Planting Seeds
Services for Trauma Anxiety and Stress
EMDR and Mindfulness Based
Online & Virtual Therapy
Serving the Burlington and Mercer County NJ area (Bordentown, Chesterfield, Robbinsville, Lawrenceville, Princeton). 

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You’re the one everybody goes to when they need help. They assume you have it all together because of your career success. But no one sees your struggle.

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Anxiety has had a hold on you for a while. You’ve tried to push it away, but it’s getting worse. It’s affecting your sleep and how you interact with those in your life.

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Life has felt so overwhelming that you can't find time to pursue your own interests, and the idea of spending time with others feels exhausting. You avoid having fun, seeing friends, going out with your spouse.

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You're snapping at your kids and while you know you shouldn't something takes over and you can't help yourself.

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You’ve thought about reaching out to a therapist or counselor, but the process of finding a great therapist online or in the area is frustrating!

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You spend hours on Google, wade through all the therapists’ directories, make a bunch of calls, and only 1 or 2 therapists call you back.

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Planting Seeds Counseling is the name I chose for my practice because I am all about planting the seeds of discovery and well-being. I believe that within all of us exists the capacity to be our best selves but we often cannot see it on our own. Often that best self is hidden by stress, anxiety, depression, past hurts, trauma, negative stories we have created, society and conditioning. We seek change and we seek happiness but it often seems elusive because we have experiences and our people's voices in our brains telling us no. There are limiting beliefs that control us and expectations we have put on ourselves or that other have put on us, which have kept us stuck. Change comes from doing the inner work of allowing ourselves to challenge beliefs and messages that do not serve us. Change comes from sharing those hurts and heal those past traumas in a safe and nurturing environment. It comes from challenging and changing the way we view the messages that reside within us, trying new things and internally challenging the status quo. Change comes from getting the support you need to believing in yourself and your self-worth. Change often occurs in increments and we need the support and validation to keep going.

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For many years, I worked in a job that was slowly but surely killing me. I worked with marginalized populations, minority clients and those who had experienced significant trauma in their childhoods and in their present lives. I loved helping people, but I struggled with negative self-talk, feelings of worthlessness, the expectations of others and fear of leaving a "good job with benefits". Anxiety and Depression were ever present in my life as I took on the stress, anxiety and trauma of my clients. I tried many external things to help but nothing worked.

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And then I had my son. All of a sudden I wanted more for him but I was also exhausted because I didn't know what I was doing, I felt like I wasn't good enough and I suddenly became a Stay at Home Mom when my whole life was about my career. I lost myself. I became angry and felt trapped.

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It wasn't until I got help, got support from other moms, experienced the benefits of Mindfulness, EMDR and Sandplay and went inside and focused on myself did I begin to see what was possible and make real lasting change. My growth as a mother and as an individual is a daily task and one I know first hand does not come without bumps and bruises, but you can get better.

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By working together, you have a safe space to explore all of these emotions, both good and bad, explore areas where you are feeling aligned and areas where you are disconnected, and challenge the expectations you think that you have to live up to.

Book below for a free 15 minute consultation

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