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ESTRANGEMENT
Is it okay to go no-contact with a parent?
You're allowed to ask the question. A therapist on the guilt, the pushback, and how to figure out what you actually need.
September 2026 · 8 min readRead →
Notes from the practice
Writing on the in-between.
Short essays on ADHD, anxiety, grief, burnout, and the nervous system - written for the people I work with, and anyone else who needs them.
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Estrangement
Estrangement therapy →ADHD
- Rejection sensitive dysphoria: when a small comment levels you.
- How to find an ADHD therapist in Washington.
- ADHD burnout isn't laziness.
- 7 signs of ADHD in women.
Washington therapy guides
- Online therapy in Seattle: what to look for before you book.
- Therapy on the Eastside: support in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond.
- Burnout therapy in Tacoma and Olympia: when rest is not fixing it.
- How to find an ADHD therapist in Washington.
Wisconsin therapy guides
- Anxiety therapy in Milwaukee: when you look fine but never feel off duty.
- Grief counseling in Wisconsin: loss that does not follow a timeline.
- How to find a therapist in Madison, Wisconsin.
Florida therapy guides
- Anxiety and burnout in Tampa: when pushing through stops working.
- Online therapy in Naples: private support without another drive.
- What online Brainspotting feels like for Florida clients.
Anxiety
- Anxiety and burnout in Tampa: when pushing through stops working.
- High-functioning anxiety: fine on paper, wired underneath.
- Panic attack or anxiety attack? Here's the difference.
Brainspotting
Brainspotting therapy →02
ESTRANGEMENT
Grieving a parent who's still alive.
Nobody sends flowers when you lose a parent who's still alive. A therapist on ambiguous loss and the grief that doesn't get a funeral.
September 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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THERAPY · Washington
Online therapy in Seattle: what to look for before you book.
How to compare fit, specialties, Washington licensure, insurance, privacy, and practical details before choosing an online therapist.
September 2026 · 6 min readRead →
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ANXIETY · Florida
Anxiety and burnout in Tampa: when pushing through stops working.
Anxiety says 'stay ready.' Burnout says 'there is nothing left.' How the two overlap - and what therapy can actually focus on.
October 2026 · 6 min readRead →
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THERAPY · Florida
Online therapy in Naples: private support without another drive.
How telehealth expands your options beyond the offices closest to home - and what to look for in a Florida-licensed online therapist.
October 2026 · 5 min readRead →
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THERAPY · Washington
Therapy on the Eastside: support in Bellevue, Kirkland, and Redmond.
Life on the Eastside can look polished from the outside. What to look for in a therapist when it doesn't feel manageable from the inside.
October 2026 · 5 min readRead →
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BURNOUT · Washington
Burnout therapy in Tacoma and Olympia: when rest is not fixing it.
Burnout can look like irritability, numbness, dread, or never feeling restored. The signs it's more than ordinary stress - and what therapy can change.
October 2026 · 5 min readRead →
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ANXIETY · Wisconsin
Anxiety therapy in Milwaukee: when you look fine but never feel off duty.
High-functioning anxiety hides behind competence. What the work actually reaches when coping has become its own job.
October 2026 · 5 min readRead →
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GRIEF · Wisconsin
Grief counseling in Wisconsin: loss that does not follow a timeline.
Divorce, estrangement, a future that didn't happen - some losses are hard to explain. You don't have to prove yours is serious enough.
October 2026 · 5 min readRead →
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BRAINSPOTTING · Florida
What online Brainspotting feels like for Florida clients.
What happens in a session, what you control, and how to prepare your space - for when talking about it hasn't been enough.
October 2026 · 5 min readRead →
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THERAPY · Wisconsin
How to find a therapist in Madison, Wisconsin.
A practical guide to comparing fit, specialties, insurance, and online options - plus the questions worth asking before a first session.
October 2026 · 6 min readRead →
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ANXIETY
High-functioning anxiety: fine on paper, wired underneath.
What high-functioning anxiety looks like when your life appears well-managed from the outside - and the work that actually reaches it.
October 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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ADHD
Rejection sensitive dysphoria: when a small comment levels you.
Why rejection hits so hard with ADHD, what RSD looks like day to day, and what actually helps bring the wave down.
August 2026 · 8 min readRead →
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BURNOUT
Burnout or depression? How to tell the difference.
When everything feels like mud, is it burnout or depression? Five questions to help sort them out - and what actually helps for each.
July 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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BIPOLAR
"Am I bipolar?" What those mood swings might mean.
Not every mood swing is bipolar disorder. What the diagnosis actually looks like - and what commonly gets mistaken for it.
July 2026 · 8 min readRead →
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ANXIETY
Panic attack or anxiety attack? Here's the difference.
They feel similar and behave very differently. How to tell them apart in real time - and what helps in the moment for each.
July 2026 · 6 min readRead →
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TRAUMA
Signs of childhood trauma in adults.
How early trauma shows up decades later - often disguised as personality, anxiety, perfectionism, or being 'the strong one.'
July 2026 · 9 min readRead →
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Brainspotting
What is Brainspotting therapy? A complete guide.
How Brainspotting works, who it helps, what the research says, and how it compares to EMDR and talk therapy.
July 2026 · 12 min readRead →
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ADHD · Washington
How to find an ADHD therapist in Washington.
A practical guide to finding an adult ADHD therapist in WA - what to look for, what to ask, insurance vs. private pay, and telehealth options across the state.
July 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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ADHD
ADHD burnout isn't laziness.
What it actually means when 'just do it' stops working - and how to tell the difference between a rest day and a nervous system that needs more than rest.
June 2026 · 6 min readRead →
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Brainspotting
What a Brainspotting session actually feels like.
A plain-language walk-through of a body-based therapy that reaches the stuck stuff talk therapy sometimes can't.
June 2026 · 7 min readRead →
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ADHD
7 signs of ADHD in women.
The classic ADHD picture misses most of the women who have it. Here's what it actually looks like - and why so many are diagnosed decades late.
July 2026 · 8 min readRead →
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TRAUMA
Your nervous system isn't broken.
Why regulation beats positive thinking - a plain-language guide to fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and what actually moves the needle.
June 2026 · 5 min readRead →
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