I work with highly insightful women and members of the LGBTQ+ community who, despite their best efforts, feel stuck. Often admired for their competence and charisma, it may not be apparent they've overcome early trauma, abandonment, or emotional neglect. They struggle privately with overthinking and intense feelings like guilt, shame, jealousy, and anger. Dynamics with romantic partners, family members, colleagues, or friends are painful and confusing, resulting in conflict or anxiety. Coping mechanisms like perfectionism, control, avoidance, and people-pleasing provide a false sense of safety while actually sabotaging intimacy and inner-peace. Intelligent and introspective, my clients know there's more to life than survival—they're committed to self-actualization. I specialize in synthesizing advanced, evidence-based interventions with depth-oriented, trauma-focused, and attachment-informed care. By strategically blending behavioral, cognitive, experiential, and relational modalities, I'm able to effectively target the specific problems my clients face, facilitating both immediate, practical improvements and sustained, profound growth. I practice flexibly and tailor treatment for the individual needs of each of my clients. How I work with you will depend on what works for you. We might start by addressing your most urgent problems, decreasing your symptoms, and learning coping skills, then naturally progress to practicing mindful awareness, regulating your nervous syste, safely experiencing emotions, and finding spiritual fulfillment. Over time, my clients develop a more secure sense of self, a deeper trust in their intuition, and greater self-compassion. They learn to communicate their needs clearly, set and maintain boundaries, and build healthy relationships. They increase their capacity to feel difficult emotions and make room for painful experiences without being consumed by them. In the safety of our relationship, my clients heal the wounds of the past, integrate the protective and vulnerable aspects of themselves, and build a future aligned with who they really are.

Life is full of messy tensions. People who are supposed to be the safest let us down. The things we know are good for us can be the most difficult to follow through. At one moment, we feel paralyzed by inaction, and in the next, we can be flooded by thoughts. Sorting through these tensions alone can be scary, frustrating, and exhausting. Whether you are suffering from chronic emotional pain or looking for ways to increase your ability to thrive, I commend you for taking the first steps towards therapy. At its best, therapy can be a warm place to affirm and own your strengths, while also being a safe place to confront and change the unhealthy patterns we all develop. In my approach to therapy, I believe that symptom reduction is a necessary part of the process but understanding the root of our struggles is essential to lifelong change. Therapy can offer the opportunity do cultivate a deep sense of self-understanding, help us confront our normal human limitations, and be the catalyst for living into the lives we want to lead. My therapeutic approach has been shaped by serving diverse populations across multiple settings ranging from downtown urban centers, immigrant communities, and suburban healthcare clinics. From my time working in primary care medical settings, I embrace the notion that living a full and flourishing life not only means healing from past wounds but also taking preventative measures to build resilience and develop healthy rhythms of living. Reaching out to a therapist is daunting and demands a high degree of vulnerability to entrust your story to a new person. If you are looking for a collaborative process and someone to stick with you through the hard and long journey of self-discovery, I invite you schedule a free consultation to see if we may be a good fit.

I provide an environment that through support and understanding will motivate significant and positive change in your life. Through honest feedback and discussion, you will acquire the tools necessary to achieve a more positive and fulfilling way of relating to the world around you. There are times in all of our lives when we experience challenges and transitions. While these challenges can be stressful and overwhelming, I believe they also present an opportunity for personal growth and change.

One of the greatest gifts we have to offer is calm in the midst of chaos. If you are looking for a therapist for you or someone you care about then somewhere there is turmoil. Rarely do we seek help when things are good in our lives. My job is to be the sounding board so that you can process in a safe non threatening environment what is going on in your life that is causing distress. Sometimes the process is to get you unstuck and help you push through a decision that needs to be made. Or, it is to slow you down from being in a reactive phase and then move toward a proactive state. Learning how to pause and recognize the things in which we have control over is a gift because then you can move towards decreasing frustration and anxiety. Learning to focus on your strengths and the strengths of others allows us to experience our world in a more positive manner. It is often difficult to experience what is good in our life when we focus on the bad. And when we know what is good, right, or happy we can do more of it! Leaning mindful techniques will help increase internal and external awareness. Increasing communication skills will help us to connect our reality to others. Please join me in the process...

If you're here, you might be exhausted. Maybe you're tired of feeling out of step with everyone around you, tired of carrying things nobody else can see, or just tired of pretending you're fine when you're not. Wherever you're starting from, I want you to know you're not too much, and you're not alone. I'm Linh, and I get it, partly because I've lived it. I'm a late-diagnosed person with attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) and a survivor myself, so when I say I understand what it's like to feel like your brain or your story doesn't fit the mold, I mean it. That lived experience shapes how I show up for you, with warmth, humor, and zero judgment, because healing doesn't have to feel heavy all the time. In our work together, you can expect honest conversation over lectures. I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and I use eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and somatic work to help you move past just talking about what's going on and actually feel a shift, while we build a toolbox of practical skills you can use in real life. My job isn't to fix you. It's to help you find the power and strength you already have, so you can move through the world as more fully yourself.

Hello, I am Dr. Nanci Carter and I am dedicated to working with adults — across the lifespan — who are seeking to make changes in their lives and improve their relationships. If people understood the important changes that depth work can create, it would help them make a meaningful choice for themselves. But that is often the problem, isn't it? Our difficulties can seem overwhelming and repetitious. Perhaps you wonder why you can't speak your truth. Maybe you experienced abuse or neglect as a child. You may tell yourself that “it’s all in the past", yet it is somehow woven through your current dilemmas and troubled relationships — and continues to cause you pain and distress. Because our memory is shaped through emotional experience, insight alone does not go deeply enough to make the desired changes - feeling your experience with another goes hand in hand with understanding. Our ways of being with others, laid down in childhood, can be understood and re-structured within the psychotherapy relationship.

You may be feeling like an area of your life is either stuck in a rut or out of control...or somewhere in between which means you have come to the right place. My approach is to meet you where you are and set goals to either help you get out of the rut or get things back in control. Your situation may involve one of the following dynamics such as relationships challenges in the area parenting, marriage friends, family, romantic partner or in areas of life pertaining to life transitions, such as moving, changing jobs, death of a loved one, loss of a relationship or perhaps challenges it life choices or communication skills.

My ideal client often feels deeply stuck, trapped in a heavy fog of anxiety, depression, low self-worth, or that quiet sense of being “not enough.” You might feel inferior, exhausted from carrying invisible wounds, and convinced there’s no real way out. You’ve likely tried therapy, medication, or self-help before, only to get temporary relief that fades, leaving you even more discouraged. You’re ready for something deeper: a genuine, compassionate space where you can finally be fully seen and understood without judgment. I specialize in helping people navigate depression, anxiety, addiction, and the painful feeling of being trapped in their own lives. Using a holistic, personalized approach informed by both professional training and my own life experiences (including being an apprentice for almost a century with Curanderos in the Amazon jungle), I create a safe environment for real healing, not just symptom management. Together, we’ll gently explore the old wounds that keep you feeling small or powerless, while reconnecting you with your inner strength and resilience. My goal is to help you move from surviving to truly feeling whole again, so you can rediscover purpose, experience real joy, and face life with a quiet confidence you may have forgotten was possible. You don’t have to keep carrying this alone. Healing is possible, even when it feels impossible right now. If this resonates with you, I’d be honored to walk beside you on the journey toward freedom and a brighter, more fulfilling future. I also have extensive experience working with couples, and I help partners navigate many of the most common challenges couples face, including communication breakdowns, recurring conflicts, emotional disconnection, trust issues, and rebuilding intimacy. Whether you’re coming in individually or as a couple, I provide a supportive space for meaningful change.

I am a trauma-informed Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who believes in the power of transformation through increased awareness, understanding, expression, and connection. I choose to walk alongside those who may be struggling or wanting to embrace their authentic self. I often work with individuals who are working through trauma, anxiety and depression, low self-esteem, grief, anger, and identity development. Talk therapy allows for the exploration and processing of your experiences and interpretations of these experiences. Supplements of talk therapy may include dream work, the use of art, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR), active imagination, and internal family systems (parts work) to aid in the process of going deeper and building a foundation of coping tools sometimes needed. I offer a free 15-minute consultation before booking. This offers a chance to ask questions before scheduling a session and helps me get an idea of what you are looking for.

I believe therapy should feel both grounding and transformative. At Hyland & Associates Counseling Services, our work is rooted in creating a space where clients feel genuinely seen, understood, and supported without judgment. When people feel emotionally safe, meaningful change becomes possible. Our team works with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, depression, disconnection, life transitions, and relationship distress. Many of our clients are high-functioning and capable on the outside, yet internally feel overwhelmed, stuck, or alone. Therapy offers a place to slow down, gain insight, and move forward with clarity and intention. Our approach is grounded in evidence-based modalities, including Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), which helps uncover the patterns that keep people feeling disconnected from themselves and each other. Together, we identify these cycles, understand the underlying emotions driving them, and create new ways of relating that foster trust, connection, and resilience. While each therapist on our team brings a unique style and area of expertise, we share a common philosophy: to provide thoughtful, attuned, and results-oriented care. We are compassionate and direct, offering both support and gentle challenge to help clients move out of old patterns and into more fulfilling ways of living and relating. Whether you are seeking individual growth, stronger relationships, or support through a difficult season, you do not have to navigate it alone.

Are you busy caring for others but running on empty? Do you manage a lot, but underneath struggle with your own anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, food or body image issues or unresolved trauma? Does a part of you long for more connection in your close relationships (partner or friendships)? Are your struggles needing your attention? Let's give you the attention you need and deserve. I look forward to creating a safe, attuned therapy relationship with you in which you can feel seen, understood and cared for. We will listen closely to your feelings, actions, thoughts, bodily sensations and even your dreams to foster greater self-awareness and self-compassion. We will work with 'difficult' emotions, helping you to process them. We will also track your patterns in intimate relationships and your attachment styles to help you become more secure and free to give and receive love from a place of greater health. We can use the therapy relationship as a context to experience how you relate and what you need. We can discover not only what keeps you stuck in your struggle but also what will help you find relief and connection. As needed, I can help you process trauma (single incident or repeated, complex) with a gentle, steady approach. Together we can listen to the mind and body to understand the negative beliefs you hold as a result of the trauma. We can also use different methods for working through the unprocessed pain. EMDR (eye movement, desensitization and reprocessing) is one specific form of trauma treatment I incorporate, as appropriate. For those who desire spiritual integration, I can help people understand themselves as it pertains to their faith journey. I can be a safe place to deconstruct harmful beliefs andor reconstruct helpful beliefs and practices. In all of these processes I trust that the rest, intimacy, acceptance, change, relief and creativity you desire will emerge.

I have served as a psychologist for over 20 years, assisting people with issues such as work stress, relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, and life transitions. I use a two-pronged approach. I address the specific concerns that brought you to therapy, then implement a therapeutic style compatible with your personality, challenges, and approach to learning. Everyone has the power to change their lives. Clients say I am caring and compassionate, yet straightforward.