Depression maybe situational or long standing.  Even when people do not meet the criteria for a Major Depressive Disorder, depression can be draining and distressing.  Regardless, therapy can assist in helping you get back to balance and live life more fully.

Anxiety comes in many degrees and forms ranging from situational anxiety with mild symptoms like many worries, trouble sleeping and feeling "on edge" to panic attacks and Generalized Anxiety Disorder.  Therapy can help you gain skills to manage anxiety and even resolve the brain chemistry that creates symptoms.

PTSD can be draining to manage whether on a day to day basis or occurring in response to a trigger.  People deserve to have their PTSD resolved, not just coped with.  Trauma specific therapies like EMDR can get to the root of the trauma to alleviate symptoms and help you get back on track.

There are many times that people have responses of stress that do not reach the level of trauma, but still disrupt their lives.  People may feel like they have to be on edge, watchful, have a sense of mistrust, feel nervous, find themselves preoccupied with worries or thoughts, be more irritable, sad and worn out from dealing with stress.  Therapy can help you navigate and resolve these feelings and to be more effective in your life.

We all have feelings of anger, but sometimes people don't know how to control these feelings and instead have a sort of knee jerk reaction they later regret.  Therapy can help you learn to control your anger or other emotions and learn to choose your responses rather than just react.

Being in a relationship can be hard work!  Communication can be ineffective or blocked leading to misunderstandings and an erosion of trust and closeness.  When both parties are committed to learning new ways of interacting, there is hope.  

Loss is a part of life, but people often get lost in trying to deal with the loss and get stuck.  Therapy can provide support, safety and tools to work through loss whether it is a result of death, divorce or other types of losses.

Sometimes life throws us challenges that are difficult to navigate on our own.  Whether work, relationships, family or other areas, there are ways therapy can help you be more effective in managing stressful situations.

We often think of "trauma" as something only military veterans or survivors of natural disasters have to deal with.  The reality is that trauma comes in many shapes and forms whether one event or a pervasive pattern of unmet needs in your life.  

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Infidelity does not have to be the end of a relationship.   Common areas worked on in therapy with couples with a history of infidelity include impact of betrayal, accountability, shame, reestablishing connection and infidelity recovery as a process. When both partners are willing to put in the hard work, there is hope. 

Parenting doesn't always come easily or naturally.  Postpartum depression and anxiety are much more prevalent than most people realize.  Sometimes parents have trouble getting on the same page with discipline.  Divorce complicates parenting.  Some kids have special needs that require a higher level of parenting.  And once you think you have it figured out, there are new developmental stages to figure out!  Therapy can help you set goals, obtain tools and feel more confident in your role as a parent.

Being a caregiver to a parent, partner or anyone else experiencing serious illness requires you to pour out time, emotion and energy and often leaves people drained.  There are often extra challenges with role changes, family disagreements and financial pressures.  Therapy can provide much need support, help you develop strategies to cope and be a safe place to process out loud. 

When someone has a terminal illness, it is hard to know what to do.  Whether you are the person with the illness or you love someone facing the end of their life, there are ways to work through this difficult time with grace, meaning and connection.  Working with a therapist with experience in end of life can help you sort through treatment options, navigate the medical system and to make the most of this time.

Creating a family something that doesn't always "just happen".  Fertility issues and adoption create uncertainty, grief and readjustment of one's expectations.  

There are many things that can influence people during pregnancy, birth or during the postpartum period such as mood dysregulation (postpartum depression or postpart anxiety), relationship instability, changes in roles and responsibilities, infant loss or miscarriage and more.

Therapy can help you tap into your strengths, identify a path forward and to begin to feel more empowered and stable.