Supporting Women's Well-being
Women’s experiences are shaped by unique biological, social, and cultural factors that can deeply influence emotional and psychological well-being. Many women juggle multiple roles and expectations — as caregivers, partners, professionals, mothers, and friends — often placing their own needs last. Over time, this constant tending to others can lead to a quiet sense of depletion, disconnection, or self-doubt. As a woman, you might notice yourself feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stressed, burned out, or like you've lost touch with who you are beyond what you do for others.
These experiences can be shaped by many factors: the pressure to meet expectations, a history of trauma or loss, cultural messages about strength and self-sacrifice, becoming a mother, navigating perimenopause or menopause, or the sheer mental load of daily life. Therapy offers a space to slow down, untangle these layers, and begin to listen to your own needs and values again.
Supporting women through these transitions is central to my work. Together, we explore ways to move toward greater balance, clarity, and self-compassion — not by doing more, but by reconnecting with what sustains you.
Many women who experience burnout or caregiver fatigue also find this work helpful, as it offers space to explore both the personal and systemic factors that shape emotional well-being.
How I can help
Psychotherapy can offer a supportive space to better understand the patterns, pressures, and expectations that shape your wellbeing. It can also help you reconnect with your needs, strengthen self-compassion, and build a more grounded sense of confidence and balance.
In our sessions, we might:
- Explore the ways stress, perfectionism, or self-criticism are showing up in your body and mind
- Understand how early experiences or relational dynamics have shaped the way you care for others and yourself
- Process transitions such as motherhood, perimenopause, or menopause, and the emotional, physical, and identity shifts they bring
- Practice boundaries that protect your energy and allow for rest, joy, and connection
- Learn tools to calm the nervous system and respond to difficult emotions with greater steadiness
- Reconnect with your values, strengths, and sense of identity beyond external roles or expectations
- Develop new ways of relating to yourself — with kindness, curiosity, and self-trust
I often draw from acceptance and commitment therapy, self-compassion approaches, polyvagal theory, and dialectical behavioural therapy when supporting women’s mental health.
