Therapy for Women in Northern Virginia

You’re tired in a way that rest doesn’t fix.

You’re not falling apart. But you’re not exactly okay either.

You’re showing up, doing what needs to be done, maybe even doing it well—but inside, there’s a kind of numbness. A fuzziness. A quiet hum of self-doubt. A growing sense that something’s off.

You wouldn’t call it burnout. You wouldn’t call it rage. You probably wouldn’t call it anything—until it bubbles up in tears that surprise you or a sharpness in your tone that makes you feel guilty. And then you wonder, what is wrong with me?

Your brain is buzzing with all the ways you could be doing more. Being better. Showing up more fully for your kids, your partner, your family, your community. You feel guilty for the birthday gift you forgot to send. Or for the one you received, but haven’t used—because spending time or money on yourself brings up a discomfort you can’t quite name.

You finally make time for a massage, or a doctor’s appointment, or something just for you—and then spend half of it worrying about the person helping you. You don’t want to take up too much time. You don’t want to be the reason someone else is delayed.

You are so thoughtful. So attuned. So careful not to make others uncomfortable.

But in the process, you’ve become a stranger to your own needs.

I offer individual therapy for women who are holding so much—and rarely give themselves permission to slow down or speak up. You might be a mother, a caregiver, a partner, a professional. Or simply someone who was raised to be good, to be kind, to be selfless.

You don’t have to be in crisis to need support. Therapy is a place to exhale. To stop performing. To explore the parts of you that have been quietly carrying so much for so long.

Together, we’ll make space for the complexity of what you’re feeling—even if you’re not totally sure what that is yet. I integrate Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with a gentle, relational approach. You don’t have to be eloquent or have a game plan here. You just have to show up.

This is a space where you can be tender without apology. Where we’ll get curious about the patterns that keep pulling you away from yourself—and help you move toward something quieter, steadier, and more true.

Because your needs matter. Your voice matters. And healing doesn’t require you to be louder, tougher, or more productive. It starts by letting your full self be seen.

Let’s begin with a free 15-minute consultation. You don’t have to explain it all. Just start where you are.