HOW I CAN HELP
Therapy Services in
Southport & Fairfield County, CT.
In-person · Southport, CT
Virtual · CT · VT · SC · FL
Adults & young adults (17+)
Currently accepting new clients
Anxiety, trauma, life transitions, cycle-breaker work, and young adult therapy - grounded in EMDR, ART, CBT, REBT, IFS, & psychodynamic therapy.
MY SERVICES
You don't just want coping skills. You want to understand why.
Therapy isn't about "fixing" you - you were never broken in the first place. It's about understanding yourself on a deeper level, making sense of your past, and learning how to show up for yourself in ways you may have never been shown how to before.
It's a space where you can untangle the anxiety, self-doubt, and patterns that have been running in the background for years. A place to be curious about why you think, feel, and react the way you do. Not to judge yourself, but to gain clarity and self-compassion.
Below are the areas where I focus most of my clinical work. Whatever brings you here, we'll work together to understand the root of what you're experiencing, not just put a band-aid on the symptoms.
"You'll allow me the opportunity to get to know you, where you've come from, and where your heart yearns to be but hasn't gotten to yet. Little by little, you'll understand more. You'll uncover more. You'll change."
01. MOST REQUESTED
Anxiety Therapy in Fairfield County, CT
From a low-level hum that never quite turns off to full-blown panic, anxiety therapy with me focuses on understanding the root, not just managing the symptom. This includes perfectionism, people-pleasing, and burnout, all of which often masquerade as "just being a high achiever."
Anxiety isn't always just anxiety. Sometimes it's your nervous system responding to unprocessed experiences still living in your body even after your mind has moved on. We'll figure out what's underneath and address the root cause.
→ Racing thoughts, overthinking, and constant second-guessing
→ Panic attacks and physical anxiety symptoms
→ Perfectionism, people-pleasing & burnout
→ Anxiety connected to ADHD - a frequently missed piece of the puzzle
02. DEPTH-FOCUSED
Trauma Therapy in Southport, CT
Past experiences don't have to control your present. Trauma therapy with me is grounded in psychodynamic work and Internal Family Systems (IFS) to understand how old experiences are still shaping your present, and help you build a different relationship with the parts of yourself carrying that weight.
For most clients, this combination is enough to create real, lasting change. If we've done the work together and something still feels stuck despite understanding where it comes from, I may bring in EMDR or ART as a supplemental tool. These additional approaches can help you process specific memories without having to relive every painful detail out loud.
→ Understanding how past experiences shape present-day patterns
→ Building a compassionate relationship with the parts of you still carrying old wounds
→ Repeating triggers, reactions, and patterns across different relationships
→ EMDR & ART available as supplemental tools when specific memories feel stuck
03. CHANGE AND IDENTITY
Life Transitions Therapy in Fairfield County
Big changes, yes even good ones, can feel overwhelming. Whether you're navigating a career shift, becoming a parent, ending a relationship, or moving through any major life shift, transitions have a way of digging up everything underneath: old fears, inherited patterns, and the stories you tell yourself about who you're supposed to be.
When you're in transition, your nervous system goes into overdrive scanning for threats because change feels dangerous. Life transitions therapy helps you navigate this period with more clarity, less anxiety, and a deeper understanding of yourself.
→ Career changes, new parenthood, and relationship transitions
→ Graduating, moving, or starting over in a new stage of life
→ Identity shifts that come with letting go of who you were
04. GENERATIONAL PATTERNS
Therapy for Cycle Breakers in Connecticut
You know that moment when you hear your parent's words coming out of your mouth and think, "oh shit, I've become them"? If you're determined to do things differently in your relationships, your parenting, your approach to life in general, I help you identify and interrupt those patterns.
This work isn't always comfortable. We'll explore territory you might have been avoiding and challenge beliefs you've held your entire life. I'll call you out on your patterns when I see them playing out - always with compassion, never with judgment.
→ Relationship dynamics you can't seem to escape
→ Self-sabotage that kicks in right before success
→ Anxiety that feels like an old, familiar friend
→ Breaking patterns rooted in family of origin, past relationships, or survival strategies
05. AGES 17+
Young Adult & College Student Therapy (17+)
05.
YOUNG ADULT THERAPY
The transition to adulthood is hard. I work with young adults and college students, including many from Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University, who are trying to figure out who they are outside of everyone else's expectations.
Whether you're home for break, studying remotely, or local to Connecticut, I offer both in-person therapy in Southport and online therapy throughout Connecticut, Vermont, South Carolina, and Florida so we can continue your work together even when you're away at school.
→ Academic stress, identity questions, and imposter syndrome
→ Social anxiety, dating, and the comparison cycle on social media
→ Homesickness, adjusting to college, and launching into independence
→ Continuity of care if you attend school outside Connecticut
THE TOOLS I USE
Evidence-based modalities, tailored to you.
I draw from multiple therapeutic approaches because your healing journey isn't one-size-fits-all. Different moments call for different tools, and our work together is always shaped around what you specifically need.
Psychodynamic
The foundation
CBT & REBT
Thought patterns
IFS
Inner work
EMDR & ART
Supplemental, as needed
All tailored to you
No fixed protocol
EMDR and ART are introduced selectively when a client feels stuck on a specific memory and our primary approaches haven't fully resolved it.
READY TO BEGIN
Not sure which service fits?
Let's figure it out together.
Most clients don't fit neatly into one category, and that's okay. The free consultation is exactly where we sort out what you actually need.
Currently accepting new clients · In-person in Southport · Virtual across CT, VT, SC, & FL
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently Asked Questions About Therapy in Fairfield County
Questions about the services on this page - the modalities I use, who I work with, and how to access care. For questions about fees and the consultation process, visit the Fees page or About page.
What therapeutic approaches do you use?
My work is grounded in psychodynamic therapy - exploring how your past is shaping your present - and integrated with CBT, REBT, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). This combination allows us to understand the root of what's happening while also giving you concrete tools to work with in the present. For clients where specific memories or experiences feel stuck despite this work, I may bring in EMDR or Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) as supplemental tools. Nothing I use is cookie-cutter; every approach is tailored to your specific story and goals.
What's the difference between EMDR and talk therapy?
Talk therapy explores and processes experiences through conversation, helping to build insight, identify patterns, and work through things verbally. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) uses bilateral stimulation to help the brain reprocess traumatic memories that remain emotionally charged even after you understand them cognitively. I use EMDR and ART selectively as adjunct tools, not as my primary approach - typically for clients who have done meaningful talk therapy work but find certain specific memories still feel overwhelming despite that understanding.
How is IFS (Internal Family Systems) used in your work?
Internal Family Systems understands your mind as made up of different "parts" - the anxious part, the inner critic, the protector, the part that wants to hide. Rather than fighting these parts or trying to silence them, IFS helps you build a curious, compassionate relationship with each of them. This is especially useful for clients who feel conflicted, whose inner critic is particularly harsh, and for understanding why certain patterns persist even when you consciously want to do something different.
Do you work with anxiety connected to high achievement or perfectionism?
Yes, absolutely - this is actually one of the presentations I see most frequently in Fairfield County. High-functioning anxiety is especially common among high achievers: you accomplish a great deal, you look fine from the outside, and yet internally there's constant second-guessing, a fear that the floor could give way at any moment, and an exhaustion that doesn't go away with rest. This kind of anxiety often connects to deep roots around worth, safety, and identity which is exactly the territory where psychodynamic and IFS work tends to create real, lasting change.
Can I do therapy virtually if I live outside Connecticut?
Yes, if you're located in Vermont, South Carolina or Florida. I hold active therapy licenses in Connecticut, Vermont, South Carolina and Florida, so I'm legally able to provide telehealth services to clients in those four states. If you're in another state, I'm unable to work with you as licensure laws require therapists to be licensed in the state where the client is physically located during sessions, not just where the therapist practices.
My college student is home for the summer, can you work with them?
Yes, I work with young adults (17+), including college students from Fairfield University, Sacred Heart University, and students returning home to Fairfield County. Because I'm licensed in Connecticut, Vermont, South Carolina and Florida, I can continue sessions virtually if they attend school in any of those states, so we're not starting and stopping based on the academic calendar. That continuity often makes a meaningful difference in the depth of work we can do together. If your student attends college in a state I am not licensed in, I would be happy to look into licensure laws to determine if I would be able to continue working with them upon returning back to campus.