Working with women who feel unheard, dismissed, or stuck in communication loops with their partners is one of the most meaningful parts of my practice. So many of my clients come in carrying the weight of emotional labor, relationship management, and the constant push‑pull of wanting connection but bracing for defensiveness or shutdown. Over time, I’ve found that integrating my level 1, Gottman‑level training into individual therapy gives women practical, empowering tools that shift...

Motherhood comes with a constant stream of planning, anticipating, remembering, and emotional caretaking that rarely gets named. I see this every day in my work. The mental load is real, heavy, and often invisible, and at Rising Sun Therapy I focus on helping mothers understand it, talk through it, and find practical ways to manage it with more clarity and confidence. Recognizing the Weight You Carry When a mother sits down with me, we often begin with simple acknowledgment. Many women tell...

A village of women isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifeline. For women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, often carrying careers, caregiving, relationships, aging parents, shifting hormones, and the invisible emotional/mental labor of keeping everyone afloat, community is necessary! There’s a moment in every woman’s life when she looks around and realizes she’s been trying to do it all alone. Not because she wanted to, but because somewhere along the way she absorbed the message that strength meant...