Hi, there! I'm Summer, and I am so glad you're here.

I am a modern therapist, bringing the best of traditional therapy approaches into the 2020s. We can work on CBT or DBT skills, discuss your childhood, practice deep breathing, discuss the benefits of self-care, and work on the tangles in your life. While we're doing that, I promise not to ask "and how does that make you feel?" a million times or psychoanalyze every little thing you share. I will always work to make you feel like I like you more when you sign off our sessions than I did when you logged on. I will always be authentic and real with you, and I will never make you feel awkward for trying to make a real connection with me. We are in this together, and my role in your life is to create space for whatever you need to put there. I promise that whatever it is that you're feeling or going through is a valid human experience, and I want to be there for you while you get through it.

I am a fully virtual therapist, meaning that all of our work together will be done from the comfort of your home/car/job/wherever you happen to be, with no commute time. Sometimes, it is challenging to make the time to take care of ourselves, and my hope is that by eliminating some of the time requirement, therapy will feel more accessible.

I want you to feel welcome, so I am the only person you will speak with, from intake throughout your time working with me. I will send you email reminders, I will schedule your appointments, and I will return your phone calls.

I can't wait to meet you.

Are you ready to connect?

Summer's Specialties

I am especially dedicated to working with moms (birth trauma, NICU support, infertility, coping with motherhood, burnout), with young adults working through various life transitions, with parents, and with families and couples+.

I describe some of the common work I do with clients below. Contact me to see if I'm a good fit for your needs.

Women

Women who aren't really sure what is wrong, but who know that something is not quite right

Moms struggling to "do it all"

Moms who aren't loving parenting like they thought they would

Moms struggling with the postpartum phase of life--whether it's anxiety, the baby blues, depression, or just struggling to figure out the new you

Women who are stressed, burned out, and unsure of how to engage in reasonable (and actually helpful) self-care

Women who are having a hard time conceiving a child and need to process their feelings

Women who have experienced birth trauma and need support with coping

Women coping with a NICU experience or with NICU trauma

Women struggling to measure up to all of society's standards

Women with body image issues that stem from diet culture

Women dealing with shame

Teens

I can help teenagers with many of the common challenges associated with adolescence:

Anxiety
Stress
Depression
Self-harm
Self-esteem
Problems with friends
Problems in or with school
Planning for the next phase of life
Finding oneself
Exploring personal, gender, and sexual identities
Improving your relationship with your parents

Adjustment

Support with planning for the next phase

Adjusting to any life change

Support with figuring life out

Support with feeling restless and unsure of what to do about it

Processing feelings about loss, transition, or change

Parenting

Parents who need support with specializing their parenting for their child's needs

Parents of multiples

Parents with multiple children seeking ways to calm the chaos

People who want to figure out how to co-parent better

Parents who need support for a certain developmental stage

Parents who need help identifying and setting consistent boundaries

Parents who feel burned out by parenting and want support

Parents of a child with behaviors they aren't sure how to manage

Relationships/Families

Families that need extra help communicating and connecting

Families with teenagers who are working on the new relationship that comes with aging children

Families that feel like things are just too chaotic at home, and need help calming things down

Intimate partners who want to learn better ways to make decisions together

Intimate partners who want a stronger, closer relationship

People who need to establish firmer boundaries with others

Anyone who needs to improve their dynamic with their family of origin

Recovering from emotionally immature parents

Anyone who feels their relationships are not as strong as they would like for them to be

Anyone searching for relationship support from a kink- and sex-positive therapist

Coping

People who feel overwhelmed by life, work, family, and friends

People who are stressed

People who are anxious

People who are struggling due to a situation or incident that is challenging to process

People who feel sad or restless

People who just want to feel better

People who need support but aren't sure with what

Highly Sensitive Persons

I work with real people with real lives.