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Asheville Therapy Resources

Welcome to a curated collection of blog posts, media features, and professional resources for individuals seeking therapy in Asheville. This page is designed for sensitive, smart, overfunctioning women, avoidant men who struggle to connect with and articulate their feelings, and elders dealing with questions of meaning and relationship challenges.

In other words, this is for individuals who are ready to reclaim their energy, trust themselves, and create more ease in their lives.

If you’re exploring therapy in Asheville to support emotional health, relationships, boundaries, or burnout recovery, you’ll find grounded, depth-oriented insights here.

I’ve been a therapist in Asheville and throughout NC for over fifteen years, and I love this work.

On this resources page I share some of my thoughts on life, healing & the human condition. You can find my ideas and ruminations about counseling, therapy and the healing process. I also share some of the podcast interviews I’ve done below, and my professional affiliations.

Blogposts from my Asheville therapy practice:

I regularly share ideas about healthy relating, and what happens when relating isn’t so healthy (such as anger, resentment, and estrangement to name a few…). Topics range from how to deal with loneliness or anxiety to how your defenses might be sabotaging your relationships.

Therapy for childhood trauma in general and Schema Therapy for high-achieving women that quietly carry emotional overload are also topics I write about. If you fall into this camp, my Asheville therapy practice can help you shift from self-sacrifice to self-trust.

Here are a few of my Thoughts on the Therapeutic Process:

the best way to use your therapy session

The Best Ways to Use Your Therapy Session

Psychotherapy is more of an art than a science. There are many different modalities or methods of doing therapy and equally as diverse a set of theories about "what works best" in the therapy process. Despite all of those variables, there are proven ways to get the...

Seeking A Therapist’s Therapist?

Are you a clinician that wants to do some of your own work? Are you seeking a therapist's therapist? Awesome! First, let me say, kudos to you, for doing your own work. As a profession, psychotherapy is one of the most meaningful and most rewarding work I've ever done....

I Want A Therapist to Call Me on My Shit… Will You?

"I want a therapist to call me on my shit..." Over the last ten years in my private practice, I occasionally hear this request from new clients. "Are you the kind of therapist who will call me on my shit?" "Yes, I am," is the short answer. But how I do that may...

Self-Compassion for Therapists

Self-compassion for therapists sounds like it's a given, right? Psychotherapists are some of the most compassionate people I know. Many of us are temperamentally sensitive and predisposed to caregiving. By the time we hit graduate school and our professional training,...

How Often Should I See My Therapist?

How often should I see my Therapist? "How often should I plan to come see you?" This is a question I often get from prospective clients early on in our work together. My answer: every week. Therapy is a unique relationship, and has the potential to be one of your most...

The Engaging Therapist

Lately I have had a lot of talks with brave souls, reaching out for support as they endeavor to get clarity and work on themselves. During my free consultation by phone these individuals have expressed some desire about the type of therapist they want. "Are you the...

Asheville Holistic Therapy

The word holistic has become ubiquitous over the past ten years. But what does holistic therapy really mean? According to Dictonary.com, here's the definition of holistic: Holistic - (adjective) Incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more...

How is talking going to help?

Article: How Psychotherapy Retrains The Brain I just great a great article by Alex Afram, PhD published on the Good Therapy website on "how therapy helps." The short answer is a little something called limbic resonance, which I first learned about some 10+...

Can Well-being Result From Feeling Unwell? (YES!)

Anger and sadness are an important part of life, and new research shows that experiencing and accepting such emotions are vital to our mental health. Attempting to suppress thoughts can backfire and even diminish our sense of contentment. I just came across this great...

Guided Imagery and Psychosynthesis

"There are at least two kinds of therapists. One kind develops a great deal of expertise in understanding and has explanations for everything. Another kind of therapist seems more shamanistic, follows the mysterious, and relies more upon imagination. All of us...

My voice can be heard on these podcasts:

I was featured in this USA Today interview following Hurricane Helene:

Professional Affiliations:

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