1:1 Therapy
Therapy for Anxiety, Trauma, Burnout, and Life Transitions in Wilmington, NC
When you’ve been carrying too much for too long
Sometimes people come to therapy knowing exactly what’s wrong.More often, they don’t.They just know they feel overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, stuck in their thoughts, reactive in relationships, or unable to fully relax no matter how hard they try.You may look functional on the outside while internally feeling:constantly on edgeemotionally overextendedafraid of disappointing peoplestuck replaying conversations or past eventsoverwhelmed by guilt, shame, or self-doubtexhausted from trying to hold everything together
Many of the people we work with have spent years trying to push through these feelings on their own.Therapy gives you a place to stop carrying it alone.Navigating major life changes
Even meaningful life transitions can bring grief, fear, and emotional overwhelm.We work with clients navigating:Pregnancy and postpartum changesDivorce or relationship shiftsDeath and griefEmpty nest transitionsRetirementCaregiver burnoutCareer stress and emotional exhaustionChanges in identity, body, or physical ability
Sometimes part of healing is grieving the version of yourself—or your life—you thought you would have.Therapy that helps you understand both the past and the presentIn our work together, we focus not only on what happened in the past, but also:how it continues to affect your relationshipshow it shows up in your body and nervous systemhow it impacts self-worth, boundaries, and emotional safetywhat keeps current patterns repeating
We also work on practical tools for:emotional regulationreducing anxiety and panic symptomscalming the nervous systemsetting healthier boundariesimproving self-trustresponding differently to triggers
Therapy is not about judging your reactions.
It’s about understanding where they came from and helping you feel more grounded moving forward.You do not have to keep functioning in survival modeMany people wait to start therapy because they think they should be able to handle things on their own.But surviving is not the same as feeling okay.If you’re exhausted from carrying the emotional weight of everything and everyone around you, therapy can help.
Common reasons people reach out for therapy:
Panic symptoms or chronic anxietyFeeling “not good enough”Fear of how other people see youImposter syndromeAnger that feels bigger than you want it toConstant overthinking or replaying past situationsRuminating on what you “should have” done differentlyFeeling emotionally responsible for everyone elsePeople-pleasing or difficulty setting boundariesFeeling unseen, dismissed, or emotionally unsupportedRelationships that leave you emotionally drainedFeeling triggered in present-day situations without fully understanding why
Sometimes the pain comes from things that happened.Sometimes it comes from what didn’t happen—emotional support, safety, consistency, validation, or being truly seen in childhood.Often, both are true.Many people minimize their experiences because they think:“Other people had it worse.”“Nothing terrible happened.”“I should be over this by now.”
But trauma can show up as a nervous system that never fully learned how to feel safe.It may look like:chronic fight, flight, freeze, or fawn responseshypervigilancedifficulty relaxingemotional shutdownfear of conflictneeding constant reassuranceperfectionismover-functioning for others
These patterns often made sense at one point in your life. Therapy helps you understand them with compassion while building new ways of responding.“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
Insurances accepted: BCBS, Aetna, Aetna SHP, Medicare and Certified Non-Network Tricare
Self pay: $175 for initial evaluation and $155 for follow up sessions