Therapy for Women
Virtual Psychotherapy Services, from anywhere in Missouri
Modern life operates at a grueling, unsustainable pace.
We’re living in a hostile sociopolitical climate.
It feels like there are more demands upon us every day.
But women are expected to hold everything together?
Common concerns we can explore in therapy:
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Women often hold more than our fair share of emotional & domestic labor and communication in relationships, experience disproportionate economic stress and are expected to act as a stopgap for failing systems like childcare, healthcare and eldercare. It’s costing us dearly.
If you feel the weight of the world on your shoulders and to-do lists just aren’t cutting it anymore, it’s time to reevaluate what you’re carrying & why.
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Nothing fires me up quite like the outright lies women are made to believe about our bodies: that we’re inherently flawed and in need of constant fixing, policing, and control. Unfortunately, we’re all subject to this messaging, often suffering severe consequences to our mental health & self-esteem.
But the good news is: there is so much room to grow outside of these beliefs, even if it feels impossible sometimes. You can learn to deprogram diet culture’s hold on your mind, untangle the male gaze from your own self-perception, understand who benefits (and profits) from women' s poor self-image. As we dissect how these messages impact your life, mental health & how you see yourself, they lose their power. You can navigate your world differently: with self-compassion.
As an ASDAH member & Health at Every Size provider, I accept and respect the natural diversity of body shapes and sizes. I acknowledge the harmful effects of weight bias and discrimination & believe people of all sizes deserve compassionate and competent treatment.
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When you’re not feeling your best, maintaining the relationships that mean the most to you can feel draining. Whether you need to relearn how to communicate with your person, rebalance the emotional labor in your dynamic, or gain practice setting boundaries in any of your relationships, therapy can address these concerns and more.
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We live in a world that doesn’t honor queer women's identities, sexualities and experiences. It is exhausting.
Queer & questioning women deserve competent, queer providers who are knowledgeable about the specific mental health and relational challenges we face. I offer an affirming space for you to show up & exist as you are, no explanation needed.
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The process of self-discovery is not always comfortable or by choice. Sometimes big life changes or hard circumstances force a rewrite of the self. While this can be a painstaking process, it’s also a time to get curious, experimental & see what there is to learn about who you are becoming & what you value.
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Women are socialized & expected from a very young age to prioritize the needs of others before their own. This relational/behavioral pattern can also be further driven by a fear of rejection, conflict, or disappointment.
While it may be a pretty sweet deal for others if you constantly prioritize their needs, feelings, and seek their approval over your own, it doesn’t work so well for you. Your needs and well-being matter, too.
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If you did not get safe, steady, or kind care from your main caregiver as a child this can cause deep emotional pain & suffering over the life course. Attachment injuries can also occur in our adult relationships from experiences like abuse, infidelity or betrayal. Healing requires recognizing that some of your current distress may stem from the past.
We can work at a comfortable pace to identify relational-behavioral patterns that may be holding you back, process deep-seated emotional pain, and establish new, healthier responses in order to move forward.
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Perinatal Mood & Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) are the most common complication of pregnancy, but they are treatable & it can get better. Early intervention and knowledgeable support can make a huge difference in your experience.
*This is not an exhaustive list, if you don’t see what you’re looking to work on listed here, but feel we may be a good fit, please reach out!
You can expect:
A supportive & accepting environment to express yourself freely
Person-centered therapy to create space to focus on you: your personal thoughts, feelings & experiences
Mindfulness practices to manage anxiety & increase overall well-being
Practical techniques to communicate your needs & set personal boundaries
Cognitive-Behavioral strategies to reduce unhelpful thought or behavior patterns
Analysis & increased awareness of how social systems shape your life’s experiences
Examination of the underlying beliefs impacting your self-perception & experiences
Exploration of your personal value system to create a more meaningful life
Thoughtful guidance to strengthen your inner voice & foster self-trust
Overwhelmed, overworked, overlooked. Over it.
You find yourself feeling unseen, unheard, unappreciated, and undervalued. You’re shouldering an uneven balance of emotional & household labor. Work-life balance is nowhere to be found. Your inner-voice is harsh. To-do lists loom.
Take this moment to say: enough is enough.
It’s time to break the cycle.
Long-term overburdening takes a huge toll. Unmanageable stress responses, anxious thoughts, depression symptoms, physical health problems, strained relationships, poor sense of self, & further neglect of your own needs.
In therapy, we’ll zoom out to ask: what do you actually want versus what is expected of you? What truly matters to you rather than what you’ve been told to prioritize? With managed symptoms & increased insight, you can develop a new sense of agency over your own life, grounded in confidence & self-compassion.
You are capable of untethering yourself from internalized burdens, beliefs & behaviors keeping you down. We can’t change the whole world overnight, but we can change how we move through it today. You are not meant to just survive your life day-to-day, you deserve to create a life you enjoy living.
"Sometimes I hear my voice, and it’s been here, silent all these years."
- Tori Amos, musician & activist