At first, people may check in often. There are messages, meals, and offers to help. Then the calls slow down. Everyone returns to their schedules, and you are still trying to understand how to live with someone missing from yours. You might get through a workday and cry when you see their name in your phone. You might laugh with a friend, then feel guilty on the drive home. Or you might feel very little and wonder whether you are grieving the way you are supposed to. If this

Maybe you finally got the job you wanted, but you spend Sunday evening wondering whether you can keep up. Maybe you moved, became a parent, ended a relationship, or started caring for someone you love. Everyone keeps asking how things are going, and you say, “Good.” The longer answer is harder to explain. Your life has changed, and you have not quite found your footing yet. I want to make room for that experience. A change does not have to be unwanted to feel difficult. You c

There are times when anxiety is obvious. Your heart races, your thoughts will not slow down, and you can feel the tension in your body. But anxiety does not always look like panic. Sometimes it looks like overthinking every conversation after it happens. Sometimes it is lying awake at night thinking about everything you need to do tomorrow. It can look like constantly asking yourself if you made the right decision, worrying that you are disappointing people, or feeling exhaus

Many couples come to therapy because they feel confused by how far apart they have become. They may say things like, “We never used to argue like this,” “I feel like we are roommates,” or, “Every conversation turns into the same fight.” Sometimes there has been a specific event that created distance. Other times, the disconnection happened slowly between work, parenting, family responsibilities, financial stress, and the everyday demands of life.