Individual Therapy for Complex Trauma, Grief and Loss, and Anxiety in Plymouth MA

for a nervous system that can finally exhale

Individual Therapy for a Steadier Nervous System

As a trauma-focused therapist and EMDR provider in Plymouth, MA, I offer in-person sessions on the South Shore and secure Telehealth across Massachusetts for high-achieving, overwhelmed adults who are ready for real change.

You don’t have to manage it all alone. Together, we’ll make a clear plan and move at a pace that respects your nervous system and your life.

Who this is for

  • Adults (18+) carrying the impact of tough experiences, stress, anxiety, or burnout

  • High-functioning “I’m fine” types who became the strong one in their family

  • People who feel responsible for everyone else’s emotions and exhausted by it

  • Those navigating complicated, ongoing family dynamics — guilt, obligation, or pressure to keep the peace

  • Helpers and healers (therapists, nurses, teachers, caregivers) who show up for everyone and struggle to show up for themselves

  • People-pleasers, perfectionists, and “I can handle it” folks who are finally ready for better boundaries, calmer days, and real self-trust

How I work

  • Trauma-informed + nervous-system aware: We start with safety, skills, and steadiness.

  • Evidence-based tools: CBT/ACT, parts-informed work, grounding, and practical behavioral shifts.

  • Clear Goals: We’ll decide what “better” looks like and track it together.

  • Collaborative pace: Gentle challenge, zero judgment.

Sound like you?

You might notice:

  • A text or call from a parent can derail your whole day

  • You leave family interactions feeling small, guilty, or like you did something wrong

  • You feel stuck between your partner’s advice (“just stand up to them”) and how scary that actually feels in your body

  • You replay conversations, wondering if you were too much, not enough, or somehow the problem

  • You’re the one everyone leans on, but you don’t feel like you have that same steady place to land

  • You know your childhood shaped you, but your nervous system still reacts like you’re back there

If this feels uncomfortably familiar, you’re exactly the kind of person I had in mind when I built this practice.

Here’s what we’ll do together

Warm, practical sessions to help you feel more like yourself. Without the jargon.

We’ll slow the swirl, name what is really going on, and make a clear, doable plan that respects your nervous system and the life you are living right now.

We’ll build steadiness first with sleep, boundaries, and coping tools, then gently unwind the old patterns and stories using practical skills and EMDR if it is a fit.

We’ll track what changes from week to week so you can see and feel your progress, from fewer spirals to softer triggers to a kinder inner voice.

And we’ll do it all in a space that feels like a deep exhale, warm and honest and on your side, with just enough accountability to help you grow into the you that feels most like home.

At the end of the day, I want you to know:

You don’t have to manage it all alone. Together, we’ll make a clear plan and move at a pace that respects your nervous system and your life.

You are not “too much,” and nothing about you is beyond care.

What we’ll work on

Imagine a life where…

  • Your body feels calm more days than not.

  • Triggers soften and you bounce back faster.

  • Boundaries are clear and you trust yourself.

  • You wake up knowing you can handle what comes.

    Next step

    If this sounds like what you’ve been looking for, the best way to start is with a free 15–20 minute consultation. We’ll talk about what you’re going through, what you’re hoping will feel different, and whether we’re a good fit to work together.

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What we’re really working on

Underneath the anxiety, perfectionism, and overthinking, we’re working on:

  • Healing the younger parts of you that had to grow up too fast

  • Loosening the grip of old family roles so you can choose who you are now

  • Letting your body learn what safety, rest, and self-trust feel like

  • Creating relationships where you don’t have to perform, fix, or shrink to belong

EMDR and trauma-focused therapy give us a way to work with the memories, body sensations, and beliefs that still feel stuck — so you’re not constantly pulled back into old patterns every time family enters the chat.

Questions?

FAQs

  • Many people notice small shifts within a few sessions. Sleep can settle. Spirals get shorter. Deeper change takes time, and we go at the speed of safety.

  • You are not starting from zero. We will keep what helped and set aside what did not. I will add trauma-informed tools and EMDR if it fits, so progress feels steady and real.

  • We will define what “better” means for you. Then we will track it together. Fewer triggers, faster bounce back, clearer boundaries, and more self-trust are the signs we look for.