What's My Approach to Therapy?
I help people in midlife and beyond find meaning and purpose in the second half (or third-third) of life. If you're over forty, you may find yourself re-evaluating earlier choices, wondering if what felt right for you at twenty or thirty still makes sense.
Though this is a pretty normal experience, it can feel destabilizing - especially if you are questioning foundational parts of your life - career, relationship, or family dynamics. It might be time to identify and set new boundaries. It might be time to let go of relationships or activities that don't serve you anymore. It might be time to heal past trauma that has been holding you back from living a life you love.
You may want to talk with someone who gets it - to help you process grief as losses accumulate over time - including the loss of a younger, pain-free body or the loss of time as you realize you no longer have forever to figure things out.
You may just want help figuring out what you want to be now that you're grown up.
These are all things I love to do with my clients. I've been there. I've even written a workbook to help people through this passage. I have specialized training in inner child work, similar to Internal Family Systems. I have also trained with leaders in the field of chronic pain recovery - because getting older often comes with aches and pains. And, I have over twenty years of experience helping people who had critical, neglectful, or overburdened parents learn how to give themselves the nurturing, supportive care they never got enough of in childhood.
If you feel ready to heal past emotional pain and create a life that feels joyful and aligned with who you are today, I would love to talk.