Reconnect with who you are outside of “the mom who does it all.”
Therapy for Motherhood & Parenting.
In-Person in Prosper & Online Across Texas
If one more person asks you for something, you might actually lose it.
Motherhood changed everything—and no one really prepared you for how loud, relentless, and all-consuming it could feel. You’re the one keeping track of the schedules, the snacks, the appointments, the school thing that was due yesterday, and somehow the emotional temperature of the whole house, too. On the outside, people might think things are running smoothly, but internally, you’re one extracurricular activity away from drowning.
Because you love your kids so deeply, you keep pushing through, but have found yourself snapping more often at them and your partner, then feeling awful once you’ve calmed down. Somewhere along the way, your needs got pushed to the bottom of the list and you’ve felt less and less like yourself with each passing day.
You don’t want your kids’ childhood memories to be entirely made up of you rushing around stressed and exhausted. You want more than just barely making it through the day—you want to actually feel present in your life, like there’s room for who you are outside your role as a mom.
You might be here because you…
Feel guilty when you’re too tired to coax the kids to eat something healthy, and let them eat whatever comes with the least amount of fuss—which happens to only be buttered noodles or popcorn.
Keep hearing from your parents that they “didn’t have help either,” while grieving the fact that they are not showing up for you in the way you had hoped they would.
Feel so overwhelmed and touched-out by the end of the day that even one more “Mama?” or one more hand on you makes your skin crawl.
Find yourself hiding in the pantry for a minute alone, eating a snack you don’t even really want, just to get sixty seconds where no one needs anything from you.
Know something feels off in your body, mood, or energy, but keep getting told by doctors that it’s “normal.”
Are trying so hard not to pass down the harmful beliefs that were handed down to you that motherhood now feels like love, grief, pressure, and fear all at once.
My Approach
Here, you don’t have to come in with the “good mom” version of the story.
Parenthood is hard—we can acknowledge that and make space for all the conflicting emotions that come with the love you have for your kids. I want to help you understand what motherhood is bringing up in you, what your nervous system has been responding to, and why the way you’ve been getting through life no longer works the way it used to. What I’m not going to do is help you get better at abandoning yourself.
Together, we’ll look at what’s led you here, reconnect with what you need, and begin creating a way of living that feels more sustainable for you and your family.
In sessions, we will…
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We start by taking an honest look at how you move through the day. Not just what is happening on paper, but what happens in your body when we talk about the noise, demands, guilt, and invisible labor you deal with. That helps us notice patterns sooner: what you feel when you’re reaching your limit, when irritation is building, when guilt takes over, or when your body is telling you it cannot keep going at this pace. Instead of judging those reactions, we begin treating them like useful information.
For some people, past experiences are still shaping the way their nervous system responds to responsibility or stress. In some cases, along with Somatic Experiencing, I may also bring in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) to help you process past experiences that are difficult to talk about, since it doesn’t require saying what happened out loud.
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Motherhood has a way of bringing long-standing patterns to the surface. In our work, we look at things like hyper-responsibility, perfectionism, difficulty receiving help, and the pressure to hold everything together no matter what. We also make space for the grief, fear, and discomfort that can come with trying to parent differently than you were parented, especially when that means changing family expectations or long-standing roles.
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From there, we begin making changes that fit your real life. That might mean finding the words to ask for help more clearly, setting firmer limits around your time and energy, following through on boundaries, or learning to tolerate the discomfort that can come with doing less. We won’t flip your life upside down overnight, but over time, the goal is to help you create a new way of living that feels more honest, more supportive, and more sustainable.
Loving your kids and needing more support can both be true.
Notice when you are reaching your limit sooner, so you can respond before you snap or shut down.
Understand how the mental load, overstimulation, and constant responsibility are affecting your nervous system, and why you feel the way you do.
Listen to your body instead of overriding what it’s telling you, especially when something feels off in your mood, energy, or capacity.
Ask for help, set boundaries around your time and energy, and follow through without immediately telling yourself you should be able to do it all alone.
Reconnect with who you are outside of being a mom, partner, or manager of the home, so you can feel like yourself again.
Experience motherhood in a way that feels more sustainable, more present, and gives you the chance to actually enjoy your family.
Specialized therapy for motherhood & parenting can help you…
Frequently asked questions
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If you feel overstimulated, short-tempered, guilty, disconnected from yourself, or like the mental load never really lets up, therapy can help. A lot of the women I work with love their kids deeply and are still having a hard time with how loud, relentless, and all-consuming this season feels. If something in you knows this is not working, even if everyone around you says it is “normal,” reach out for a free consultation.
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I work with individual women, not families as a unit. That said, we can absolutely talk about your kids, your partner, your parents, or your in-laws, because all of that affects how you are feeling. The focus in our work stays on you, what you are experiencing, and how you want to move through it.
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Absolutely. Those experiences can bring grief, isolation, fear, and a lot of feelings that do not always have a place to go in everyday life. Therapy with me is a space to process what you have been through, make sense of how it is affecting you, and feel less alone in it.
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I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor with training in DBT, CBT, ACT, ART, and somatic work, and many of the women I work with are dealing with motherhood, parenting stress, burnout, relationship issues, and the pressure to hold everything together. I’m also a mom myself, so I understand on a personal level how much motherhood can change you, how easy it is to lose sight of yourself in the middle of it, and how intense the mental and emotional load can feel. I also bring personal experience with hormone-related struggles and the frustration of knowing something feels off in your body while not getting clear answers from the medical system. My approach brings together insight and body awareness so we can look at what is happening emotionally, in your relationships, and in your nervous system.
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A lot of moms are so used to pushing through that they stop noticing what their body has been saying until they are already at their limit. Somatic Experiencing helps us pay attention to things like tension, overstimulation, shutdown, irritability, and that feeling of always being “on,” because those signals matter. Learning to notice them sooner can help you respond differently instead of getting pushed all the way to the edge.