Psychotherapy & the Rest and Restore Protocol™ for Women in Maine & California

Support for anxiety, sensitivity, stress and burnout, and major life transitions, including midlife and perimenopause

I offer trauma-informed, compassion-focused support and somatic tools to help soothe women’s stressed nervous systems.

Currently based in Brunswick, I see clients in-person, and virtually throughout Southern Maine and the San Francisco Bay Area of California. I offer more time-limited therapy for situational stressors and longer-term options for clients who may benefit from therapy at a more gradual pace. My practice focuses primarily on women’s mental health and wellness (18 to 80+), including support for depression, relational and general anxiety, perinatal/peripartum needs, mid-life and perimenopausal adjustments and re-evaluation. I also welcome individuals who identify as being highly sensitive (HSP).

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Approaches I Use

The following are just some of the modalities I use in my practice

Rest & Restore Protocol™

Beneficial for: the effects of chronic nervous system activation—like muscle tension, brain fog, poor sleep, or digestive issues, and for restoring nervous system functioning, responsiveness and calm

Flash Technique

Beneficial for: stuck or recurring worries, single incident trauma and other challenging experiences that may be difficult to talk about or lead to internalized negative self-beliefs

Brainspotting

Beneficial for: going deeper and connecting mind-body or brain-body symptoms and concerns, expanding creativity and positive states, and a form of focused mindfulness when talk therapy hasn’t been enough

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Specialties

  • A woman sitting back to on a bed looking out a window in a dark bedroom

    Anxiety & Depression

  • Woman outside of a building with a suitcase and handbag with a bouquet of flowers

    Transitions & New Chapters

  • Woman sitting outdoors near water, holding a reusable coffee cup, wearing a light-colored head wrap and a white sweater, gazing peacefully into the distance.

    Sensitivity & Self-Care
  • A woman with a toddler and holding a baby while in a kitchen preparing food

    Planning, Pregnancy & Parenting

  • a picture showing a women's arm as she works on paperwork at a desk

    Burnout & Compassion Fatigue

  • An elderly woman with short gray hair wearing a gray athletic jacket and headphones, smiling while looking at her phone in a park during autumn sunset.

    Midlife & (Peri)Menopause

Blending the familiarity of talk therapy with mind-body awareness and techniques, our work together can assist with:

  • Better understanding and responding to the needs and signals of your nervous system

  • Developing practices, or incorporating therapeutic (music) listening, to feel more grounded, present, and connected

  • Tending to your HSP/sensitivity-related needs, preferences, and boundaries

  • Learning about the impact of stress on somatic and physical health symptoms

  • Deepening your capacity for rest and rejuvenation

  • Lessening painful or emotionally-charged memories or stuck patterns

  • Exploring and connecting with inner strengths and resources

  • Building healthy habits for overall emotional well-being

  • Finding your way home to yourself again

Three Ways of Working Together

  • 01

    Individual 50-minute psychotherapy sessions (with or without RRP)

  • 02

    90-minute extended or intensive-style psychotherapy sessions (with or without RRP, pro-rated)

  • 03

    Adjunctive therapy and non-therapy options for Rest and Restore Protocol™ listening support

    COMING SOON!

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Let’s explore your needs and how I can assist. If we’re a great match, excellent! If not, I’m happy to offer you other suggested providers.