Stress Lives in Your Story—Therapy Helps You Rewrite It
If life has felt a little too loud or overwhelming lately, you’re not alone. Stress can sneak in from every direction—work, relationships, expectations, or long-standing emotional patterns. On the surface, it might show up as anxiety, irritability, or exhaustion, but underneath are layers of emotion, experience, and belief systems that deserve to be explored—not just managed.
In my practice, I offer more than surface-level strategies. I blend psychodynamic psychotherapy with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), allowing us to explore both your emotional world and the thoughts shaping your day-to-day reactions. Together, we look not only at what’s happening now, but also at what has quietly shaped your stress responses over time.
Stress rarely begins in the present moment alone. Often, it echoes past messages we’ve internalized, survival habits we no longer need, or patterns that once protected us but now leave us feeling stuck. Therapy gives us space to untangle that. We ask: What’s beneath the tension? What beliefs are shaping your response? And how might you begin to respond with more clarity and compassion?
Of course, we also build practical tools—skills for shifting unhelpful thoughts, regulating big emotions, and setting healthy boundaries. But what’s most transformative is the self-awareness that begins to emerge. You start to recognize your patterns—not with shame, but with understanding. And from that awareness comes choice.
Over time, therapy helps you feel more grounded. You begin to notice your own cues, trust your instincts, and respond with intention rather than reactivity. You learn to speak up with more ease, say no without guilt, and meet challenges with steadiness.
This work isn’t about perfection—it’s about authenticity. It’s about coming back to yourself, reclaiming a sense of inner balance, and learning to live with more spaciousness and presence.
If you’ve been wondering whether therapy can help, the answer is yes. You don’t need to have it all figured out. We’ll start where you are—and go gently from there.
Where Stress Meets Compassionate Support
In therapy you will learn valuable lessons to enable you to shift unhelpful thoughts, regulate overwhelming emotions, and set meaningful boundaries. But what’s most transformative is the self-awareness that begins to emerge. You start to recognize your patterns—not with judgment, but with understanding. And that awareness brings choice.
With time, therapy helps you feel more grounded. You start to notice your own cues, trust your instincts, and respond to life from a place of steadiness rather than reactivity. You learn to speak up with more ease, say no without guilt, and meet challenges with confidence.
This work isn’t about perfection—it’s about authenticity. It’s about reclaiming a sense of inner balance and giving yourself permission to live with more spaciousness and presence.
If you’ve been wondering whether therapy can help with stress, the answer is yes—especially when you’re met with genuine care and curiosity. You don’t need to have it all figured out before starting. We’ll take it one step at a time, together.
You deserve to feel supported. You deserve to feel like yourself again.
My Approach
The approach I take can range from basic level health teaching in specific areas such as; developing self-esteem, self-awareness, establishing personal boundaries, emotional connections, building communication strategies and social skills, stress and anger treatment, and improving your personal judgment and insight.
More complex in-depth approaches, including ‘self-excavation’ and a blending of a variety of proven, psychotherapeutic approaches may be necessary to progress treatment and achieve complete and lasting success. Your therapy begins at the point you contact my office.
By making that call, you have made the first step. I welcome and encourage any questions you may have about my approach to ensure that it is right for you before you make your appointment.
Inspirational Quotes
Buddha
“Awareness is the greatest agent for change.”
Socrates
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
Confucius
“To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.”
