General Mental Health
Therapy is for…
When you have Big Problems or small problems
When life feels impossible or when you just want to make things better
When you’re telling yourself your issues are too big or not big enough to need help
Struggling with mental health issues, whether it’s anxiety, depression, unresolved trauma, or even just feeling “off,” can create an ongoing internal conflict. The emotional toll often leaves you feeling on edge, unsure how to handle day-to-day life. Relationships may suffer as communication breaks down or emotional needs go unmet, and heightened stress can make even the smallest challenges feel overwhelming. This can leave little room for self-care or relaxation.
Emotional instability often clouds decision-making, distorting your perception of reality and making it difficult to stay grounded. You might feel disconnected, not only from others but even from your own sense of self. In these moments, it can be easy to feel isolated, as though no one really understands what you're going through.
But it’s important to remember that mental health support is available, whether your struggles seem large or small. You don’t need to be in crisis to seek help. In fact, even if you feel like you’re managing okay, you might still want to improve areas of your life—whether that’s building more confidence, improving relationships, or just feeling more at peace with yourself.
Sometimes, it’s the combination of constant emotional turmoil, negative thought patterns, and a lack of support that makes it feel impossible to break free. But reaching out for support can help untangle that cycle, offering the clarity and tools needed to regain balance, hope, and a deeper sense of well-being.
Some of the things we work on in therapy
Identify patterns in your behavior, thoughts, and emotions
Create a better relationship with your feelings and learning to name/feel/express emotions
Examine patterns in relationships of your past and present
Identify values and focus on creating a more meaningful life
Notice unhelpful thoughts or beliefs and challenge them to be more accurate
Gain resilience
Improve relationships
Heal past wounds or traumas
Learn to acceptance
Learn flexibility, to be able to exist in the “gray” between the black-and-white
Make anxiety and depression more manageable
Feel less alone with your struggles
Cope with changes in your life
Heal grief
Improve your confidence and self-esteem.
And so much more!
What is Trauma?
The word "trauma" is everywhere these days, and you might find yourself either deeply resonating with it or thinking it’s overused. As therapists, we often hear perspectives from both ends of the spectrum—some people label almost everything as trauma, while others dismiss the term entirely.
Some people find it helpful to distinguish between "big-T trauma," which refers to intense, distinct negative experiences, and "small-T trauma," which involves the cumulative effect of smaller, less obvious events that together can have a significant impact on a person.
Ultimately, the specific type of trauma matters less when we're trying to understand whether someone has been affected by it. What truly matters is how those past experiences are still impacting them today.
Simply put, trauma refers to experiences that overwhelm a person’s ability to feel safe and cope, leaving a lasting impact on both the mind and body. This impact can create cycles of feeling unsafe, overwhelmed, and stuck in a constant fight-or-flight mode. Life after trauma often becomes a cycle of avoidance, escape, and desperately searching for relief—yet, despite these efforts, you still end up feeling stuck and overwhelmed often feeling like the body is hijacked.
The impacts may be subtle, surfacing only occasionally, or they can be all-encompassing, affecting you nearly every day.
trauma can be healed
Often, our instinct is to try to heal trauma by changing how we think about what has happened. While shifting our thoughts can be an important part of the healing process, the most crucial step is to address our bodies. To truly heal from trauma, a person needs to feel safe in their body again. This is why the most effective trauma therapies always prioritize body-focused healing.