Individual Therapy

Perfectionism seems unobtainable.

You’re never enough. It’s never enough. Nothing’s ever enough.

You are dedicated to your career, doing your best, and being there for everyone – co-workers, friends, family, and possibly a relationship. Striving to overachieve seems to be the goal, but as a perfectionist, in your eyes, it’s still never enough.

All that hard work and disappointment make you feel exhausted, emotionally and physically, and you never reach what you see as your goal. Nobody is harder on you than you are on yourself. And when do you have the time to have fun? (What is that “FUN”?)

Perfectionism is a myth, and you can’t reach it. Trying to be perfect feels like you’re running in place, like a hamster on a wheel.

Depression creates a feeling of doom and gloom.

You want a meaningful relationship, your career to level up, and to move on in your life, but everything feels so heavy. The world feels dark, and you are stuck on the couch.

Perhaps the country’s state is getting you down: climate change, healthcare, equal rights, and women’s rights.

Although your friend encourages you to take a night out to a concert or a film, you stay on the couch, bemoaning your life. The smallest task or movement feels like walking in cement. It’s an effort even to make a meal.

Let’s look at how we can help you accept yourself and stop fighting. Mindfulness is a powerful tool for getting unstuck.

Anxiety makes worrying a way of life.

Your mind is spinning with thoughts, from current events and family issues to concerns about money, work, and what to have for dinner.

Every day, another thought piles on top. You try to escape by doom-scrolling, which adds fuel to your anxiety.

There is nowhere to turn as you feel stuck in a negative spiral of worry.

You are continually ruminating. In mindfulness, this is called Monkey Mind.

The darkest hour is just before dawn.

Mindfulness can calm your mind for clearer thinking and help you become compassionate and less judgmental toward yourself and others.

Using mindfulness, humor, and a bit of tough love, I can help you bring life into perspective. You will begin to feel calm, accept where you are, and move forward.

We’ll work together to explore underlying issues through interactive conversation and have some fun along the way. I work with individuals of all backgrounds, races, sexual orientations, and genders with many problems from depression/anxiety, chronic pain, substance use, and grief to questions of self-identity, and more.

I’ll walk this journey with you. Call today for a free consultation.