Therapy for anxiety, trauma, and complicated relationships.
For thoughtful, self-aware adults who understand their patterns but still find themselves overthinking, overgiving, feeling guilty, or taking responsibility for everyone around them.
Currently accepting new clients · Telehealth in MN, SD, OH, GA & AZ
You may already know where the pattern came from.
The harder part is living differently when change brings up guilt, fear, responsibility, loyalty, or the possibility of disappointing someone you love.
You May Be Looking for Help With...
Anxiety, Overthinking & Self-Doubt
You replay conversations, worry about making the wrong choice, anticipate how other people will react, or have a hard time trusting yourself even when you know what you think or want.
Trauma, PTSD & Childhood Experiences
Past experiences can continue to show up through anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional overwhelm, shutdown, difficulty trusting, or feeling responsible for keeping other people okay. You may understand where these patterns came from and still find that knowing why you do something does not automatically make it easier to respond differently.
Relationship Issues & Patterns
You may find yourself overgiving, second-guessing what you see, staying too long in one-sided relationships, struggling to communicate what you need, or losing confidence in yourself when a relationship becomes difficult. This can show up in dating, friendships, marriage, or other important relationships.
Family Conflict & Difficult Family Relationships
You love your family, but relationships with parents, siblings, stepparents, or other family members can come with guilt, obligation, resentment, criticism, hurt, or pressure to keep the peace.
People-Pleasing, Boundaries & Over-Responsibility
You say yes when you want to say no, overexplain your decisions, avoid disappointing people, or feel responsible for other people’s feelings. You may have spent years being the fixer, caretaker, peacekeeper, or responsible one and want to learn how to care about people without carrying everything for them.
Separation, Divorce & Life Transitions
You may be deciding whether to stay or leave, adjusting to separation or divorce, navigating co-parenting, grieving the end of a relationship, or trying to figure out who you are and what comes next after a major change.
Stress, Burnout & Emotional Overload
You are capable and accustomed to handling a lot, but lately it may feel harder to keep up. Chronic stress, work pressure, caregiving, relationship strain, or always being the dependable one can leave you exhausted, irritable, overwhelmed, or disconnected from what you actually need.
Maybe You’ve Spent a Long Time Being Thoughtful in Relationships
You notice what other people need.
You try to understand where they’re coming from.
You make accommodations.
You give another chance.
You work hard to keep the relationship going.
And sometimes, you end up doing more work for the relationship than the other person does.
Because you’re capable of carrying a lot, it can take a long time to realize just how much you’ve been carrying.
Therapy can help you ask:
What could this relationship look like if I didn’t have to disappear inside it?
Knowing What Needs to Change Is Not Always the Hardest Part
Maybe you already know:
I take on too much.
I have trouble saying no.
I keep becoming the caretaker.
I feel responsible for other people’s feelings.
I know this dynamic isn’t working.
But then someone gets upset, pulls away, disagrees, or needs something from you.
You feel guilty.
You start questioning yourself.
And suddenly the choice that felt clear becomes much harder.
Understanding a pattern is one skill. Learning how to live differently when the old feelings come up is another.
That’s work we can do together.
Hi, I’m Ana
I work with thoughtful, sensitive, capable adults who care deeply about their relationships and often take on more responsibility than they are happy doing.
My style is warm, engaged, curious, and practical.
My role is not to tell you what decision to make. It is to help you understand yourself more clearly, recognize the choices available to you, and feel more confident deciding what actually works for your life and relationships.
We may talk about family roles, boundaries, attachment, capacity, resentment, standards, self-esteem, or what healthy reciprocity looks like.
Underneath all of it, I am interested in helping you build a stronger relationship with yourself.
The goal is not to become less caring. It is to become more able to care without abandoning yourself.
Insight Matters, So Does What Happens Next
Understanding yourself can bring relief.
However, knowing why you overgive, people-please, or struggle with boundaries wont automatically make it easier to respond differently when guilt, fear, loyalty, or conflict shows up
That space between knowing and being able to respond differently is an important part of my work
The Inner Wealth Therapy Method™ gives that work a structure:
Integrate → Witness → Transform
You do not need to understand the framework before starting therapy
It simply helps guide the work underneath it
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