Therapy for Women Who Are Done with Surface-Level Insight
You are not here because your life fell apart. You are here because you are paying attention. You have probably done some version of this work before: read the books, maybe seen a therapist, developed a fairly sophisticated understanding of yourself. And yet the same patterns keep showing up. In relationships. In how you respond to pressure. In the gap between who you know you want to be and how you actually move through the world.
You are looking for a therapist who can work at the level you operate. That is what I do.
What the Work Looks Like
My approach to individual therapy is depth-oriented, feminist, and relational. We are not here to manage symptoms or develop coping strategies for a life that is not working. We are here to understand — at a real level — what is shaping how you live, relate, and experience yourself. And then to change it.
We look at patterns. Family of origin. The models of relationships you absorbed before you had language for them. The ways you learned to be competent, capable, and contained — and what that cost you. We work at the intersection of insight and change.
I work from a feminist lens: the inner life you bring to therapy formed in a world with specific expectations for women and specific costs for not meeting them. I name those things. I hold both the personal and the structural.
The tools I draw on include depth-oriented talk therapy, relational and somatic approaches, and EMDR. For many of my clients, EMDR is where understanding finally becomes change. You may know exactly where a pattern came from and still find yourself living inside it; EMDR works with how those formative experiences are held in the nervous system, so the past can stop running the present. I offer EMDR both in person in Arlington, where the full range of bilateral stimulation is available, and via telehealth.
EMDR Therapy in Arlington, MA
Many of the people I work with arrive already understanding their patterns. They can name where a reaction comes from and still feel it fire, every time, before they have a chance to choose differently. That gap between knowing and changing is where EMDR does its work.
EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is an evidence-based method for helping the brain finish processing experiences that got stored as if they were still happening. When a memory or an early lesson stays live in the nervous system, it keeps shaping the present: the reaction that is bigger than the moment, the tension that never fully lets go, the pattern that shows up near every finish line. Processing that material at the level where it is held is what finally lets it settle.
I offer EMDR in person at my office at 226 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, a short drive from Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Winchester, Lexington, and Belmont. In-person sessions allow the full range of bilateral stimulation. I also offer EMDR by telehealth to clients anywhere in Massachusetts and Washington.
EMDR is integrated into the broader work, not used as a standalone procedure. We build understanding and steadiness first, and we move toward the harder material at a pace you can tolerate. You are the expert on your own history. I bring the clinical structure that helps us find the right place to work.
Who I Work With
I work with high-achieving women who are reflective, motivated, and ready to do something more than talk about their problems. My clients are often in their 30s and 40s, navigating questions of identity, relationship patterns, and the kind of self-understanding that can only come from sustained, honest work. They are not fragile. They are capable of handling direct feedback and complex insight. They want a therapist who brings something to the room.
What to Expect
Sessions are 50* minutes, held in person at my office at 226 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington or via HIPAA-compliant telehealth anywhere in Massachusetts and Washington. This is a private pay practice; I do not file directly with insurance, and I can provide a superbill for out-of-network reimbursement.
$275 per session.
*90 minute sessions are available upon request.
FAQ
Questions people ask before starting:
Do I need a specific trauma to benefit from EMDR?
No. Many of my clients have no single dramatic event in their history. EMDR works with the quieter, repeated experiences that shaped how you respond to criticism, closeness, pressure, and rest. If a pattern in your life feels older than the situation you are in, that is enough reason to explore it.
What is an EMDR session actually like?
We begin with preparation, not with painful material. Once you have the grounding to stay present, we identify a specific target and use short sets of bilateral stimulation, usually side-to-side eye movements, while you notice what comes up. You stay awake and in control throughout. You do not have to retell your history in detail.
Is EMDR available in person in Arlington?
Yes. I see clients in person at 226 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 3, in Arlington, MA, and by telehealth across Massachusetts and Washington. Both formats include the same depth and continuity.
How is this different from the therapy I have already done?
Most talk therapy works through understanding, which is valuable and has limits. EMDR works with the experiences themselves, at the level insight does not reach. If you understand your patterns well and they have not changed, that is often the sign you are ready for this.
How long does EMDR take?
It depends on what you are carrying. A single stuck memory may settle in a handful of sessions. Early or layered histories take longer, and deserve that time. We set realistic expectations together in the first sessions.
Ready to start?
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation to talk about what you're working on and whether we're a good fit.