Living with chronic pain or illness can make anxiety worse — and anxiety can make symptoms feel more intense. I work with clients who feel stuck in cycles of overthinking, fear-avoidance, or shutdown. Together we’ll look at what your nervous system is trying to protect, and how we can respond with more clarity and calm.

Pain is real — and so is the toll it takes on your mind, your energy, and your sense of self. I specialize in pain psychology, using mind-body therapy to help you understand how pain is processed in the brain, reduce fear and reactivity, and reconnect with a sense of agency and ease.

Whether it’s been a lifelong companion or showed up alongside illness, depression can flatten your world. You might feel stuck, shut down, or disconnected from your sense of meaning. Therapy can help you rebuild — not just your mood, but your momentum, your motivation, and your relationship with yourself.

Grief doesn’t just follow a death — it can come with pain flares, diagnoses, identity changes, and all the small losses along the way. If you’re navigating complex grief or the quiet ache of what you’ve had to let go of, therapy can be a space to honor it, gently and without pressure to “move on.”

Whether you're on long-term meds, exploring options, or hoping to taper off safely, I offer collaborative support alongside your prescribers. We can work together to address anxiety about medications, build adherence strategies, and develop coping tools so you feel more in control of your care.

Pain and sleep are deeply connected — and when one’s off, both tend to spiral. I use evidence-based methods (including CBT for insomnia) to support clients struggling with delayed sleep, early waking, pain-related fatigue, or racing thoughts that keep you up. Sleep is a biological need, not a luxury — and it’s worth protecting.

When your body won’t do what you want, it’s easy to turn the blame inward. Add in years of pain, gaslighting, or perfectionism… and your confidence might feel long gone. I work with clients to gently rebuild self-trust, self-respect, and a new kind of identity — not based on productivity, but on presence.

The body keeps the score — and chronic stress often shows up as pain, tension, brain fog, or burnout. I help clients map their stress response, regulate their nervous system, and shift unhelpful patterns. Together, we’ll untangle urgency, fear, and exhaustion so you can return to a steadier internal state.

Living with pain or illness can make it harder to connect — and harder to feel understood when you do. Whether you’re withdrawing to survive, tired of explaining yourself, or feeling alone even in a crowded room, therapy can help you rebuild relational safety and find ways to feel connected again.

I don’t provide trauma protocols like EMDR, but my entire approach is trauma-informed. That means honoring your pace, avoiding pathologizing language, and recognizing that past experiences — including medical trauma — can shape how you move through the world. You don’t have to share your whole story to be held with care.