Eve Picower, LCSW, LCSW

ANXIETY Anxiety is the feeling you have when you don't know what will happen in the future. I have successfully helped clients with anxieties, big and smaller, like worrying about what others think of you, or how to feel safe after a sexual assault, or what your life will look like after the death of a partner. We all feel anxious sometimes. During certain national and world events, such as the the COVID-19 pandemic, wars, new political leaders, there is often a lot of uncertainty, and therefore, a lot of anxiety. I look forward to helping you. RELATIONSHIPS Do you have trouble being close or open, or setting boundaries and asserting yourself? Do you find yourself in the same role or relationship pattern over and over? Our view of ourself, others, and patterns of relating are often rooted in early family and interpersonal dynamics, or at other times in more recent interpersonal trauma. I would like to help you explore and understand these dynamics better to open up new opportunities of relating differently. While I do not provide Couples Therapy at this time, I find it very useful for individuals, whether in couples therapy or not, to also be individual therapy to more deeply explore themselves. LIFE TRANSITIONS I understand that life transitions can stir up a lot of feelings about your identity, losses from the past, and worries about the future. I have successfully worked with many clients around transitions including young adults graduating and leaving home, getting married, becoming a parent, separation and divorce, changing careers, retirement, and the loss of a loved one. I am here to help with your life transitions. PREGNANCY LOSS AND INFERTILITY Are you struggling to get pregnant? Or have you experienced pregnancy loss? Are you thinking about, or have you started, infertility treatments? Are you trying to conceive on your own? Or are you and your partner processing things and coping differently? This can be a very stressful process, sometimes accompanied by many feelings such as anxiety, depression, grief, shame, anger, and isolation. I would like to help you through your experience, wherever that may be, to process feelings, and to manage next steps. TRAUMA If you have experienced a trauma, you may see yourself, others, and the world differently, and it may be difficult to trust and feel safe again. If we work together, I would hope to help you understand how the trauma has affected you, and to move forward in your life in a way that feels safe and satisfying. PARENTING Are you a new parent adjusting to one of life's biggest changes? Are you getting ready to welcome a second child or are you already dealing with sibling rivalry? Is your child struggling at school or with friendships, or does your child have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder or ADHD? Are you parenting on your own, or with a divorced partner, or do you and your partner have different parenting styles and beliefs? Parenting often presents different challenges at every different stage of your child's development, and I would like to help you. PERFECTIONISM This may sound strange, but perfectionism is not perfect! Perfectionism is actually linked to high stress levels, procrastination, poor sleep, anxiety, depression and harsh self criticism, fear of failure, difficulty making decisions, and even interpersonal challenges. Does this sound like you? I hope you won't let perfectionism get in the way of reaching out to me for help. DEPRESSION Do you feel sad? Or has it become difficult to experience pleasure from activities or social connections? Do you have feelings of guilt or low self-esteem? Many people feel depression at some point in their life. Sometimes depression can be triggered by painful life events, and often depression can be a recurring pattern from early in life from childhood stressors or traumas. Together we would work to better understand your depression and make changes to improve your life. LOSS or GRIEF The loss of a loved one is one of life's greatest stressors. I provide a safe space to process the loss(es), whether that is in the past, present, or future, and explore how it impacts your sense of self, the world, relationships, and your future. Therapy can help with the feelings of isolation that often accompany loss and grief.