Are you struggling with your family? Healing the pain of family conflict and estrangement is my specialty.

Most of my 15+ years of clinical experience has been working with primarily with teens and adults who struggle in their complicated relationship with family members, especially parents who are felt to be too controlling, critical, anxious, angry, passive aggressive, manipulative, codependent, or overbearing. If these relationships don’t change their pattern, you may have become estranged from one another. I aim to create a judgement-free space to come into one’s own; to work through all of the complicated feelings and unconscious dynamics that prevent you from moving forward in life.

The way we were parented leaves a huge imprint on our lives. I’ve seen how parent-child conflicts can create problems in one’s ability to feel confident and secure. You might feel deeply misunderstood, having never been seen for who you are as a unique person, instead divided into different, opposing parts. Perhaps you feel both pride and shame for your family and culture. You wish to not care what others think, yet tormented by feelings of guilt and fears of loss. You sometimes hear yourself saying to your own child or partner the same harsh and critical words you heard growing up. This is often the signal to seek professional help so you can break the cycle.

The journey won’t be an easy one, but you know you’re ready when keeping the status quo is worse.