Struggling with chronic burnout, disconnection, or feeling like you're living on autopilot? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. Learn how dissociation is a common trauma response that exists on a spectrum, especially among high-achieving professionals and creatives with perfectionist or people-pleasing tendencies. This blog explores how mental health counseling and psychotherapy can help, particularly when talk therapy alone hasn’t been enough.

Discover how brain- and body-based approaches like EMDR, IFS, and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy—offered in both traditional sessions and therapy intensives—can be powerful, ethical, and effective tools for trauma healing. Based in Washington, DC and Virginia, my practice specializes in helping young professionals and creatives move from feeling stuck and disconnected to reconnected, energized, and confident.

Plus, get tangible tools to gently support yourself when dissociation shows up. Whether you’re navigating high-functioning anxiety, ADHD, or creative burnout, this is your invitation to understand what’s really going on beneath the surface—and to find a path toward lasting relief and renewal.

As the days get longer and the air feels lighter, many of us get the urge to refresh our space—cleaning out closets, scrubbing neglected corners, and letting go of what no longer serves us. But what about the clutter in your mind? The anxious thoughts that loop endlessly, the self-doubt that keeps you stuck, the emotional baggage you’ve been carrying for years?

Just like your home, your mind can become overcrowded with outdated beliefs, self-criticism, and unprocessed emotions that make it hard to move forward. If you’re feeling drained, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself, it might be time for some mental and emotional spring cleaning.

As a trauma therapist serving Washington, DC, Alexandria, VA, and Arlington, VA and surrounding areas, I specialize in helping adult professionals, creatives, and neurodivergent individuals clear out mental clutter and reclaim their energy. Using EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP)—especially through therapy intensives—I help clients not only recognize their mental load but also release it in a deep, lasting way.

Let’s explore why emotional decluttering is essential for mental wellness, how to start clearing out negative thought patterns, and how therapy can help you create lasting change.