It has always come naturally to take care of others. Supporting loved ones, anticipating needs, and keeping everything running smoothly might feel second nature. For a long time, that was enough to sustain you — it even felt like its own form of self-care.

Lately, though, something feels different. The energy and satisfaction that once came from giving feels harder to find. You notice fatigue, irritability, or a quiet sense of emptiness where pride used to be. At the end of the day, you feel depleted and drained. It takes a lot of energy to not lay on the couch and mindlessly watch TV and eat candy.

Therapy offers a space to pause and explore what’s happening beneath the surface. Together, we can uncover what you need — not as someone’s caretaker, but as a whole person. With time, you can create space for your own wants and needs while still caring deeply for the people you love. You might even find that you care for your loved ones better when you are also prioritizing yourself.

Becoming a parent is overwhelming. You may have waited a long time for this baby — feeling thrilled, grateful, and deeply in love — and still find that the adjustment feels endless. When you finally get through the gassy phase, the sleep regression comes. Alongside the joy, feelings of resentment, guilt, and shame can appear, sometimes without warning. No one tells you how disorienting it can feel to love someone so much and still feel so lost.

In the middle of the night, exhausted and trying to soothe your baby back to sleep, you might feel warmth and love so strong it brings you to tears. At the same time, unexpected thoughts can surface — thoughts that frighten or confuse you — and are too scary to say out loud.

It is entirely normal to experience a wide range of emotions. As Anne Lamott writes in Operating Instructions, loving a child is unlike anything else: it’s intense, raw, and often full of contradictions.

Therapy offers a space to understand what this new chapter means for you — not just as a parent, but as a whole person. Together, we can explore how to care for your baby while staying connected to yourself and your relationships.

Being a teenager can feel confusing and dramatic. Things that once seemed simple suddenly feel complicated. What other people think starts to matter in ways it didn’t before, and it can feel like everything carries more weight.

You might remember a time when you felt freer — when you could just be yourself without worrying about how others saw you. Now, it might feel harder to find that ease.

Therapy can be a place to sort through everything that’s happening inside and around you. Together, we can make sense of your feelings, relationships, and identity, and help you feel more confident being yourself — without so much worry about what everyone else thinks.

Transitioning out of your family home and into the world as an independent person is frightening. You have waited so long to be on your own, fantasizing about coming home to an empty house and deciding how late you want to stay out. The reality is that you can’t be as emotionally and financially independent as you would like to be right now, even though you thought it would be possible. A part of you wants to be able to be on your own immediately but another part of you still needs support in the process. 

Let’s figure out what this balance looks like for you.