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You don’t have to be in crisis to know something isn’t working.
Many women who reach out for therapy are doing “fine” on the outside — functioning, responsible, capable — yet feel overwhelmed, disconnected, or exhausted internally. Their minds are always running. They overthink conversations, worry about how they came across, and feel pressure to keep everything together.
If this sounds familiar, therapy can help you slow the noise, understand what’s happening beneath the surface, and reconnect with yourself in a way that feels grounding and sustainable.
Therapy for Women in Maryland
If you’re doing “fine” but you’re not okay
Many women come to therapy not because everything is falling apart, but because they’re tired of holding it all together.
You may notice yourself overthinking constantly — replaying interactions, questioning decisions, or worrying about how others perceive you. People-pleasing can become automatic: saying yes when you mean no, managing others’ emotions, or avoiding conflict even when something doesn’t feel right.
Relationships may start to feel harder. You might find yourself over-functioning, pulling away, or stuck in the same patterns that never fully resolve. Beneath it all is often a quiet pressure to be productive, capable, and busy — as if rest or ease has to be earned.
One of the most common things I say in session, and the moment many women visibly exhale, is this:
You are enough as you are.
Not once you fix yourself.
Not once you stop overthinking or become more efficient.
Right now.
Therapy can be a place where you stop performing and start listening to what you actually need.
Do you see yourself here?
You want to make sure everyone else is happy around you
You struggle with perfectionism
It is hard for you to say “no” and set boundaries
You feel burnt out and overwhelmed
At the end of the day, I want you to know:
You are not alone in the way you are feeling. There are so many pressures on us as women, and I am here to help you sort out the stress and anxiety that come from being a woman in today’s world.
Perfectionism, people-pleasing, and constant self-monitoring
Many women were taught — directly or indirectly — that being “good” means being agreeable, capable, and composed. Over time, this can turn into perfectionism and people-pleasing that feel impossible to turn off.
There is often a constant self-monitoring happening underneath it all:
Am I doing this right?
Did I upset anyone?
Should I have handled that differently?
You may find yourself scanning rooms, relationships, and conversations, adjusting yourself to keep others comfortable. The cost of this pattern is often losing touch with who you are and what you need.
This is one of the reasons my practice is called Rediscover Yourself.
In therapy, we slow these patterns down and get curious about them. Not to judge them — because they once served a purpose — but to understand them. From there, we focus on helping you reconnect with your values, your needs, and what truly matters to you, so your life feels more aligned and less driven by perfection.
Therapy for women can help. Here’s how:
Therapy for women isn’t about fixing what’s “wrong” with you. It’s about understanding the deeper patterns that have shaped how you relate to yourself, others, and the world.
In therapy, you begin to notice the parts of you that are always on — striving, pushing, managing, and hustling. You also begin to connect with the parts of you that feel tired, guarded, anxious, or longing for more peace and joy.
As you build a different relationship with these parts, many women notice changes both internally and in their relationships. There is often less self-criticism, more clarity around boundaries, and a growing sense that you don’t have to keep striving to be worthy.
Therapy can help you feel more grounded in who you are, not who you think you should be.
How parts-work helps women feel more like themselves:
In parts-work therapy, we don’t try to shut down anxiety or push away perfectionism. Instead, we slow down enough to listen.
You may begin to notice different parts of you showing up — the driven part, the responsible part, the anxious part, the tired part. These parts aren’t problems. They’re trying to protect you in the only ways they know how.
Therapy becomes a space to understand what these parts need, when they’re working overtime, and how to create more internal balance. Many women describe this work as relieving in an unexpected way. There is less internal conflict, less pressure to perform, and a growing sense of steadiness.
Change happens not because you force yourself to be different, but because you’re no longer at war with yourself.
Change is possible.
I can help you get there.
FAQs
What are therapy sessions like?
Individual sessions are 50 minutes long. During our first few sessions, we will get to know the goals you would like to work on in therapy. We will then get to know all of the parts of your “inner system.” We will explore these parts and their positive intentions for you and how we can help the parts do their jobs less anxiously and reactively.
How long do I need to be in therapy?
How long a client needs to be in therapy is very unique and dependent on the client. Some clients come to therapy for a short period of time, and other clients still want to work on their goals and choose to stay for a longer period of time. Most clients come weekly or every other week for therapy sessions.
How do I know if therapy will work for me?
If you are struggling with anxiety and are overwhelmed, talking to a professional can be useful in helping you gain insight and clarity. Scheduling a consultation call with me would be the best way to see if we are a good fit!
How do we get started?
In order to get started, you can schedule a consultation call, you can also contact me here directly if you have any questions. Once we have our initial consultation call and deem we are a good fit to work together, we will then schedule your initial appointment.