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For women & couples ready to ditch the self-doubt, trust themselves, and foster relationships that feel good. In-person in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles and online across CA.
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Ditch Self-Doubt Take up Space Foster Relationships
You’re always thinking about everyone else.
But what about you?
You’re smart, capable, and keep things moving no matter how much you have on your plate. But underneath it all, you’re tired to the bone from second-guessing yourself, managing everyone else’s feelings, and wondering why things that should be simple can feel so complicated.
Maybe you’re…
Forgetting something your partner asked you to do…and feeling awful when they interpret it as you not caring, even though you genuinely meant to remember.
Saying “it’s fine” to avoid an argument…then lying awake feeling frustrated that your needs got pushed aside. Again.
Going back and forth over a decision…because you can already imagine how everyone in your life might react to it.
Staring at a text from someone you’re dating…trying to figure out what they really meant and what you should say back.
Having the same fight with your partner for what feels like the hundredth time…both of you trying desperately to be understood and neither of you feeling heard.
Starting over after a divorce…and realizing that after years of making decisions as part of a “we,” you’re not entirely sure what you want.
You’ve spent a lot of time adapting—to your relationships, your family, other people’s expectations, and all those ideas about what you should be doing by now.
Maybe it’s time to figure out what actually works for you.
HI, I’M DANA.
You don’t need someone else telling you what you should do.
Life is hard enough without constantly worrying whether you’re doing it right.
In therapy, we can slow things down and get curious about you—how you got here, why certain patterns keep showing up, and what’s making life or relationships harder than they need to be. Sometimes that means looking at your family and past relationships. Sometimes it means paying attention to what’s happening in your life right now.
Understanding those things can give you a clearer picture of yourself and a little more compassion for why you do what you do. And if neurodivergence is part of your experience, we’ll make room for that, too. Your brain doesn’t have to work like everyone else’s for you to create a life that makes sense for you.
From there, we can look at what’s happening right now. What’s in your power to change? What do you actually want? What works for you?
I’ll listen, ask questions, and tell you what I’m noticing. We can laugh sometimes, too. You can show up as yourself here without worrying about whether you’re doing therapy “right.”
(Normal is boring anyway.)
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How I can help
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You’re capable of handling the complicated stuff—so, why can answering an email, starting a task, or remembering why you walked into a room feel like scaling a cliff? Understand how ADHD shows up for you, work with your brain, and find ways to get things done without beating yourself up in the process.
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Your brain can turn one unanswered text, awkward conversation, or upcoming decision into hours of debilitating analysis. Learn to understand what’s underneath the worry, quiet some of the second-guessing, and feel more confident handling whatever happens next.
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Starting over can bring relief, grief, anger, uncertainty—and sometimes all of them in the same day. Make sense of what happened, reconnect with who you are outside of your relationship, and start figuring out what you want this next chapter to look like.
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Maybe you keep choosing people who aren’t right for you, lose yourself once you’re in a relationship, or spend way too much time wondering what someone else is thinking. Explore your patterns, get clearer about what you want, and build relationships where you can actually be yourself.
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You’ve had the argument so many times you could practically script both sides of it. Learn how to have the conversations you’ve been avoiding, communicate what you need, and understand each other—even when you don’t agree.
Getting Started is pretty simple
1. Tell me what’s going on.
Schedule a consultation and give me the short version—or the long version—of what’s been happening.
You can ask questions, get a sense of who I am, and see how it feels to talk together.
2. We’ll start making sense of it.
Why does setting a boundary make you feel so guilty? Why do you freeze when someone asks what you want? Why does the same argument keep happening?
We’ll look at the patterns, relationships, and experiences underneath what’s happening now.
3. Figure out what to do with it
Understanding yourself gives you more room to make different choices. We’ll keep coming back to: What’s in your power to change?
You can practice trusting your judgment, saying what you mean, asking for what you need, and handling whatever comes next.
You already have everything you need.