Women's Issues
Women have unique experiences, societal expectations and roles in our lives that shape our development, sense of self, how we connect to others, self-esteem, confidence, careers, and emotional well-being. We may often find ourselves in roles of caring for others. Sometimes we take care of others before ourselves. Therapy is your opportunity to focus on you!
While therapy is individualized, some common reasons I see women in therapy include:
While therapy is individualized, some common reasons I see women in therapy include:
- depression
- anxiety
- relationship and family issues
- self-esteem, confidence and self-empowerment issues
- strengthening one's sense of self and improving self-care
- coping with inner critics
- perfectionism
- parenting issues, life stage issues and issues transitioning to motherhood
- addressing how to maintain healthy boundaries and a sense of self in relationships
- identity and sexuality issues (e.g., loss of sex drive due to trauma, sexuality issues related to lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and romantic minorities)
- managing emotions
- expressing anger in a healthy way
- assertiveness training
- stress management
- grief/loss
- coping with chronic medical and/or health issues
- trauma (accidents, abuse, assault/rape, incest, military sexual trauma, combat trauma, intimate partner violence, natural disasters, among others).