Women continue to face discriminatory practices, attitudes, and institutions even in modern society, and these issues may affect their mental health. Women may choose to enter counseling for gender-related issues or other mental health concerns, and, as a result of their gender experience, women’s issues come up within therapy.
Available Treatment Options
Many types of therapy can assist people with women’s issues. Feminist Therapy approaches counseling that centers on women’s and other genders besides men’s experiences, focusing on relationships, social understanding, empowerment, and advocating for equality. Women may also feel comfortable in group therapy with other women, as being surrounded by people who can understand their experiences can be therapeutic.
Therapists Who Specialize in Helping Those Who Struggle With Women's Issues
I specialize in working with adolescents and adults with eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and PTSD and histories of trauma. I enjoy helping people heal their relationships with food and their bodies. I teach clients how to change, and sometimes accept, the thoughts and behaviors that keep them from having the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellness they desire. I also teach...
Therapy works best when it is tailored to your needs. My job is to provide a safe and welcoming place for you to show up just as you are, to feel heard and supported, and to work through the issues that are causing distress. Sometimes we know why we are feeling what we are feeling and sometimes we don’t—both are great places to start therapy. Together we can explore what is happening in your li...
Tara has experience working with adolescents & adults contending with an array of mood disorders, challenges related to grief & loss, self-efficacy, stress & anger management, PTSD & conflict resolution. She has worked extensively with individuals and families experiencing trauma, abuse & domestic violence. Tele-health & face to face modalities are provided. Tara maintains a strength-based &...
We often go through life with blinders on, forging ahead to the next milestone, until something happens that throws us off kilter. Sometimes it is loss – loss of a job, loved one, or sense of self. Sometimes these road bumps come from new additions – birth, adoption, new relationships, career opportunities. I view these road bumps as opportunities to learn more about yourself: your values,...
Do you get caught up imagining worst case scenarios? Are you feeling down or numb and having a hard time finding any joy or motivation for anything? Do you feel stuck in a pattern you want to break? Perhaps you just can’t seem to get past something that’s happened to you. It may feel like your whole day is built around doing EVERYTHING you can just to avoid these thoughts & feelings, like all y...
*NO LONGER ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AS OF 9/1* As people, we have a deep need to be understood, and one of the most profound ways to do this is in a safe, trusting, and affirming therapeutic relationship. As a therapist, I work with individuals using a psychodynamic approach. My role as such is to help you identify your needs and put your inner experience at the center, engaging both mind and body...
All of us have periods in our lives when we are in pain and feel vulnerable. At these times, it is helpful to have someone who can be objective, directive and caring. Every stage of life has challenges and I have many years of experience working with the struggles of adolescence thru the senior years. Developing coping mechanisms to manage depression and anxiety for ourselves and others is one ...
Ever wish you could “feel happier”, “turn off (your) brain”, or "forget (your) past"? These are common complaints from individuals who step into my office. I will help guide you to transform your complaints into achievable treatment goals to help you develop peace of mind and mental health healing. I have experience treating adolescents, adults, and seniors in traditional outpatient, intensive...
For more than ten years, I have counseled individuals impacted by trauma and addiction. I have specialized in working with vulnerable populations who have complex trauma or post traumatic stress disorder with a focus on survivors of human trafficking. Over the years, I have also had the opportunity to address the unique needs of the first responder community. Much of my experience has been with...
Do you feel like you are battling with your Past in the Present? END the battle with your past, STOP the suffer so you live more FULFILLED life you deserve! Feelings of sadness and frustration bring you nowhere and you afraid to let it go. Your life brings little excitement and you are holding yourself back. Every day you seem to go on "autopilot" and hesitate to bring any change. What if I tel...
I am passionate about meeting the needs of individuals and families affected by chronic illness. I have worked the past nine years with adults and their care partners living with a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Stroke, Migraine, Epilepsy and ALS. I have witnessed families that have been destroyed by the introduction of a chronic illness into the family system leading to loss of...
Maybe you’ve encountered some unexpected changes in your life. Or perhaps you are experiencing sadness, anxiety, burn out, or spiritual concerns that you just don’t know where to turn to. Maybe you have never felt like you had much of a positive self-esteem or you tend to be highly critical of yourself. What would it be like to gain better insight of your strengths and increase hopefulness ? Wh...
All of us develop patterns of behavior based on survival instincts from the moment we are born. Ideally, as we mature our survival skills would mature as well and that's often not the case. A behavior that was successful in the past can hurt us in the present and keep us repeating the same self limiting patterns over and over. Everything we do has elements of relationship. Professional, romanti...
To people who want to stay in love, I am the therapist that gives you the space to experience (re)connection because you don’t have to feel like you’re alone in your relationship. You and your partner(s) have busy lives and obligations that may result in you all feeling exhausted, isolated, or ignored. You may feel frustrated because your needs are not being met or that you are not feeling valu...
( English | español ) Welcome, I’m glad that you are here! It takes courage, valor, and strength to seek support. We all need support, encouragement, and compassion to navigate through life’s journey. There are some days that it takes everything in oneself to get up and face the challenge of the day. When you are experiencing a crisis, a trauma, abuse, anxiety, stress, or depression; just being...
