“Don’t cry.”

“It’ll be fine, I promise.”

“I’m worried about you. You’re really going to need to get over this. It’s time to move on.”

“I love you, but you’re just going to have to get it together.”

“Why on earth would you be depressed?! You have everything you could possibly want!”

When friends and family say things like this, they usually mean well. Yet comments like these, typically, are not helpful to the one suffering or the family falling apart behind closed doors or the young person who is just so overwhelmed by all these life changes. Masking emotions, sweeping issues under the rug and not processing stress is toxic — it builds and can become unbearable for the individual and/or those around them.

For individuals seeking a reliable therapist for healthcare providers, depression, anxiety, behavior challenges in children, couples who need a facilitator to work through marital discord to ensure a strong and lasting partnership and families who need help working through life challenges that place stress upon the family system (finances, employment, extended family, etc.), addictions or post traumatic stress — I provide a safe and inviting space to sort through what is often a multitude of challenges toward long-term solutions.