Therapy Resources
for Women in Midlife
If you’re experiencing anxiety, perimenopause, your affair's aftermath, divorce, trauma, or a major shift in how you experience yourself, these resources are here to help you begin making sense of what is happening. Start with the area that feels closest to your experience.
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Explore the therapy areas I work with most often, and choose the one that feels closest to what you’re experiencing.
Midlife Divorce
Divorce can bring identity shifts, emotional disruption, and the difficult work of rebuilding your life.
Affair Recovery
After an affair, you may be carrying guilt, shame, grief, confusion, and questions about who you are and what comes next.
Perimenopause & Menopause
Perimenopause can bring emotional changes and identity questions that make it harder to continue living by current expectations.
Anxiety & Panic
Anxiety can look like overthinking, panic, tension, and a body that stays on high alert—even when you appear calm on the outside.
Trauma & Overwhelming Experiences
Trauma and overwhelming experiences can continue to affect your body, emotions, relationships, and responses in the present.
Start here
If you are new here, begin with one of these foundational articles. Each one answers a common question and points you toward a related area of therapy.
Want help deciding where to begin?
Reading can help you understand what you are experiencing, but you do not have to figure out the next step alone. The Starting Psychotherapy page explains how consultations work, what ongoing therapy involves, and the fees and structure of the practice.
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Browse the full collection of articles, with the most recent posts first.
The Emotional Side of Perimenopause: What We’re Still Not Talking About
There’s been a noticeable—and long overdue—shift in conversations about perimenopause. More women are sharing their experiences, more healthcare providers are learning to recognize the signs, and more articles are covering the hormonal changes that come with this stage of life. However, what’s often overlooked is how perimenopause affects a woman’s emotional life.
Generalized Anxiety: The Anxiety You May Not Realize You Have
You get things done. You show up. You manage the day-to-day and keep everything running, maybe not perfectly, but well enough.
But under the surface, your mind rarely lets up.
You’re not just thinking ahead, you’re bracing for what might go wrong.…
What a Midlife Crisis really looks like for Women (And why it’s not what you think)
If you hear the words midlife crisis, what comes to mind? The term has been thrown around for decades - often as a punchline. Society paints a picture of impulsive decisions, sports cars, and radical reinvention. Women, in particular, are often dismissed when they hit a crossroads in midlife. Oh, you’re just going through a phase. You’ll get over it….
Ready to explore whether therapy may be a good fit?
If what you’re reading reflects your experience, the next step is to learn more about beginning therapy and decide whether a consultation feels right for you.