It can be challenging to feel loved and understood by others when you are still navigating and learning to love yourself. But what if you don’t even know what it would look like or feel like to truly love yourself? That’s where I can help. I know that experiences, relationships, loss, and pain can harden us- can cause us to make choices we wouldn’t normally make. Continuing to be faced with choices that put others first or deny the pain and desires we have in our hearts; pushes self-love to the sidelines and begins to create emotional walls. You likely have built walls to protect yourself from more pain. However, the bigger and more solid those walls are built, makes it that much more difficult for any safe love to be felt. In therapy, we can do this work together. We can find meaning in the walls that have been sturdy and felt safe over the years and also find forgiveness for why they were there in the first place. We can safely find ways to lower or remove walls that are no longer needed to keep you safe. In working with me you will find that I will be patient, encouraging, and validating as we build and establish our relationship. Together we will gently unravel thoughts, feelings, and stories that need to be safely explored and understood.
Qualifications: | Roosevelt University |
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Academic Suffixes: | LCPC |
Expertise: | Anxiety, Coping Skills, Depression, Grief, Life Transitions, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Stress, Substance Use, Women |