A quiet place to slow down and heal
Therapy for stressed, stuck, and overwhelmed people who want room to breathe and feel heard.
Grief and Loss | Perfectionism and People Pleasing | Therapy for Therapists
Does it feel like you keep repeating the same patterns in your life and relationships?
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Maybe you’re always worried about something, but you’ve noticed that when the situation resolves, the worry jumps to another target. Your stress and anxiety seem to have become familiar habits for your mind and body, and they’ll find any reason to keep your mind spinning.
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You try your best to be thoughtful, conscientious, and productive, but every time you find yourself doing well in life you raise your standards again. You’re noticing that this perfectionism is keeping you in a race you can’t win, but you’re not sure how to stop without losing the life you’ve built.
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Perhaps you’ve always lived your life with the focus on others. You’re the side character in your own story, and lately you’ve had some uncomfortable realizations. You give and give for others, but nobody in your life is reciprocating. You put in lots of effort for your relationships but if you stop, those relationships just don’t continue. Your vocabulary sounds like “No worries,” “Whatever you decide,” and “I’m happy with any option” and you’ve lost the ability to tap into your actual likes and dislikes to know your genuine opinion.
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Maybe you’re going through a loss that has you dazed and picking up the pieces. Death, divorce, a new diagnosis, and other kinds of losses can send you spiraling into grief when life suddenly veers you off into a new direction. And fresh losses can bring up memories and patterns from the past- losses you thought you’d already grieved, feelings of abandonment and rejection, the sense that life isn’t as stable and predictable as you thought.
Hi, I’m Jessica.
When stress, overwhelm, and frustration pile up, it can make all the difference to have a place where you can talk about what’s going on and feel heard.
I believe meaningful change happens when you have the time and space to talk openly. Therapy with me is your weekly hour to slow down and prioritize yourself. We’ll explore the patterns shaping your relationships and your sense of self, especially the ones that keep you functioning well on the outside while feeling tense or disconnected on the inside.
Therapy with me is slow, relational, and spacious. Sessions are your time to talk freely, reflect together, and gradually make sense of what’s been weighing on you with the reassurance that you don’t have to do the work by yourself.
Areas of Focus
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Grief & Loss
Support for grief that lingers, reshapes identity, or doesn’t follow a clear timeline. A reflective space to understand what loss has changed rather than trying to move past it.
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Perfectionism & People Pleasing
Therapy for overachievers who feel driven by pressure rather than self-trust. We explore the deeper patterns beneath perfectionism and people-pleasing so change can emerge naturally.
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Therapy for Therapists
A reflective space for therapists who understand their patterns but want something deeper to shift. This work focuses on your inner experience, not supervision or skill-building.
Getting started
Schedule a free 20 minute online video consultation. This conversation isn’t about deciding anything right away. It’s simply an opportunity to ask questions, talk through what’s bringing you here, and see whether the pace and approach feel like a good fit. You don’t need to arrive with a clear plan or a neatly defined problem. A willingness to show up, reflect, and stay curious is enough to begin.
Much of our work involves understanding the parts of you that learned to adapt, people-please, or stay quiet in order to feel safe and connected. We’ll explore where those patterns came from, how they show up now, and what they’ve been protecting without judgment or pressure to change before you’re ready. This kind of attention often brings relief not because you’re trying harder to change, but because you’re no longer managing or overriding yourself.
This isn’t about becoming a different version of yourself, but about developing a more honest, grounded relationship with who you already are, including the parts of you that have worked very hard to keep things together. You don’t have to settle for just getting through each day. Let’s build a life you truly enjoy.
I want you to leave therapy with me feeling like you have a healthy, supportive relationship with yourself where your inner voice is kind, not harsh and your mind is quiet, not racing.
A chance to meet and see if working together feels right without any obligation.
Free consultation | Online therapy in California