Anxiety & Overthinking

When your mind won’t shut off, it’s not always because something’s wrong. It’s often because it’s trying too hard to protect you.

Anxiety is one of the most common reasons people seek therapy, but what’s often missed is that anxiety isn’t the real problem—it’s a signal. Whether it shows up as health anxiety, panic attacks, social dread, or relentless preparation loops, anxiety tends to reflect a system trying to maintain control under pressure.

In our work, we won’t just try to “calm it down.” We’ll look at why it exists, what it’s trying to manage, and how to relate to it differently. You’ll gain tools for managing symptoms, but more importantly, you’ll start to see what the anxiety has been standing in for—and how to reclaim that space.

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Depression

It’s not always sadness. Sometimes it’s numbness, exhaustion, or the sense that nothing matters.

Depression isn’t just feeling low—it can feel like life has lost its color, meaning, or momentum. You might be going through the motions, withdrawing from people, or wondering if something is permanently broken inside you. Often, depression isn’t just about the present—it’s the accumulation of unprocessed losses, swallowed emotions, or years of self-suppression.

In therapy, we look beneath the shutdown. We explore what’s been silenced, what you’ve had to carry alone, and what your mind is protecting you from feeling. This isn’t about forced positivity. It’s about clarity, context, and gradual return to inner vitality.

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Boundaries

They’re not about controlling others—they’re about protecting yourself without apology.

Most people misunderstand boundaries. They think boundaries are about telling others what to do. In reality, boundaries are clarity tools—a way to define where you end and others begin. If you’ve grown up around emotional chaos, enmeshment, or guilt-based dynamics, setting boundaries might feel selfish, cold, or even dangerous.

But boundaries are the opposite of selfish—they protect connection by making it honest. In therapy, we uncover how your boundaries were shaped, what makes them hard to hold, and how to reclaim your right to set limits without explaining, justifying, or collapsing. You don’t have to earn the right to have space.

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Trauma & Early Conditioning

What happened then still shapes what you allow now.

Not all trauma looks dramatic. Sometimes it’s subtle and cumulative—like being unseen, emotionally parentified, or walking on eggshells for years. Other times it’s acute, terrifying, and stored deep in the nervous system. Either way, early experiences wire expectations about safety, identity, and love.

Therapy isn’t about reliving the past—it’s about recognizing the architecture it built and deciding what still belongs. We explore the strategies your younger self used to survive, identify how they’re still running in the background, and build something stronger in their place. You don’t have to stay loyal to outdated adaptations.

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