Hey there! I'm Katie and welcome to my practice. I'm so excited that you're taking the first step to put yourself first! As a fellow human, and someone who caretakes others and has a hard time setting boundaries, I understand how challenging it can be to put your needs first. Clients who work with me feel this struggle at their core. They often feel guilt for saying "no" or speaking up for what they need in relationships. They also tend to have consistent anxiety and a general sense of not being good enough. My take on this is that you need to be accepted and loved unconditionally, to have your feelings and needs validated, and to have freedom from familial and cultural expectations of you. Sound about right? Great, let's keep talking...

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If you resonate with any of this - you're in the right place! I work from a feminist and emotionally-focused lens with intentional cultural sensitivity. That's a fancy way of saying I help you break free from shame that was gifted by family and society. If you're thinking "gee thanks, hope I can return it," I'm here to help you do just that - return the unhelpful shame that has kept you stuck. Being a human first, therapist second, I'm all too familiar with shame. I have second-guessed almost every relationship choice in my life, I have felt trapped in my body and hated it thanks to social norms, and I've definitely felt the existential dread of anxiety. But through my own healing journey I can say it is possible to have impactful change through therapy. There are lots of ways we believe we fall flat as a humans, but don't let others' narrative about you or who you "should be" prevent you from being happy.