Many women I work with are thoughtful, insightful, and capable, yet struggle to identify their feelings, needs, or internal cues. They often sense that something is wrong but cannot quite name it, so they continue adapting, coping, and carrying on while suffering quietly beneath the surface.

I offer both ongoing psychotherapy and specialized adjunctive somatic and expressive (art-based) therapy. Many clients sense that important parts of their healing live beyond words alone.

Most clients come for regular, long-term therapy. Others work with me alongside an existing therapist, focusing on goals such as trauma processing, nervous system regulation, reducing anxiety, healing childhood wounds, or reconnecting with themselves through body-based and creative approaches.

For clients already engaged in talk therapy, I provide specialized sessions that help access experiences that can be difficult to reach through insight alone.

This work addresses how trauma, attachment wounds, and chronic stress are held in the body and nervous system, supporting meaningful shifts in how you feel, respond, and relate to yourself in the present.

If you understand your story but still do not feel different inside, your nervous system may need a different kind of support. Bridget is trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a somatic approach designed to work with trauma and nervous system dysregulation by incorporating the wisdom of the body into the therapeutic process.

This work is especially helpful if you feel:

• stuck in patterns you can’t think your way out of

• overwhelmed, anxious, or shut down

• disconnected from your body or sense of self

I am trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a somatic therapy designed to support healing from trauma, including childhood experiences, attachment wounds, and relational patterns.

Sessions may include:

• gentle awareness of body sensations and movement

• mindfulness and nervous system regulation

• exploring patterns that arise in the present moment

This approach is paced, collaborative, and focused on building safety and stability first, so deeper work can unfold in a way that feels manageable and lasting.

Sometimes the body knows before the mind has words. If this sounds familiar, I invite you to schedule a consultation. Art therapy provides a variety of nonverbal expressive and sensory languages to help you explore emotions, identity, and past experiences in ways that don’t rely on words alone.

This can be especially helpful if you:

• have trouble putting your experience into words

• feel stuck in traditional talk therapy

• want a different way to process and understand what you’re going through

Art therapy can support trauma healing, stress reduction, and emotional regulation, helping you feel more grounded and connected.

No artistic skill or experience is needed. The focus is on authentic expression and the process of creating, not the final product.

Sessions may include:

• drawing, painting, collage, clay, and mixed media

• incorporating natural materials (e.g., leaves, stones, found objects) when working in or inspired by nature

• guided prompts connected to your goals

• open, exploratory art-making

• optional writing or reflection

The level of structure is flexible and tailored to your needs, offering both gentle guidance and space for discovery. Outdoor, nature-based sessions are available in Maryland and can be incorporated when it supports your goals.

You may be highly capable, deeply thoughtful, and successful on the outside—yet privately feel overwhelmed, tense, exhausted, or like you are working much harder than others just to get through everyday life.

You may relate if you:

• feel sensory overwhelm in environments others seem to tolerate easily

• spend a lot of energy masking, overthinking, or trying to “get it right”

• notice chronic tension, bracing, shutdown, or difficulty relaxing

• are highly aware of others, yet struggle to identify your own feelings, needs, or internal cues

• feel capable on the outside while privately feeling depleted, different, or out of sync

Many clients with this presentation have spent years being described as high functioning, highly sensitive, perfectionistic, anxious, or “in their heads.” Some identify as neurodivergent. Others simply know that traditional talk therapy has not fully reached what lives underneath.

Using somatic therapy, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, art therapy, and nervous system-based treatment, we work to strengthen interoceptive awareness, self-understanding, regulation, and more authentic ways of relating to yourself and others.

Sometimes the body notices before the mind has words.