Therapy for Anxiety, Autism, ADHD, OCD and OCPD in Santa Monica, CA
Therapy for Individuals, Couples, and Parents Ready for More
In-Person in Los Angeles and
Available Online Throughout California
Maybe you see yourself in the following narratives:
Maybe you experience a mind that won’t let you rest. You spend hours ruminating and mentally reviewing every move you make. You never quite feel sure or safe enough to move on. You can’t seem to pull yourself away from the feeling of fear or dread.
Maybe you stay far away from others or situations that cause you to feel overwhelmed or anxious.
Maybe intrusive images flash through your mind — hurting someone you love, causing harm you’d never actually want — leaving you scared, ashamed, and convinced you’re trapped in this loop forever.
Nothing ever feels finished or quite right to be able to move on. Maybe an hour-long project stretches into three, an email gets rewritten a dozen times, or you snap when things aren’t put away “correctly.”
Or maybe your mind spins through endless “what ifs” — what if I fail, what if I make a fool of myself, what if everyone realizes I’m the imposter I already know I am — until you’re staring blankly at a task, needing someone else to check your work just to feel safe turning it in.
Whatever shape it takes, the loop feels the same: exhausting, isolating, and impossible to explain to anyone who hasn’t lived inside it.
Maybe you experience a world that asks too much of you, too constantly.
Maybe you’re the one who always seems composed on the outside, while underneath, you’re counting down the minutes until you can finally stop performing.
Fluorescent lights, overlapping conversations, and unspoken social rules can leave you drained before the day is even half over. Maybe you rehearse conversations beforehand and replay them anxiously afterward, wondering if you said something wrong or missed a cue everyone else seemed to catch instantly.
You’ve been told to “just put yourself out there more,” as if you aren’t already trying harder than anyone around you realizes.
By the end of the week, you have nothing left — and you hate how much of yourself you’ve had to hide just to get through it.
You sit with tasks piling up, beating yourself up over why you can’t seem to start, certain it’s all your fault, while appointments slip your mind and people in your life quietly start to notice, some calling you “lazy” or “thoughtless” when the truth is so much more complicated than that.
Maybe you experience relationships that feel harder to hold onto than they should.
Maybe you’re exhausted from carrying more than your share — cooking, cleaning, managing the details — while your own needs quietly go unspoken, your frustration building until it takes everything in you not to say something you know will only start another fight.
Maybe, instead, you’re the one who feels criticized before you’ve even said a word, misunderstood in ways that leave you both feeling alone in the same room.
As a parent, maybe it’s the knot in your stomach at every school pickup, or seeing your kid not complete basic tasks like brushing teeth, studying, or getting to bed at a reasonable time, wondering if today’s the day you’ll be called out as a ‘bad’ parent — feeling exhausted from researching, advocating, and defending someone you love fiercely to people who don’t seem to understand either of you.
Whatever form it takes, the ache underneath is the same: wanting closeness, wanting to be understood, and not knowing how to stop the same painful pattern from repeating.
Hi, I’m Sarah.
I help neurodivergent individuals find clarity and master the essential skills to lower anxiety to function better in their daily lives. I provide a compassionate space to both learn from and reduce distress to be able to show up more authentically.
This work is personal to me as a neurodivergent individual. I understand the daily fears, triggers, feelings of overwhelm, strain put on relationships, and struggle to move past emotional overwhelm commonly associated with neurodivergence. I want to ensure all of my clients feel a sense of strength and empowerment from their differences, and not continue with an unhelpful narrative of “not good enough.” I believe that trust and understanding is the foundation of effective therapy.
I provide in person sessions in Santa Monica, CA and virtual therapy across California.
I have over 10 years of experience working at all levels of care, including at Rogers Behavioral Health, working specifically with neurodivergent populations and have treated over 1,000 individuals.
A better life is possible. Call now for your free consultation and get started today.
Services
Therapy for Neurodivergence in Santa Monica, CA
Sessions are available for those seeking to learn more about themselves, their brain, and coping to create a sense of ease and safety around the uncertainty of daily life.
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Couples Therapy For Neurodivergent Couples in Santa Monica, CA
Being in a relationship is a difficult process of ongoing hard work in connecting and repairing, made harder when one or both partners are neurodivergent. I hope to join you and your partner(s) in learning more effective communication tools, recreating trust, and understanding each other so that you can continue growing together.
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Parent Training for Parents of Neurodivergent Adolescents, Teens, and Young Adults in Santa Monica, CA
For parents who are stressed out and exhausted from trying to help their kid with Autism, ADHD, OCD or OCPD. Parent training can help parents learn the vital components of creating an environment that can actually create and sustain positive change for a neurodivergent teen. Parents can learn the necessary skills to help their teen stay open to and work towards positive change.
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