Dr Elizabeth Coldren, PsyD

Therapy is shaped around what you are facing and what you hope might feel different. Many people arrive with a sense that something needs to change but are not sure where to begin. We start by making space for what has been carried alone for a long time, and by noticing what it is like to receive support rather than only manage on your own. Much of change happens in relationship, in the experience of being met, understood, and not alone with what feels hard. I pay close attention to what is happening in your life and how you are experiencing it. This includes the patterns that helped you cope in the past and the ways those patterns may now feel limiting or costly. Our work may involve exploring what feels most present and painful in your life, including the impact of stress, loss, major life transitions, and long‑standing patterns that have asked more of you than your internal resources can easily sustain. My approach draws from psychodynamic, somatic, emotionally focused, and behavioral therapies, along with mindfulness‑based work, woven together in a way that fits who you are and what you are going through. Sessions may include noticing how emotion and stress show up in your body, understanding the feelings underneath your reactions, and exploring the relationships and expectations that have shaped you. I do not promise a life without problems. What often changes is your sense of yourself, your capacity to meet what comes, and the opportunity to live in a way that feels more like you. In our work together, new possibilities for relating to yourself and others can begin to open.