Individual Therapy

You can’t figure out what’s wrong

You’ve always worked hard to get what you have – you followed the rules.

Others think you’ve got it all together, but you just can’t shake the feeling of being tired and overwhelmed.

Sometimes, you just don’t feel like getting out of bed. You make up excuses for not wanting to go out, to be around people.

No one knows how bad you feel inside

You have several different masks you wear, one for work, another for social occasions. You’re good at faking it, acting as if everything is all right, as if you have it all under control.

In fact, you might even receive praise for appearing cool, calm and collected.

No one seems to notice. If only someone actually asked you a personal question and really cared about the answer.

The past keeps haunting you

Perhaps you had a traumatic experience as a child. You were in counseling a long time ago and worked through it, but for some reason those old feelings seem to be coming back.

Lately you’ve noticed you’re not the same person in your relationships. You snap at colleagues at work, have little patience with loved ones, and can’t seem to get a good night’s sleep.

You’re not alone

Many of my clients have been in therapy earlier in their lives and did good work. In our work together, we often discover something new which has triggered feelings from the past.

Life transitions, even good ones like marriage or having a child, can trigger old traumas in new ways.

You’ve experienced injustice but people think you’re over-sensitive

You live with a marginalized identity and have experienced discrimination because of it, and it hurts you deeply.

You try to talk about the problem with friends, people who you know and trust, but they think you’re making a big deal out of the situation and that there were probably other reasons for being treated the way you were.

It feels like you’re alone or going crazy – you’re not sure which

As a black, female therapist, I know what it feels like to be overlooked for no reason other than who I am and what I may represent to others.

I will help you navigate those waters and perhaps help you undo some of the myths you’ve internalized about your identity.

Taking the first step

Individual therapy or counseling is a professional relationship between a trained clinician and an individual client. In therapy, we work together to achieve specific goals toward your psychological well-being.

I provide a safe, comfortable environment for us to get to know one another, to establish the trust needed for successful therapy.

Our relationship is key for therapy to work

I do relational psychotherapy, which means that I focus on your past and present interactions with others, as well as me.

This helps us identify what is causing you stress or psychological discomfort, and I can then teach you strategies to better cope with those issues.

Clients told me therapy helped them be more open, honest and, at times, vulnerable. They also said that therapy improved their personal and professional relationships.

Therapy can be a life-saving experience

I will help you cope with the emotions and experiences that keep you feeling inadequate. You will learn to stand on your strengths and trust your experiences even in the swirl of challenging situations.

Therapy will be uncomfortable, but this discomfort yields a deeper understanding of yourself, your behaviors and those around you.

In individual therapy, you will always be in control of what we work on. I have a vested interest of starting where you are, not where I want you to be. It’s your agenda, not mine.

To get started, contact me at (484) 840-3643.