Anxiety & Perfectionismtherapy

Many of my clients come in with strong awareness and a long list of tools. Instead of adding more, we slow down and get a clear picture of what’s driving the cycle in the first place. When we address the drivers, the tools you already know how to use start working more effectively.

That’s important information, and I have a lot of experience (including personally) working with these factors. We take into account sleep, hormones, chronic illness, nutrition, and how your brain works as part of the full picture of your life. Anxiety rarely exists in isolation, and I don’t treat it that way.

When I talk about perfectionism, I’m not just referring to having high standards. I’m talking about the internal pressure that says your worth, safety, or belonging depends on getting things “right.” It often shows up as all-or-nothing thinking, procrastination fueled by fear of not doing something perfectly, difficulty delegating, and feeling a rush of shame when you fall short of your own expectations.

Knowing what to do and being able to do it are not always the same thing. Many people already understand their patterns intellectually, yet still find themselves stuck in them. Therapy helps us understand the emotional, relational, and nervous system factors that make change feel difficult so you can move beyond insight into lasting change.

I specialize in a neuro-somatic and relational approach that addresses anxiety where it lives—in your body and nervous system. Rather than just offering standard CBT worksheets or conversational venting, I draw from a deeply integrated toolkit. This includes Internal Family Systems (IFS) for parts work, Brainspotting and NDIT for somatic trauma processing, and ACT and Relational Life Therapy (RLT) for active, real-world boundary and communication strategies. This combination allows us to safely calm your nervous system's threat detector so your logical mind can take the lead again.

Through parts work, we’ll get curious about the part of you that sets the bar impossibly high and the part that shuts down when it feels overwhelmed. Instead of trying to silence them, we’ll work to understand what they’re protecting. This understanding allows the part to feel heard and puts you back in the driver’s seat of the decision-making process.

You might start to notice anxious thoughts without getting completely absorbed by them. You may feel less pressure around making the “right” decisions, feel like you can rest without having to “earn” it first, and begin responding intentionally in alignment with your values. We’ll celebrate every micro-win together along the way, so you can notice your progress in real time.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I have extensive training in trauma-informed therapies, Internal Family Systems (also known as IFS or “parts work”), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Brainspotting, and integrative mental health. My approach is biopsychosocial, which means I consider not just your thoughts and behaviors, but also your nervous system, hormones, sleep, chronic health concerns, and the developmental experiences that shaped your blueprint for coping.

I’ve also pursued additional training in women’s mental health, functional nutrition for mental health, polyvagal theory, and complex trauma—because anxiety and perfectionism rarely exist in isolation. And personally, I know what it’s like to wrestle with over-functioning and pushing through. I bring both professional expertise and lived understanding to our work, so we can move beyond surface-level symptom management and create real, lasting change.