heal insecure attachment, release yourself from trauma, and navigate life and love with confidence.

MEET DR. CLARK

My mission is to help women accomplish true healing and overcome the challenges they face in their daily lives. Whether you struggle with stress and anxiety, have low self-esteem, or can’t find success in dating or relationships, I’m here to help. 

Modern women deserve modern solutions, and I believe that mental wellness is best achieved through mind-body integrative practices. Through a combination of emotionally-focused attachment therapy and neuropsychology (Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, and IFS), I will help you gain mastery over your emotions, increase self-confidence, and cultivate secure, healthy relationships.

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VIRTUAL THERAPY

Virtual therapy, also known as online therapy or teletherapy, is a convenient and effective way to receive mental health support from the comfort of your own home. Learn more about Virtual Therapy.

SERVICES OFFERED

Working with me, you will receive a tailored combination of the evidence-based therapies listed below.

  • Discover your Attachment Style: Take the quiz!

    I have significant education and training in Attachment Theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), both of which aim to help people better navigate their emotions and relationships. Attachment theory asserts that early childhood experiences shape the way we view ourselves and the world, particularly how we respond to our emotions (communicate clearly, push them down, shout them out) and how we connect with others (securely, avoidantly, anxiously). EFT aims to improve individuals’ self-esteem and emotional responsiveness, which in turn increases relationship satisfaction and success.

    What is it and who is it for?

    Using EFT, I help individuals develop a concrete understanding of themselves and how they relate to others (their "attachment style"). We then explore current and past relationship dynamics, heal any attachment wounds, and practice new ways of thinking, responding to feelings, and communicating in relationships.

    EFT can be helpful for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, trauma, life transitions, low self-esteem, or feelings of loneliness and disconnection. It is especially beneficial for those who find themselves stuck in recurring emotional or relational patterns and want to better understand the deeper feelings driving those experiences. This therapy might be for you if you experience any of the following signs of insecure attachment:

    • Low self-esteem

    • Strong fear of rejection​​

    • Avoidance of commitment

    • Difficulty being vulnerable

    • Codependency

    • Jealousy and preoccupation

    • Struggle to communicate boundaries and needs

    • Finding yourself in the same hot-and-cold or "toxic" relationship

    The goals of EFT are:

    • To develop a secure attachment style (healthy esteem and relational confidence)

    • To improve emotional awareness, regulation, and expression

    • To dismantle negative relationship patterns and developed new, healthy ones

  • What is it and who is it for?

    Have you ever felt like you experience a surge of stress, fear, anxiety, or dread in situations that are relatively benign? Like getting an email from your boss, being in a crowded place, or not hearing back from your partner in a timely manner? If so, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) might be right for you.

    EMDR is a therapy meant to alleviate symptoms of trauma, which can range from the examples above to major events, like surviving war or abuse. The purpose of EMDR is to help reduce the amount of distress you feel in the present by accessing and healing a related memory from the past. For example, you might come to therapy hoping to reduce the amount of fear and worry you experience when your partner hasn’t text you back for hours, which has led you to believe you aren’t a priority. Through EMDR assessment, we may discover that this feeling of abandonment is related to lack of attention that was given to you in childhood. From there, we would use lateral eye-movement to stimulate and neutralize the negative feelings and beliefs that developed in the past (i.e., “I’m not a priority”), defuse those same feelings in the present, and strengthen more adaptive beliefs (i.e., “I am worthy of love”). I like to think of it as transforming a colorful, cacophonous movie with surround-sound into a black and white page in a history book. Or like taking all the disorganized files and folders on your desktop and moving it to the trash bin, leaving it simplified and organized. After EMDR, you should feel less triggered and a greater sense of mastery over your emotional responses.

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a compassionate, evidence-based approach to therapy that helps you better understand the different parts of yourself. We all have inner experiences that can sometimes feel conflicting. One part may want to set boundaries, while another fears disappointing others. One part may long for connection, while another works hard to stay protected. IFS views these experiences not as problems to eliminate, but as parts of us that developed for important reasons.

    Through IFS, we learn to approach these parts with curiosity rather than judgment. As you develop a deeper relationship with your inner world, healing becomes possible, and greater clarity, confidence, and self-compassion can emerge.

    What is it and who is it for?

    IFS therapy helps clients identify and understand the various parts that make up their internal system. Together, we explore protective parts that may show up as anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, self-criticism, or emotional avoidance, as well as more vulnerable parts that may carry hurt, fear, shame, or other emotional burdens. Through a gentle and collaborative process, we help these parts feel seen, understood, and supported.

    IFS can be helpful for individuals experiencing anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, relationship challenges, grief, life transitions, and chronic stress. It is also well suited for people who find themselves stuck in repetitive patterns, struggling with inner conflict, or seeking a deeper understanding of themselves. Whether you are coping with a specific challenge or pursuing personal growth, IFS offers a powerful framework for healing and self-discovery.

    The goals of IFS are:

    The intention is not to get rid of parts of yourself, but to help create a healthier, more harmonious relationship between them. Through this process, clients learn to access their core Self, the calm, compassionate, and confident center that exists within everyone.

    As healing unfolds, the objectives of IFS include increasing self-awareness, reducing internal conflict, building self-compassion, healing emotional wounds, and developing greater emotional flexibility. Clients often report feeling more connected to themselves, more empowered in their decision-making, and better able to navigate life's challenges with confidence and resilience. Ultimately, IFS supports a deeper sense of authenticity, balance, and inner peace.

  • I am passionate about the connection between mind and body, believing that mental and emotional problems are inextricably intertwined. Physical problems influence your emotions (i.e., chronic pain leads to depression) and emotional problems manifest physically (i.e., "my sadness feels like a ton of bricks on my chest"). Therefore, I incorporate relaxation techniques into my work, including mindfulness, meditation, controlled breathing, and progressive muscle relaxation to target both the physical and emotional manifestations of pain.

    What is it and who is it for?

    Unlike standard mental health therapy, such as CBT (which focuses prominently on the mind), somatic therapy incorporates body-oriented modalities such as mindfulness, breathwork, and meditation to support mental healing. Somatic experiencing therapy sessions include talk therapy and mind-body exercises.

    Somatic therapy emphasizes bottom-up processing instead of top-down processing. Top-down processing is the use of external, pre-existing, or "big picture" information to interpret sensory experience. It involves focusing on the whole picture to understand the individual parts (your perception/construct drives interpretation). For example: I shut down because I am socially awkward. This can sometimes lead to limiting beliefs about the self and inaction to resolve present distress.

    Bottom-up processing involves focusing on each individual part of the experience to understand the whole picture (internal, physical, and sensational aspects drive interpretation). For example: in social situations I notice my increased heart rate, sweaty palms, shortness of breath, and cognitive dissociation. This tells me that I am feeling anxious and I need to take a deep breath. This process can lead to greater self-awareness and agency to resolve the issue.

    If you are looking to expand your therapy experience beyond just talk therapy, want to get more in touch with your emotions, and want to learn how to use your body's organic intelligence to heal: somatic therapy is for you.

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