If your search history includes “Why do I feel stuck?” “How do I stop overthinking?” or “Why do I keep ending up in the same situation?”—welcome. Your brain has probably been doing unpaid overtime, and frankly, it deserves a break. I work with teens and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, relationship patterns, cultural and racial trauma, identity concerns, perimenopause, and major life transitions. Sometimes the things that helped you survive are the same things making life harder now. Rude, but true. My style is laid-back, conversational, supportive, and direct. We’ll talk, connect the dots, laugh when it fits, and get into the hard stuff without making therapy feel like a performance. I’ll support you, but I’m also not going to just nod for 50 minutes and call it a day. I use CBT, EMDR, and other approaches to help you understand what keeps showing up, process difficult experiences, and make changes that actually matter in your everyday life. And no, we’re not unpacking your deepest trauma five minutes after meeting. We can at least learn each other’s names first. At Beyond Survival Counseling, the goal isn’t to get better at surviving. It’s to understand what’s been keeping you there and make room for something different.