Anxiety

Anxiety can show up as constant worry, racing thoughts, or physical symptoms like a pounding heart or tight chest. It can make everyday tasks feel overwhelming.

How therapy helps: Therapy offers tools to manage anxious thoughts, calm the body, and face fears in a safe and supportive space. You’ll learn coping strategies and build confidence in handling stress.

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Depression

Depression can feel like a heavy weight, draining your energy, motivation, and joy. It might affect sleep, appetite, or how you view yourself and the world.

How therapy helps: Therapy provides a nonjudgmental space to explore your feelings, understand underlying causes, and reconnect with meaning and hope. You’ll work toward small steps that lead to healing and stability.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

OCD involves unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) that can feel impossible to control.

How therapy helps: Evidence-based approaches like CBT and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) help you break the cycle of obsessions and compulsions, reduce distress, and regain control.

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Self-Esteem

Low self-esteem can make you feel unworthy, critical of yourself, or afraid of failure and rejection.

How therapy helps: Therapy helps you uncover the roots of negative self-beliefs, build self-compassion, and develop a stronger, kinder inner voice. You’ll learn to recognize your worth beyond performance or others’ approval.

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Grief

Grief is a natural response to loss and can bring waves of sadness, anger, guilt, or even numbness. There is no “right” way to grieve, and it often comes in unexpected ways.

How therapy helps: Therapy offers a safe space to process your loss, honor your emotions, and navigate life after loss at your own pace. You’ll be supported in finding meaning and healing.

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Behavioral Challenges

Behavioral challenges can look like acting out, defiance, aggression, or difficulties at school or home. These behaviors often signal underlying emotional needs.

How therapy helps: Therapy helps identify the root causes of the behavior, teaches coping and communication skills, and supports both the child and caregivers in creating positive change.

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Emotional Regulation

Struggling to manage big feelings can lead to outbursts, shutting down, or feeling overwhelmed. It’s often tied to difficulty recognizing or expressing emotions.

How therapy helps: Therapy teaches practical tools to name, understand, and regulate emotions. You’ll build emotional awareness and learn healthier ways to respond to stress and triggers.

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Childhood Trauma

Early trauma—such as neglect, abuse, or loss—can shape how we see ourselves, others, and the world. It often affects relationships, trust, and emotional safety later in life.

How therapy helps: Therapy provides a safe, healing relationship where trauma can be explored at your pace. You’ll work on rebuilding a sense of safety, self-worth, and connection.

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Neurodivergence

Neurodivergence (such as ADHD or autism) comes with unique strengths and challenges, and can impact attention, sensory processing, relationships, and self-understanding.

How therapy helps: Therapy supports self-acceptance, emotional regulation, and practical strategies tailored to how your brain works. It also helps navigate systems that may not be built for neurodiverse mind