Hi there!  I'm so glad you are here exploring our backgrounds. It is absolutely essential to find a good fit and a trusting connection when choosing a therapist or coach. Let me tell you a bit about my personal history. As an overachiever and recovering perfectionist, I know far too well, the voice inside my head that pressures me to do and be more. The voice that obnoxiously made me compare myself to others and harshly reminded me that I am not enough, that I needed to do more and achieve more. While living in New York City during grad school it all became too much for my nervous system. The pressure I put on myself took its toll on me emotionally and physically.    For a very long time, I did not know what feeling good felt like; I had grown so used to feeling depleted and stressed that I didn't realize how horrible I felt. I actually believed that brain fog, digestion issues, chronic exhaustion, feeling overwhelmed, anxious, and, at times, depressed was just my normal. Every day felt like I was pushing a gigantic boulder uphill... and I kept pushing until, thanks in part to my coursework in grad school, I realized my body was trying to tell me something.  Tuning into the wisdom of my mind-body connection was transformational for me. My symptoms were a smoke signal from my body telling me I needed to slow way down and begin to nourish myself physically (good sleep, healthy food) and emotionally (take the pressure off and replace my inner critical thoughts with kind internal self-talk).  I didn't experience relief until 1.) I made significant (and lasting) shifts in my diet 2.) I began working out for my mind (instead of just for my waistline), and 3.) I started seeing a therapist. This relief didn't happen right away, but over time it was as if a heavy, dark veil began to dissolve until it was completely gone. What I felt, and still feel, is a sense of well-being, a wellness that I didn't even know was possible, let alone something I could have as my new normal. It was an odyssey of starts and stops. I spent a lot of time and a lot money looking for that "magic bullet" that would "cure" me once and for all. Guess what? This was totally the wrong attitude to have. My attachment to the idea of a quick fix is ironically why it took me a decade to feel better. The metaphor I learned in childhood finally sunk in-- it's the tortoise, not the hare that wins the race.   This lesson has since become my philosophy:  the choices you make daily can either be like compound interest-- building you a solid wellness bank account or your choices can have the opposite effect-- depleting your reserves, leading to emotional and physical illness.   Here's the thing, the behaviors that lead us to feel our best are often the ones that we have the most resistance to. Support is imperative for success. Reliable support is what helped me to overcome the physical and emotional obstacles that kept getting in my way of feeling better. My approach is an upgrade to traditional therapy. The results of my method can provide a stunning boost to your sense of self-worth, and a renewed sense of peace and lightness in your life. I look forward to connecting!