Chronic Illness, Autoimmune & Medical Trauma
You deserve to be heard.
You deserve to feel like yourself again.
Compassionate, trauma-informed therapy for women navigating chronic illness, autoimmune conditions and medical trauma. A safe place to process your experience, build self-trust and reclaim your life.
You Might Be Experiencing...
Feeling dismissed, unheard or gaslit by doctors or loved ones
Emotional exhaustion, depression, anxiety or hopelessness
Chronic pain, fatigue, flare ups & unpredictable symptoms
Feeling a loss of trust & control in your body and life
Brain fog & difficulty concentrating
Guilt & shame over not being able to keep up with life
Grief for your old life & uncertainty about the future
Medical trauma or traumatic healthcare experiences
Feeling all alone or like no one gets it
Disconnection from your body & increased disassociation​​​​
When It Feels Like Your Body Has Betrayed You
Living with chronic illness can create grief, anger, fear and a profound sense of isolation and disconnection from your body, your identity and others.
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You may feel like your body has let you down - or that you can no longer trust it.
Together, we'll explore these experiences with compassion while working toward a more supportive and trusting relationship with yourself and your body.
Healing Medical Trauma & Gaslighting
Many women with chronic illness spend years feeling dismissed, misunderstood or told their symptoms are "all in their head".
These experiences can create lasting emotional wounds that affect self-trust, healthcare interactions and overall wellbeing.
Therapy can help you process these experiences, rebuild confidence in yourself and develop a stronger sense of empowerment when navigating your health journey.
You're Not Imagining It.
If you've been dismissed, minimized or told "there's nothing wrong", you're not alone.
Your symptoms are real.
Your experience is valid.
Your voice matters.
You deserve better.
Reclaim your voice. Reclaim your power. Reclaim your life.
Therapy Can Help You...
Heal Medical Trauma & Gaslighting
Process painful experiences such as being dismissed and unheard and release shame, doubt and guilt.
Rebuild Trust In Your Body
Engage in somatic interventions to help you feel safe enough to ground in your body.
Strengthen Self-Advocacy
Strengthen your voice, set boundaries and advocate for the care you deserve.
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Cultivate Self-Compassion
Develop a kinder, gentler and more nurturing relationship with your body and inner self.
Reclaim Your Life Beyond Illness
Reconnect with your strengths, values and identity beyond illness, symptoms and diagnoses.
Why This Work Matters To Me
I live with autoimmune disease.
For years, I was misdiagnosed and dismissed. I know what it's like to fight for answers, to be told your too much or not sick enough and to question your own body when nothing makes sense.
While I am in remission now, my journey through hashimoto's disease, chronic fatigue syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome, endometriosis/adenomyosis and other complex health issues profoundly shaped the therapist I am today.
My healing journey taught me that even in the darkest seasons, growth, meaning and hope remain possible.
Today I am passionate about helping other women move through these challenges, reclaim their voice, trust themselves again and create a path forward that feels meaningful, authentic and empowering.
