Therapy for Women

“How did I get here?” Leslie wondered.

She sat in the bathroom, the door shut and blessedly locked, the shower on. Her guarantee of 15 minutes of relative freedom… hopefully.

Whatever mess the kids made, she thought it might be worth it if she could just have these few minutes to get her cool back – to breathe.

Maybe she could call a friend.

Nope, the phone was plugged in down the hall.

Sighing, she leaned back, closing her eyes, swallowing against the lump in her throat, already raw from yelling at the kids all morning.

“Mama, Nathan hit me!!!” the wail pierced the walls, the door, the shower’s roar, and the last shred of her gathered calm.

“Mark,” she blazed, storming down the hall to where her oblivious partner lay, playing video games with the oldest. “Can’t you even parent for 20 minutes, so I can get a shower? Don’t I EVER get a break anymore? Doesn’t what I need even matter? All I needed was a SHOWER!”

Three sets of confused eyes turned her way.

Shame, exhaustion, and defeat settled over her like a weighted blanket. She’d lost it again.

“Please,” she suddenly found herself begging, tears welling, “Please, please, can I just get a shower in peace? Could you just see what’s going on with Jack and Nathan?”

“Uh, sure, babe,” came the reply, as she escaped back down the hall, snagging her phone off the charger, desperately thinking, “There has to be a better way…”

There is a better way.

Leslie connected with me not long after that explosion. After a free 15-minute consultation, she knew she wanted to make an appointment.

The chance to experience the safety and support that therapy had to offer was too good to pass up.

Here with me, Leslie worked hard. She explored how things had come to this point, rediscovered what was most important to her, found ways to better manage her feelings and clear her thinking, learned strategies to regroup, reground herself in her strengths and rediscovered her resilience.

As her overwhelm decreased and her self-acceptance grew, the anxiety and irritability she loathed faded, her sleep improved, and she began to discover how much she enjoyed some of those moments with her kids again.

A New Lease on Life

It’s amazing how much transformation can happen when you allow yourself to let go and lean into the support and connection found in therapy. Leslie likes to say what a profound experience it was for her to feel accepted as she was.

Being listened to with compassion will teach you to listen to yourself with compassion. And then to listen to your kids, your husband, heck, the whole world with compassion.

Leslie doesn’t have to lock herself in small rooms to find freedom anymore.

She found her freedom inside herself.

You can, too!

Call (703) 249-9444 me today, and let’s schedule your free consultation. Start your journey to happiness now.