Pain is inevitable. Suffering is not.
Therapy for the courageous.
Providing psychotherapy virtually in California and Idaho, Kate specializes in supporting people who find themselves, or their loved ones, struggling with complex life circumstances.
Everyone deserves to have a place to be heard without judgement or shame. We all can benefit from someone who will walk alongside us, help us create change, to find our hope and strength again, or perhaps for the first time.
Areas of Practice
Individual
Caregivers
In initial sessions, we'll structure your treatment to you. Individual therapy is a collaborative partnership. We will create a framework to create room for challenges, deepen sensitivities to fulfilling moments, and hone your ability to show up in the world in a way that is significant to you. The focus is on meaningful progress on your hopes and goals. I specialize in supporting adults across the life span navigating life changes such as major life transitions, grief, health concerns, academic and occupational challenges. Sessions are typically 45 minutes weekly until symptoms are stabilized. From there session frequency can be tailored to fit your needs.
Therapy can help caregivers show up in the ways they want & the way their loved ones need. Chronically stressed caregivers of children and dependent adults are vulnerable to physical and emotional exhaustion, emotional distance from loved ones, feelings of extreme frustration, and a sense of disconnect from their previous self. Each age and stage brings about new challenges. When the plane hits turbulence, parents have to put on their own oxygen masks first before helping their child.
Caregivers commonly struggles with their own anxiety. Managing big emotions of others is incredibly overwhelming unless you are practiced at regulating your own. Together we will interrupt patterns in your home that are keeping you and your family stuck.
Chronic Illness
The mind and body are powerfully connected. Therapy can help break negative cycles between stress, pain, and daily routines. It can also be a useful support for people to lower stress and pain signals and engage more fully in meaningful and value-based living.
I also specialize in supporting people with chronic medical conditions, including those with physical symptoms that appear to be medically-based but are actually due to emotional factors (Functional or Conversion Disorders).
“Hope is a gift you don’t have to surrender, a power you don’t have to throw away…”
– Rebecca Solnit