Therapeutic Focus

I provide individual therapy to adults experiencing anxiety and depression who are seeking support in improving their relationships, careers, and overall sense of well-being.

In our work together, I use a mindfulness- and cognitive-based approach to help you better understand the patterns that contribute to emotional distress, including anxiety, low mood, and challenges with self-esteem. Therapy becomes a space to slow down, increase awareness of your thoughts and emotional responses, and begin shifting the beliefs and behaviors that keep you feeling stuck.

A central focus of treatment is strengthening self-esteem—helping you develop a more grounded and compassionate sense of self, build confidence in your decisions, and relate to yourself in a more supportive way. As these shifts take place, clients often experience improvements in emotional regulation, relationships, motivation, and their ability to stay present and engaged in daily life.

The goal of therapy is not only symptom relief, but also greater emotional stability, stronger self-worth, and a more intentional and fulfilling life.

Anxiety can be defined as but not limited to chronic worrying and intrusive thoughts accompanied by uncomfortable physical symptoms that interfere with your daily life.  Anxiety and fear share common features but are different. Anxiety is an emotional and physical response to an anticipated threat or thoughts about potential dangers, whereas fear is a response to an appropriate, present-oriented, immediate danger or threat.  

Anxiety can reduce your job performance, quality of work, and affect your relationships with coworkers and superiors. Anxiety can negatively affect your personal life, confidence, and completion of responsibilities. It can affect on your relationships: how you communicate and connect. It can also create problems with concentration, fatigue, irritability, and reduce productivity.  

Depression includes feelings of sadness and emptiness that is experienced often in your daily life. Depression affects every aspect of your life. It creates low self-esteem and self-worth. It can leave you feeling hopeless about your current situation and your future. It affects your relationships with your family, friends, and coworkers. Depression affects your social life, pushing away the ones you care about and isolating yourself. It affects your career, your productivity at work, concentration, engagement with your coworkers, and motivation to excel. Depression can even affect the way you sleep and eat. At its worst, depression can affect one's will to live and lead to suicide. 

If you are experiencing thoughts of harm or suicide, please seek immediate help. Resouces are available to support you. Call 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. If you’re in the Chicagoland area, you can also call 1-800-273-8255 for the Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 

Self-esteem refers to how you view, value, and relate to yourself. It shapes your confidence, decision-making, and the way you show up in relationships and daily life. When self-esteem is low, it can lead to persistent self-doubt, difficulty setting boundaries, people-pleasing, and a tendency to settle for less than what you need or deserve.

Over time, this can impact overall functioning—making it harder to trust your judgment, pursue goals, maintain healthy relationships, and cope effectively with stress. Strengthening self-esteem involves developing a more balanced and compassionate view of yourself, building confidence in your choices, and creating patterns that support your well-being and sense of worth.

Anxiety and depression can and often co-exist, experiencing more complicated feelings and challenging situations. 

At this time, I do not accept Medicaid or Medicare plans