Together we can create powerful and lasting change
Change takes more than insight. You already understand yourself well. You may know what is not working, why it keeps happening, and even where it comes from. But insight alone is often not enough to create change. Real change happens when awareness begins to shape the way you respond in the moment, the choices you make, and the habits you build over time.
My work is about helping women translate insight into action. Whether through therapy or coaching, I help you develop the awareness, resilience, and consistency needed to feel better, live more fully, and create meaningful, lasting change.
What does the work look like?
Awareness
A foundational part of my work is helping you become more present to your actual life, and increasing awareness of your thoughts and feelings, and how they affect your choices, behaviors, and decision-making. So much suffering comes from living mentally in the future or the past—anticipating, replaying, overanalyzing, or bracing for what might happen next. Together, we build the ability to notice what is happening in your mind and body, gently shift your attention, and respond with greater intention rather than with simply reflex or established habit.
The Power of Thought
The way you think affects the way you feel, and therefore the way you live. You’ll learn how to pay attention to the thought patterns that keep you stuck—self-doubt, perfectionism, harsh self-criticism, catastrophizing, or old narratives that no longer serve you. The goal is not forced positivity. Rather, it is learning to relate to your thoughts differently so they have less power over you and you can move through life with more clarity, steadiness, and trust in yourself.
Aligned Action
Very often, when we’re struggling emotionally, we engage in behavior that, although we think it will help, actually makes us feel worse. We make plans, perhaps very detailed plans, to avoid the discomfort of uncertainty and to prevent something from going wrong.
We try to answer unanswerable questions. We seek information or reassurance from others… but then question it. We avoid things that feel scary or uncomfortable. We double-check and make sure. And we do these things because we’re trying — sometimes desperately — to get the negative feelings to go away, or to feel certain.
But certainty is a fallacy. And negative feelings need to be felt. So, the better approach is to — in an empowered way — refrain from doing these things and learn how to tolerate the discomfort.
This work is the trickiest, most subtle bit, and is the hardest work for people to figure out on their own.
Lasting change requires action. Taking action often gives us the evidence, the proof, that our doubts and self-criticism just aren’t true. But … we need to take the action to get that proof. And that requires taking risks and tolerating the discomfort that comes from doing so. We often have to do ‘the thing’ before we’re ready.
Habits and learned responses come so easy and automatically to us. Such patterns seem protective in the short term … but end up reinforcing stress, avoidance, disconnection, or feeling stuck. I can help you recognize those patterns and begin responding in ways that are more aligned with the life you want to create. This is where insight becomes practice.
Acceptance
We create suffering when we wish for things to be different when they cannot be. Maybe they can’t ever be different. Or, maybe they can be different in the future, but just not right now. But when we struggle to accept, in the present moment, what is, we suffer. Using this concept therapeutically, we work to be present — and even content — in the moment as it is, to believe that the present moment is sufficiently good, to accept what we cannot control, and to make decisions for our future in a values-based way and without trying to escape the now.
Slow Magic
Long-term change only happens with small changes done consistently over time. I like to refer to this process as “slow magic.” Regardless of what problem my client is presenting with, slow magic is required. Whether it’s building new habits, challenging anxiety, or building confidence and self-discipline, time and consistency are required. We explore. We discover powerful reasons and motivation for change. We identify and overcome barriers that get in the way of consistency. Only then, can we believe that we will do what we say we will do… and slowly, magically, we see ourselves emerge changed.
Cultivating Happiness, Wellbeing, and Meaning
My work is not only about reducing suffering. It is also about helping you build a life that feels more grounded, more meaningful, and more fully your own.
Sometimes that begins with relief. Over time, it often grows into something more: greater vitality, deeper trust in yourself, healthier habits, and a stronger connection to what matters most.
Focusing on our strengths, fostering optimism and hope, practicing gratitude, and savoring the good allow us to not just survive but thrive, to not just exist but to truly live.
These are empowering approaches. They allow you to know yourself better, learn skills and tools to respond more in line with who you’d like to be, and to build self-confidence.
They open a door to a new life, and a new way of being, even a new way of looking at — and believing in — yourself.
I work best with thoughtful, capable women who are ready to understand themselves more deeply and create meaningful change in the way they live, care for themselves, and move through the world. My style is warm, thoughtful, practical, and direct. I will meet you with compassion, and I will also help you move forward.
My hope is that, over time, you come to trust yourself more deeply, live more intentionally, and feel more at home in your own life.
The Most Important FAQs for Potential Clients
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Almost. I must be licensed in the state I am in (Connecticut), as well as the state my client is in. Because I’m licensed in the states of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Kentucky, I can see you if you live — or are physically located — in one of these five states, or in a participating PSYPACT state (which at this point is most of the U.S.), at the time of our session. These rules apply to both therapy and coaching services.
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I primarily work with women in their 30s to 60s. I do not treat adolescents or children. I also do not provide family or couples therapy.
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$350 for the first two-hour session, $250 for subsequent 45- to 50-minute sessions. These rates apply for both therapy and coaching sessions.
With regard to therapy: No, I do not accept insurance, and am not in-network with any insurance companies. I have also opted out of Medicare. I have a self-pay arrangement with my clients, and accept payment in the form of a credit or HSA card. If your insurance company offers out-of-network reimbursement, I can provide Superbills when appropriate. You may obtain a Good Faith Estimate of charges upon request prior to scheduling.
With regard to coaching: Coaching is not a healthcare service. It is not medical or mental health treatment. It is therefore not reimbursable by insurance.
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I am in the office Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and see clients between the hours of 9:00 and 5:00.
I recognize that my hours may coincide with your work hours. However, my clients and I have found that, because they are able to log on remotely, they have been able to schedule a session during their lunch hour, or on a day when they’re working from home. Virtual sessions have proven immensely beneficial to many of my clients, allowing them to prioritize their self-care and fit therapy or coaching into their busy lives in a way a session that requires a commute does not.
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I do ask all potential clients to review this information, in The Most Important FAQs for Potential Clients, to ensure that my policies are in line with your expectations. (If you reach out and you’ve read through these questions already, please mention it!)
If so, then we schedule an initial consultation call. Over a 20 to 30 minute phone call, you can tell me a bit about your specific situation, and I can talk with you about what working with me might look like. Then, we make sure we’re on the same page as far as logistics and, if we’re on the same page at that point, we can look at scheduling.
You can reach me directly by filling out the Contact form or sending me an email. I hope to hear from you soon!
Resources to help you thrive:
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Therapy
Science-based approaches, delivered in a modern way, for the way you live. Serving residents of Connecticut, Ohio, Kentucky, New York, and New Jersey.
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Coaching
Coaching is for growth, behavior change, accountability, and building a vibrant, healthy future.
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Extra Support
Explore my free Masterclass, or a mini-Challenge, or listen to my podcast interviews, for education, support, and inspiration.
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