Cycle breakers are committed to noticing family, relational, or behavioral patterns and intentionally choosing different responses. This can be challenging, especially when old habits are reinforced by family dynamics or cultural expectations.

Therapy helps you recognize patterns, reduce guilt, and approach change with clarity and confidence, instead of feeling trapped by them.

Therapy gives you tools to work with your sensitivity rather than against it, helping you reduce overwhelm and approach life with more ease and confidence.

In therapy, we focus on actionable tools to support real change:

• Pattern recognition exercises: identify cycles and triggers

• Values clarification: define who you want to be and what relationships you want to cultivate

• Boundary-setting skills: learn to maintain limits with family, partners, or others without guilt

• Mindfulness and grounding practices: stay present when old patterns arise

• Behavioral experiments: practice new ways of responding in difficult situations

The goal is self-awareness, sustainable change, and healthier relationships, not perfection.

I combine Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with Feminist Empowerment Therapy to create therapy that honors both your internal experiences and the systemic pressures that shape your patterns.

Our work together might include:

• Exploring family, cultural, and relational dynamics that influence repeated behaviors

• Practicing mindfulness and self-compassion to navigate guilt or frustration

• Testing new responses to old triggers in a safe environment

• Developing strategies to manage overwhelm, conflict, or relational stress without withdrawing or overcompensating

My approach is collaborative, paced to honor your needs, and focused on helping you break cycles while building a life aligned with your values.