Individual Adult (18+)Psychotherapy

The causes of unhappiness and dissatisfaction can be many and how this impacts you directly can be visceral and overwhelming. We provide individual psychotherapy services to support your self-cultivation and healing the areas of:

Anxiety

Anxiety can be crippling and can manifest into psychological symptoms such as distress, excessive worry, over thinking, catastrophizing (thinking of the worst outcome), irritability and reactivity. Anxiety can also manifest in somatic symptoms such as headaches, stomach aches, diarrhea, nausea, muscle tension, fatigue and palpitations. Therapy can support you in improving your stress management skills to reduce anxious behaviors and feelings. 

Life Transitions

As we evolve, grow and start new chapters in life, we are tasked with adjusting to changes we may feel unprepared for. New roles that challenge us in unexpected ways can cause strife in our lives. Starting a new relationship, getting married, separating, divorce, moving homes/relocating, buying a home, starting a new job or career, job loss, retirement, becoming a parent, changing schools and empty nest syndrome, becoming a provider, a caregiver to a loved one are all examples of life transitions that can tax us in unexpected ways.

Depression

Feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and low energy can impact our daily functioning. We may struggle with focusing and following through with important tasks. Your interactions with others may be strained due to withdrawing, isolating yourself, or becoming easily angered and irritable with those around us. Psychotherapy can help you process difficult experiences that contributed to your depression; by helping you develop habits that support your functioning, this can lead to an improved quality of life.

Grief/Loss

Endings can come in the form of the death of a loved one, divorce, declining health (a new healthcare diagnosis). It also includes the loss of a skill, an ability, and the ending of a job or role that was once a source of self-esteem for us. Sometimes it can be one loss, other times it can be an accumulation of multiple losses and endings. Environmental and situational factors may have contributed to these losses, such as the recent pandemic. Perhaps we are at a stage in life where we lose loved ones due to age and health related issues. Either way, we may struggle because life as we know it has changed and our emotional landscape has changed as well.

Self-worth/Low Self Esteem Issues

Your internal dialogue and self-talk may reinforce negative thoughts about yourself worth. This can diminish your belief in your talents and abilities, thus creating a negative feedback loop. Having low self-esteem may be impacting your decision making. You may feel your options are limited (whether in your career or love life). Your interpersonal relationships may be strained due to an inability to vocalize your needs, set appropriate boundaries with others and have healthy interactions with those around you.  Therapy can help you re-examine your beliefs to uncover your existing strengths and resources to help you cultivate an understanding and appreciation of your unique traits and needs.

Challenges in Interpersonal Relationships

Difficulties communicating your needs and struggling to listen effectively may impact your ability to attune to others. This may cause you to feel a sense of alienation in a relationship that is meaningful to you. Significant relationships are not limited to romantic partners. These relationships can include siblings, parents, extended family, chosen family, friends, co-workers and any other relationship we decide to invest in or divest from.  Negotiating towards a mutually beneficial outcome may be challenging, as frustration and tension increases. Therapy can help you identify and learn to communicate your needs. Therapy can help increase your self-awareness so that expectations can be realistically managed.

Caregiver Burnout

You may have been socialized to take care of others. While this can be a noble task, repressing your own needs can result in decreasing your sense of vitality, leading to caregiver burnout.  Complex feelings may arise when relationship dynamics change as we assume a new role in taking care of another person. Just as you are able to recognize that the one you are caregiving is in need of support, it is important for you to acknowledge your own needs for emotional and practical support. It is crucial to humanize yourself as you take on this role.