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I’m an LCSW trauma therapist and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery Coach, helping single women who have left toxic, emotionally abusive, narcissistic relationships learn to love themselves again and finally heal without years of therapy. I teach everything from transforming your relationship with yourself to differentiating healthy and unhealthy relationship dynamics to mastering the skills you will need for a safe and fulfilling relationship. It’s all with a focus on helping you overcome the negative patterns of self-doubt and self-blame that are holding you back and free you to find a truly satisfying relationship with an emotionally healthy partner.
I’ve always loved being a therapist, and for the past 20 years, I have specialized in helping women who have survived abusive or toxic relationships. I realized that my favorite part of my work was watching women rebuild their self-esteem and take back their voice, and start to look for a new, emotionally healthy relationship.
I also recognized so many roadblocks with traditional therapy, especially for those seeking to use insurance. Therapy helps to process and unravel your emotions, thoughts and situations. It also tends to work backwards, sorting through the root cause, and uncovering many different “branches” (situations, problems, etc.), to explore in the mean time.
For those of you who want a solution NOW, who have tried therapy and are still struggling, and are looking to learn actionable skills and can put in the WORK, coaching is a much better fit for you.
On average, I see people spend between 2.5 - 4 years in therapy. (And therapy is GREAT for some problems, and mental health concerns). But for women who want ACTION, who want to take charge of their life, and who are ready to break patterns, you want to see change SOON.
So I created this program. It can work alongside therapy, for someone who wants to work on things other than moving on from their relationship. Or it can be the primary source of support for someone who is ready to launch themselves into the thriving life that’s awaiting you on the other side of narcissistic abuse.
I’ve reached this passion in part through my clinical work as a licensed therapist, but I also have a personal journey around the transformative power of self-love and healing. In the earlier part of my career, while deep in insecurities, feelings of unworthiness, and imposter syndrome, I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a one-year-old at the time, and knew I needed to find a healthier life for myself. The week I spent in radiation isolation treatment gave me a one-of-a-kind chance to reassess my life. I realized that the work I had been doing with my clients—building up their confidence, empowering them to prioritize themselves, helping them to embrace their voice—should have been my work.
That woman in the mirror needed what I was giving my clients. I had been focusing so much on healing others that I had neglected to heal myself. Right then and there, I realized that I needed to learn how to love myself, and to stop letting the toxic people in my life write my inner dialogue. It was the start of a transformation.
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Now, I am happily remarried, and my partner reminds me every day that relationships can be healthy. I’ve also learned how to show up for myself every day, how to give myself a generous dose of self-compassion even (or especially!) when I’m not my best self, and how to rewrite the self-blame, guilt, and shame of my old inner dialogue into language that empowers me.
My passion for helping women is unwavering. I now work to help women who have left emotionally abusive relationships find this same freedom and self-love. Once you understand the dynamics of power, control, and narcissism, you’ll see that your internal dialogue is a reflection of those voices, not your own. And your voice? It’s powerful. I can’t wait for you to finally hear it.