Do you want relief from your stress, sadness, or self-esteem issues?
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Do you feel depressed, anxious or alone with the stress of relationships, work or school?
Do you take care of everyone else's needs and ignore your own?
Do you have a critical voice in your head, and wish you truly believed you deserve to get what you want?
Do you get overwhelmed by your feelings or expectations of yourself?
Women need a therapist who understands the psychology of women. One who can offer you the safety of another woman who gets how hard you can be on yourself. Let's figure out together why you're hurting and how to change what's hurting you. Let me show you how to get beyond the influence of past relationships (especially childhood ones), and develop the freedom and self-confidence to create a more satisfying, joyful life.
I have been doing psychotherapy as a licensed MFT since 1987. I specialize in women and depression, including the self-esteem issues, losses and traumas that often come with depression. My clients are mostly women, 20 to 60 years old, and about half identify as LGBTQ. I am fully trained in EMDR.
"Depression is very different from sadness. Two of the clearest differences are the self-attack and pessimism that accompany depression. Sadness, alone, doesn’t cause us to hate ourselves or blame ourselves. Nor does it cause us to interpret our past, present and future as terrible and hopeless.
Depression, however, comes with a classic pattern that basically gets down to: “I’m bad; I’ve always been bad; I’ll always be bad;” and/or “my life is bad; it’s always been bad; it’ll always be bad.” Obviously people don’t usually think in these exact words, but it is experienced as a pervasive sense of being unforgivable, or of failure, defectiveness, lack of lovability, hopelessness, or powerlessness."
If you want nothing to do with any particular religion, but still want some kind of spiritual life, this book will teach you many ways to develop a spiritual life that is just right for you.
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Learn 7 ways you may be trying to cope with depression that can actually spiral you downward into a deeper depression.
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Anna's Blog is a fictional open diary of a woman in therapy. Read the whole story to date in two years worth of entries, or check in to see what Anna is up to recently!
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On February 5th, 2009, I added a new poll on the Questions for Youpage. I'm interested in your opinion! The poll is about T-shirt slogans--something fun and light for a change.
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There is now a video on the sex page of a doctor talking about women's sexual functioning and dysfunctions over the lifespan. Her point of view counters the traditional way of viewing women's sexuality in the medical field.
News stories about depression and other psychological topics now have their own page. See the Psychology News button on the left of this page or click here to see them.
For 25 years, compassionately helping women heal from depression,
destructive criticism, losses and traumas, while building self-acceptance and confidence.
