Madeline Ridgway, M.S. LPC-A

Most of us were not taught how to navigate the emotional side of money. Maybe you earn a decent living and still feel one surprise bill away from panic. Maybe you avoid your bank app like you owe it an apology. Maybe you’re doing everything you’re “supposed to” but it still feels hard. I’m here to help. As a financial therapist, I help you look at the emotional side of money: the fear, shame, family scripts, and quiet hopes wrapped up in it. This isn’t about lecturing you on a budget. It’s about understanding your relationship with money so that it becomes a resource and not a drain. Therapy has been a meaningful part of my own life. It’s been a place to show up exactly as I am, without judgment of whatever is happening in my inner world. I offer my clients the same thing: openness, curiosity, and respect for wherever you’re starting from. No shame here, and that includes the credit card statement you haven’t opened yet. My approach draws on existential therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), along with other evidence-based techniques that I adapt o you. Existential work asks the big question: you get one finite life, so what do you want it to be about? ACT helps you make room for the uncomfortable feelings that come with change, so you can move toward what actually matters to you. That might be financial security, a career that fits, or simply being an excellent cat dad. I welcome the LGBTQIA+ community and anyone looking for a genuinely open-minded space to work through what they’re carrying. Alongside financial therapy, I enjoy helping people through life transitions and the growing pains that come with them, whether you’re starting a new chapter or just feeling stuck. I believe meaningful change happens inside a genuine, trusting relationship. I’d be honored to walk alongside you as you build a life that’s richer in every sense of the word.