Therapy for Women
Many of the struggles women bring to therapy are not personal failings. They are the predictable weight of living in a patriarchal world. I offer therapy by telehealth to women and gender-diverse adults in California, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington, with room to look at what you carry and where it came from. Like all of my work, it is grounded in an intersectional feminist lens.
Who this is for
I work with women-identifying people, cis and trans. You might be questioning expectations you absorbed long ago, worn down from holding everything together, or ready to stop shrinking. I see individuals as well as Dyadic and Triadic+ relationships.
How I work
An intersectional feminist and anti-capitalist lens shapes everything I do as a therapist, and in this work it is front and center. Patriarchy is context, not a character flaw, and your worth is not measured by how much you produce or how well you take care of everyone else. Misogyny also lands differently depending on race, class, queerness, disability, and gender identity, so we look at your experience as a whole instead of through a single lens.
Through IFS, we can get to know the parts of you that learned to please, perform, or stay quiet, along with the inner critic that often echoes messages you absorbed from the world around you. Those parts were protecting you, and they deserve curiosity before anything else. AEDP makes room for feelings women are often taught to hide, including anger, pride, and desire, and keeps us focused on undoing the aloneness so many women feel in carrying it all.
Common reasons people reach out
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Internalized misogyny, and the inner voice that says you are too much or not enough
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People-pleasing, over-functioning, and difficulty saying no
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The mental load and invisible labor of caregiving, households, and relationships
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Anger that has never had anywhere to go
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Body image and the pressure of diet culture and beauty standards
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Sexuality, desire, and shame
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Reproductive experiences, including fertility, pregnancy, loss, and abortion
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Chronic pain or illness, and being dismissed by medical providers
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Sexism, harassment, and being underestimated at work
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Yes. Trans women are women, and this work is for anyone who identifies as a woman or femme.
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Yes. Unequal expectations often show up between partners, and Dyadic and Triadic+ sessions can help you work through them together.
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I am a private pay practice. Individual sessions are $200 and partner sessions are $250, each 50 minutes. Superbills are available on request.
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Reach out through the contact form to schedule a free 15-minute phone consultation. It is a chance to ask questions and get a sense of whether working together feels like a good fit.
Frequently asked questions
Half of women ages 18 to 64 said they needed mental health care in the past two years, yet only about half of them were able to get an appointment.
29% of women who saw a health care provider in that time said their provider dismissed their concerns.
Only 39% of women currently going through menopause said a provider had ever talked with them about what to expect.