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 Maine and 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, midlife 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: restoring nervous system functioning, responsiveness and calm, and decreasing the effects of chronic nervous system activation, such as anxiety, brain fog, poor sleep, muscle tension or digestive issues

Flash Technique

Beneficial for: stuck or recurring worries, single incident trauma and recurring 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 as 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

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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.