Frequently Asked Questions

What should I expect in a typical session?​

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In a typical, 45-55 minute session, I’ll start by checking in with you regarding any updates from the week before or things you want to talk about or work on in our session. We’ll talk though what’s going on and how you would like things to be different. We’ll talk about ways you can meet your goals. If it suits your needs and goals, we may do an activity in the session that you can apply in everyday situations you may face. 

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What is an intake assessment?

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Therapy begins with an intake assessment. You and I will spend some time getting to know each other and I will ask some questions to get a better understanding of your experience. In this process, it's important that you are assessing me too. Therapy is much more effective when you believe your therapist understands you, makes you feel safe and seems to have something to offer you. 

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Do you prescribe medication?

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While I do not prescribe medication, I do support clients who wish to use medication as a part of managing their mental health. If you are interested in mental health medication, I am happy to provide a referral for a psychiatric provider in your area.​

 

What are "fractured parent relationships?"​

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A fractured parent relationship happens when a parent does something that breaks the trust of their child/adult child and results in a need for increased self-protective boundaries. While occasional breaches of trust are normative within healthy parent-child relationships, parent-child relationships "fracture" when the breach of trust becomes an unresolved pattern or when damage done to the child endures despite the parent's attempts to make it right.

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Do you find any of these statements relatable? 

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“Every conversation with my mom ends in tears and makes me feel awful about myself."

"Nothing I do seems good enough for my dad. I wonder if he will ever love me the way I want him to."

"I'm not sure I can ever forgive my parents for how they hurt me in the past."

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Adult children with fractured parent relationships may experience challenges with things like self-esteem, perfectionism, self-doubt, difficulty with decision-making, self-blame, confusion in interpersonal relationships and more. They also experience significant distress around navigating self-protective boundaries with their parent and other important relationships.

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When I work with people who have fractured parent relationships, I work to build a stable and safe relationship where we can process their experiences and work towards a better future. This work may include the process of "reparenting" or learning to become a warm, compassionate support to yourself. Reparenting provides an opportunity to attend to emotional needs that may not have been met in childhood. Beyond reparenting, I also support adult children in feeling empowered to determine and set self-protective boundaries that feel right for you. These boundaries are different for each unique person and each unique circumstance. 
 

If you are feeling burdened by the weight of your experiences in a fractured parent relationship, know that there is hope. There is a process of healing tailored to your very experience and I would love to join you in that healing journey. 

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What are your other treatment specialties?​

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As a lifelong learner, I am always expanding these areas of treatment, so feel free to ask about any specialties that might not be listed.

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• Adults 20+

• Low Self Esteem

• Fractured parent relationships

• Perfectionism

• Anxiety and social anxiety

• Grief and loss

• Depression

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