I specialize in working with teens and adults who struggle with anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, imposter syndrome, and a loud inner-critic. This looks different from person to person, but it might look like:

• feeling constant pressure to be high achieving that you’re taking on too much (burning out) or too little (avoidance and procrastination)

• excessive worry about assignments or projects, thinking you’ll do poorly or fail despite the evidence that it usually turns out ok

• excessive guilt or shame that you aren’t doing enough or being enough, worry that you will disappoint others or yourself

• difficulty saying no and taking on more work, staying up late fixing group work, and taking on more than you want to or more than you can handle

• difficulty asking for help and worrying about being a burden or letting other people down, feeling obligated to do the thing on your own to prove that you can to yourself or to others

• low self-esteem from not feeling good enough, from social pressures, from messages that you are too big, too small, too much, and not enough

• sadness and/or losing interests in the things that you used to enjoy, things that now feel like pressure or a disappointment

• lack of motivation and difficulty concentrating because you’re feeling uninterested, overwhelmed, unsure about where to start, or frustrated because it’s hard to keep up

• falling behind on work because you’re doing too much and don’t know how to say no or because big feelings like worry or anxiety are interrupting your work flow

• loneliness or isolation because of social anxiety and worry that you will say the wrong thing, embarrass yourself, or feel awkward

• self-criticism and internal thoughts that are really, really mean - thoughts that you’d never say to someone that you care about!

• people-pleasing because it feels mean to be assertive or wrong to have boundaries

• explosive anger that comes up unexpectedly because you have a limit to accepting whatever comes your way and being passive with friends, teachers, bosses, partners takes a toll on you

• internalized -isms that you hate but are still in your head about gender, race, sexuality, ability, body size, etc

Being a parent is one of the most emotionally demanding jobs, ever! I help parents navigate the ups and downs of big emotions and school transitions, from the first day of kindergarten through college.