".. " Is that all there is? ".. " How am I possibly going to get through this?". Do you feel overwhelmed? Empty? Have things that once gave you pleasure lost their meaning? Do you struggle with addiction issues? Or know someone struggling and whose addiction is affecting your own well- being? I have over 30 years' experience working with individuals, couples, families, and groups in the mental health and addictions field.