Therapy in Trumansburg, NY
Psychodynamic therapy & whole-person treatment for women who are tired of surviving their own lives.
You’re trying to make sense of something that doesn’t fit neatly into one box.
And why would it? Nothing about what you’re experiencing feels “normal” or easy. You keep trying to determine whether this is stress, anxiety, ADHD, resentment, exhaustion, depression, perimenopause, your relationship, your nervous system…or some combination of everything all at once. And when you’re used to being the person everyone relies on, it’s easy to stay in “keep going” mode for far too long.
A lot of women come to me after years of trying to piece things together on their own—jumping between providers, retelling their story over and over again, managing multiple appointments, second-guessing themselves, or feeling like no one is fully connecting the dots.
And even when they do find helpful providers, care can still feel fragmented, rushed, or disconnected from the bigger picture of what they’re actually going through. You need someone thoughtful enough to hold the complexity of what you’re going through without reducing you to a diagnosis, symptom list, or quick fix.
Maybe this sounds like you:
“I don’t even know what I need anymore.”
“I’m doing all the things and I’m still not feeling better.”
“I just can’t get excited about anything.”
“Is every woman experiencing this or am I crazy?”
“Something major in my life has to change…I just don’t know what.”
“I should feel grateful for my life, so why do I feel this disconnected from it?”
“Everything just feels so hard lately.”
Consider this your central hub of care.
WHAT WORKING WITH ME LOOKS LIKE
It’s important to me that my patients experience a collaborative, exploratory, and deeply individualized environment. During our first few sessions, we’ll spend time understanding not only what’s bringing you in, but the larger context surrounding how you’ve been feeling—your relationships, stress levels, emotional patterns, hormonal experiences, nervous system, coping strategies, and the parts of life that no longer feel sustainable.
Because I'm a board-certified psychiatrist, any type of therapy or treatment I offer isn’t separated into “emotional” versus “medical” care. Instead, we’ll look at the full picture and thoughtfully consider what kinds of support may actually help you feel better.
My work is rooted in psychodynamic therapy, meaning our work together focuses not just on symptom relief, but on helping you better understand yourself, your relationships, your emotional patterns, and the deeper experiences shaping how you move through life. Of course, I’m here to help you with your symptoms, but it’s so much more than that. I want you to feel more connected to yourself, more intentional in your choices, and less stuck in patterns that keep getting in the way.
Tailored therapy & treatment can help you..
Understand the root cause of why relationships, work, parenting, and literally everything else feel so hard right now
Feel less pressure to “blow up your life” in order to feel better
Actually enjoy life again (and look forward to what’s in store for you)
Feel relieved and deeply understood
Feel emotionally present & engaged in your own life
Finally find a space to actively take care of yourself
Act in ways that feel more like you and the woman you want to be
Understand what’s been keeping you stuck in survival mode for such a long time
The first step isn’t changing your whole life.
It’s understanding yourself within it.
Questions?
FAQs
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As a psychiatrist, I bring both emotional and medical insight into the therapy process. That means we can explore the deeper emotional patterns contributing to how you feel while also considering the role hormones, sleep, anxiety, ADHD, burnout, medication, nervous system overload, or other biological factors may be playing at the same time. My approach is much more integrated than simply focusing on symptoms in isolation.
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Not at all. Many women come in feeling deeply unsure about what they need—they just know they don’t feel like themselves anymore. Part of our work together is helping you sort through that uncertainty thoughtfully instead of feeling pressured to immediately “figure it out” or “solve things.”
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This is incredibly common, especially among high-functioning women who have built lives that look successful from the outside. Feeling disconnected, emotionally flat, overwhelmed, resentful, or unable to enjoy your life doesn’t make you ungrateful or broken. Usually, it means something deeper deserves attention and care. That’s what I’m here for.
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Pursuing therapy (or any care for that matter) isn’t an indication that you’re broken. Many women have pushed themselves for years and buried symptoms and experiences deep inside, because their life isn’t slowing down anytime soon, and there’s too much to manage anyway. There isn’t anything “wrong” with you. Psychotherapy provides you with an opportunity to finally create enough space to understand yourself more clearly and begin the path of taking care of you.
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Therapy can help you slow down and better understand what’s actually driving those feelings instead of making huge decisions from a place of exhaustion, overwhelm, resentment, or emotional survival mode. As a psychiatrist, my role isn’t to tell you what choices to make, it’s providing you with the tools, insight, and care to feel connected to yourself while making them.
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Yes. Many women appreciate having one provider who understands the full context of what they’re experiencing rather than separating therapy and psychiatric care into completely different spaces. Together, we can thoughtfully explore what types of support make the most sense for your goals and needs. You can learn more about my approach to medication HERE.
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I understand. It also doesn’t necessarily mean therapy can’t help you now. Sometimes the fit wasn’t right, the approach stayed too surface-level, or there were biological, hormonal, or nervous system factors contributing that weren’t being addressed. Good therapy should help you feel more understood—not more frustrated or unseen.
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Not at all. Many women seek therapy because they’re tired of functioning through life at full speed while feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, or unlike themselves on the inside. You do not have to wait until things completely fall apart before getting support.