Anxiety, Life Transitions & Relationship Counseling
If you’ve landed here, chances are something’s been weighing on you for a while. Maybe anxiety has become so familiar it just feels like you — overthinking, bracing for the next thing, stress and worry quietly becoming your baseline. Tension builds, and most of us think we just have to push through it alone.
But you don’t have to keep doing it alone.
As a licensed California therapist specializing in anxiety, difficult life experiences and relationships, I’m here to help. Therapy is a space to slow down, make sense of what’s going on and start feeling like yourself again. We will work at your pace and I will listen and support you.
Together we can explore and build coping strategies that make a real difference in your day-to-day life so things can feel a little lighter.
How I Approach Therapy
My approach is warm, practical and collaborative. I focus on helping you not only understand your experiences but also develop tools and actionable steps to help improve your situation.
Sessions will address your specific needs—whether that means working through anxiety or uncomfortable emotions, navigating a life transition or traumatic event or improving relationships. Sometimes it’s a combination of all of these, and that’s okay.
Through a compassionate and strengths-based approach, I help you build clarity, develop coping strategies and create more balance and resilience—so you can feel better now AND handle future challenges with greater confidence.
I integrate evidence-based approaches including:
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Mindfulness and Somatic Awareness Techniques
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Family Systems and Relationship Dynamics
My goal is always to meet you where you are, with compassion and curiosity, while helping you move towards meaningful change.
Who I Work With
Whether you’re navigating something on your own or working through it with a partner, I work with:
- Adults
- Young Adults and College Students
- Teens & Adolescents
- Couples
What to Expect From Our Work Together
Together, our work is guided by a few core elements designed to support both immediate relief and meaningful long-term change:
- A focus on both immediate relief and long-term growth
- A supportive, non-judgmental space where you can speak freely and feel understood
- A collaborative and professional relationship focusing on your needs
- Gaining insight into patterns that may be keeping you stuck and how to shift them
- Practical tools to manage stress, anxiety and emotions
- Coping and communication strategies
Whatever brings you to therapy, these foundations stay the same.
Areas I Support Clients In
I work with a wide-range of concerns, including:
- Anxiety, stress and overwhelm
- Depression and low motivation
- Life transitions (career, relationships, parenthood, loss)
- Grief, trauma and emotional regulation
- Relationship challenges and communication
- Boundaries, family dynamics and chronic health stress
So why does therapy work— when other things haven’t?
Why Therapy Works
Many people come to therapy after already trying to figure things out on their own. You may have read the books, listened to the podcasts and know what you “should” do — but something still isn’t shifting. That’s often because lasting change requires more than just insight. It requires a space to practice, be heard and build new ways of responding with someone alongside you.
Research shows that therapy works — and its effectiveness goes beyond the science. It’s the combination of a safe, consistent relationship and tools you actually apply in your daily life.
Many clients notice shifts early on — in how they think, how they respond and how they feel day to day.
Real change comes from applying new skills consistently, with guidance from a therapist who knows how to help you build them. Over time, these changes begin to feel more natural. With the right support, you can begin to show up differently — with more clarity, confidence and steadiness—in your relationships, your work and your day-to-day life.
If you’ve been feeling stuck despite your best efforts, you don’t have to keep pushing through alone. That’s exactly what I’m here for.
Let’s Make a Difference—Together
I have a passion for helping others and making a real difference in people’s lives. As a San Diego-based licensed therapist, I provide online telehealth in San Diego and across California to support people with anxiety, stress, life transitions and relationship challenges.
Not sure if we’re the right fit? Learn more about me and my background to get a better sense of who I am and how I work.
Ready to get started? Contact me to schedule your first appointment. If you prefer we can start with a free 15-minute phone consultation—no commitment, just a conversation.
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