Foster and adoptive parenting is meaningful, complex, and emotionally demanding. I specialize in supporting foster and adoptive parents as they navigate the unique challenges of caregiving within child welfare systems.

Therapy can support you in:

• Managing secondary trauma and compassion fatigue

• Navigating grief, loss, and ambiguous outcomes

• Strengthening emotional regulation and resilience

• Processing system-related stress and role strain

• Maintaining boundaries while staying connected and compassionate

Whether you’re new to fostering or have been in the system for years, therapy offers a space that centers you—your well-being, your needs, and your sustainability.

Anxiety can show up as constant worry, racing thoughts, physical tension, or a sense that it’s hard to ever fully relax. Therapy provides a space to understand your anxiety, develop coping strategies, and build a stronger sense of calm and confidence.

Common focus areas include:

• Excessive worry or overthinking

• Perfectionism and fear of letting others down

• Difficulty slowing down or resting

• Physical symptoms of stress and anxiety

Depression doesn’t always look like sadness—it can also show up as numbness, exhaustion, loss of motivation, or feeling disconnected from yourself and others. Therapy can help you make sense of these experiences and reconnect with meaning, energy, and hope.

Therapy may focus on:

• Persistent low mood or irritability

• Emotional numbness or withdrawal

• Loss of interest or motivation

• Rebuilding routines and emotional support

Relationships can be a powerful source of support—and stress. I work with individuals who want to improve communication, navigate conflict, and better understand patterns that show up in their relationships.

Common themes include:

• Communication challenges

• Boundary setting and people-pleasing

• Navigating conflict or emotional distance

• Strengthening connection and self-awareness

Burnout isn’t just about working too much—it’s about carrying too much for too long without adequate support. I help clients identify the emotional, relational, and systemic factors contributing to burnout and work toward sustainable change.

Focus areas may include:

• Emotional exhaustion and depletion

• Values misalignment

• Boundary erosion

• Perfectionism and over-responsibility

• Reclaiming rest, agency, and clarity

Therapy for those in caregiving, leadership, and service-oriented roles requires nuance and understanding. I specialize in working with professionals who hold responsibility, authority, and emotional labor—often all at once.

This work may explore:

• Leadership stress and decision fatigue

• Identity and role strain

• Navigating responsibility without self-sacrifice

• Emotional regulation under pressure

• Sustainable leadership practices