AREAS
I work with teen girls and women seeking support in areas including:
Anxiety & Overthinking
Worry, racing thoughts, panic, feeling on edge, and difficulty relaxing.
Trauma & PTSD
Trauma, difficult past experiences, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Life Transitions
Changes related to school, college, career, relationships, family roles, independence, and other significant seasons of life.
Additional Areas of Support
Stress & Burnout • Depression • Grief & Loss • Self-Esteem & Identity • Relationships & Boundaries • Women's Issues • College & Young Adult Concerns • Family Conflict • Sleep Difficulties • Nutrition, Mood & Everyday Wellness
Focus
PRINCIPLES of CARE
Guiding
Beautiful Authenticity Wellness & Clinical Services was founded on the belief that meaningful change begins with understanding the whole person, not simply managing symptoms.
I work with teen girls and women across different stages of life, recognizing that each person brings her own experiences, strengths, relationships, and story into the therapy room. Care is personalized to help you better understand what may be influencing how you feel, recognize meaningful connections, and identify what may support you moving forward.
At the heart of my work is creating space for you to understand yourself more deeply while building on the strengths you already have.
APPROACHES
Treatment
Therapy isn't one-size-fits-all. You may come to therapy knowing exactly what you want to work on, or simply knowing that something doesn't feel quite like you. We'll begin with what you're noticing and explore what may help you better understand yourself and move forward.
Depending on your needs, our work may include:
Understanding Thoughts, Emotions & Finding Practical Ways Forward
When your mind keeps going, it's easy to get caught in overthinking, second-guessing, or looking at the same situation from every angle. Approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Motivational Interviewing, strengths-based therapy, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) can help you better understand thoughts and emotions, recognize patterns, build practical skills, and find different ways to respond to what you're experiencing.
Connecting the Mind & Body
Stress and difficult experiences can affect more than your thoughts and emotions. You may notice tension, restlessness, difficulty relaxing, changes in sleep or energy, or feeling on edge. Through an integrative approach, we can consider how your emotional well-being connects with your body, nervous system, and everyday habits. Mindfulness, somatic and body-awareness practices, grounding, and nervous-system regulation may be used to help you better understand these connections and identify what supports your overall well-being.
Understanding Patterns & Relationships
Experiences and relationships can shape how you see yourself, communicate, set boundaries, and respond to situations today. Attachment-based, emotionally focused, narrative, person-centered, psychodynamic, and experiential approaches can help us become curious about these connections and better understand patterns that may be showing up in your life.
Creative & Integrative Approaches
Therapy doesn't always have to mean talking through everything. Expressive arts and other integrative approaches can offer different ways to reflect, express yourself, and explore experiences when words don't fully capture what you're feeling.
Christian-Informed Therapy
If your Christian faith is an important part of your life, it can also have a place in therapy. When desired, our work may include prayer, Scripture, Biblical reflection, Christian mindfulness practices, and exploring thoughts or experiences through the lens of your faith. How faith is incorporated is always guided by your preferences and what feels meaningful to you.
My work is grounded in trauma-informed care, which means we consider how your experiences may be influencing how you feel and respond today without defining you by what you've been through. As your needs change, the way we approach therapy can change with them.
