In-Person in Walnut Creek & On-line in the Bay Area and throughout CA.
Counseling for Women’s Wellness
Find balance in your work life, family life, and in big & small life changes.
You are trying to juggle it all, get this ‘adulting’ thing right, but it's just too much.
It’s been a difficult last couple of months or even years, and you’re trying to keep your chin up and do it all. The pressures and expectations from others, the personal timetable of hitting your next life milestone, or the difficulties of managing relationships and life changes has you feeling lost and exhausted.
Maybe you’ve noticed:
Anxious thoughts that are hard to quiet down
Low mood, isolating from others, and losing interest in things you usually enjoy doing
Negative self talk that’s affecting your self-esteem
Relationship stress either at home or at work
Feeling like you’re not good enough, and comparing yourself to others
Difficulties adjusting to college, a new job, or a move
My Approach to Women’s Wellness Counseling
Together, we will work on:
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Different chapters of our lives require different coping skills. You may find that what has worked for you in the past is not working for you at this moment. We will work together to find the practical, effective, and applicable skills that lead to having a regulated nervous system, a better connection between your thoughts and feelings, and a strengthening in your self-advocacy skills.
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Let’s talk about real self-care, and what that can look like in your life. We will focus on self-care that helps in decreasing your reactivity levels and stress response. Committing to real self care that guides the nervous system to regulate itself will help you feel more present and connected to yourself and loved ones,
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Life transitions, whether expected or not, can bring on anxieties, stressors, and self-doubt. You might be having a difficult time adjusting, worrying that there is something ‘wrong with you’ and that everyone around you is coping ‘ just fine.’ We will work together to discover the patterns of behavior, past experiences, or negative self-beliefs that are keeping you feeling ‘stuck’. We will then work on building new patterns of behavior, process past difficult experiences, and increase your self-esteem for lasting change.
What we’ll work on
Women’s Wellness Therapy can help you:
Navigate big and small life changes
Set healthy boundaries
Improve self-esteem
Prioritize your needs and self-care
Process past painful experiences
Improve work-life balance
Feel empowered and in control
Women’s Wellness and EMDR
Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing is a method used to treat symptoms of trauma for lasting change - it is not your traditional form of talk therapy. Many women have found that they are able to find relief and work towards healing in just one reprocessing session. I offer this evidence based practice for women to heal their nervous system and experience life changing results.
Learn more about it here.
Your wellbeing is worth investing in.
FAQS
Frequently Asked Questions about Women’s Wellness
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In my woman-centered practice, I focus on the unique biological, environmental, relational and societal factors on women’s health and wellbeing. This may include: discussion of gender roles, awareness of shifting hormones, and understanding of how cultural expectations impact women’s mental health.
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Therapy provides a safe space to process small and big experiences from life - something that we all need access to! There is no such thing as having symptoms that are ‘bad enough’ for therapy. In fact, once we feel safe enough to explore our own experiences in the therapy room, we often find that we are affected much more deeply than we have let ourselves feel. I believe that everyone can benefit from entering a safe, supportive space to allow for processing and healing.
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In my practice, I enjoy supporting women from young adulthood to empty nesters and beyond. Reach out here for a free phone consultation to see if I may be a good fit for you.