You've probably talked about this before. To a friend, a partner, maybe even another therapist. And yet here you are, still carrying it. Not because you haven't tried hard enough. But because talking about something and actually healing from it are two completely different things.
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Before We Even Start — I Want to Address Something
A lot of people who reach out to me have tried therapy before. And a lot of them carry a quiet fear into our first conversation that we're just going to crack something open, stir everything up, and leave them feeling worse than before. That talking about it again won't be any different from the last time.
That fear makes complete sense. If you've shared your story before and still haven't felt any real relief, why would this be different?
I want to answer that directly: because we're not just going to talk about it. We're going to work with it, in your body, in your nervous system, in the parts of you that have been protecting you for years. That's a different thing entirely. And it's why people who come in convinced nothing will work end up being the ones who surprise themselves the most.
And if you've never been to therapy before, that's okay too. You don't need a history of trauma work or any idea of what to expect. Some of the most meaningful breakthroughs I've witnessed have happened with people who walked in having no idea what therapy even looked like, only knowing that something in their life needed to change. Not knowing where to start isn't a barrier here. It's actually a perfectly fine place to begin.
You Might Be Minimizing What You've Been Through
One of the most common things I notice in the first few sessions with someone new is that they minimize their own experience. They'll describe something genuinely painful and follow it immediately with, “but it wasn't that bad” or “other people have it so much worse” or “I don't even know why I'm so affected by it.”
So let me say this clearly: you don't need to have had the worst possible childhood to be affected by it. You don't need a dramatic story to deserve support. If something shaped the way you move through the world, the way you relate to people, the way you talk to yourself, the way you brace for things to go wrong, then it matters. And you have full permission to take it seriously.
What Working Together Actually Looks Like
There is no single template for how we begin. Some people need the first few sessions to simply build trust before diving into anything. Others come in ready to dive in within the first fifteen minutes. I follow your lead.
What I'm always listening for is the thing underneath the thing, the pattern that keeps showing up in different relationships, different situations, different years of your life. Once we can see that clearly together, that's when the deeper work begins.
Some of what we do might feel unfamiliar at first. Parts Work asks you to get curious about different sides of yourself. EMDR works with how your brain and body store memory. Somatic therapy pays attention to what's happening in your body, not just what you're saying. I've had people come in genuinely doubtful that any of it would make a difference, who came back the following week and said: “It felt silly at first. But it actually helped me be more compassionate with myself than I've ever been.”
Progress shows up quietly in the ordinary moments you almost don't notice until you do. Setting a boundary and actually following through. Stopping yourself mid-apology and realizing you have nothing to apologize for. Coming back to session and telling me, before I even ask, what shifted. That's when you know progressing is occuring.
You don't need to be fully convinced this will work. You just need to be willing to show up. The rest we figure out together.
This Work Is For You If...
You've been carrying something for a long time and you're ready, even if just a small part of you is ready, to set it down. You don't need the right words or know exactly where to start.
Ready to Take the First Step?
I offer a free 15-minute consultation, not as a sales call, but as a real conversation. A chance for you to get a feel for who I am, ask whatever you need to ask, and decide whether this feels right. If it does, we'll go from there. If it doesn't, I'll do my best to point you toward someone who might be a better fit.
Either way, reaching out is never the wrong move.