Individual Trauma &
Relational Therapy in
Downingtown, PA
You Don’t Have to Carry the Weight Alone
Sometimes, life just starts to feel heavy. You realize you’ve been carrying around a version of yourself that doesn’t quite fit anymore.
Too often, we move through our days following stories written for us by our past, our families, or the expectations of everyone else. In the process, your own needs and your own voice get tucked away in the margins.
Whether you are navigating a major life transition, feeling stuck in old, anxious cycles, or simply feeling "dimmed" by the weight of it all, our work together is a partnership to help you find your footing again. By honoring your whole self—your mind, your heart, and your gut—we can move beyond just "getting through" the day. Together, we will gently quiet that harsh inner critic and the "shoulds" that aren't actually yours, giving you the practical tools to live a life that feels grounded, real, and truly your own.
Specializations & Core Focus Areas
Trauma Therapy & Nervous System Grounding
Quieting the Lingering "Noise": Processing past painful experiences, unresolved PTSD, and emotional distress so you can finally feel safe in your own skin.
Mind-Body Awareness: Learning how stress and survival responses (fight/flight/freeze) show up in your body, and building practical tools for emotional regulation and inner calm.
Relationships, Boundaries & Communication
Firm, Kind Fences: Building clear boundaries to protect your emotional energy, break exhausting codependent cycles, and reclaim your peace.
Finding Your Voice: Transforming your communication style so that your own feelings, needs, and desires are no longer an afterthought in your relationships.
Grief & Life Transition Support
Honoring Loss Without Judgment: Navigating complex bereavement, sudden loss, breakups/divorce, or major life changes (career shifts, relocation) at your own pace.
Carrying Pain Differently: Finding ways to honor the pain of loss and integrate life changes without allowing grief to consume your entire world.
Therapy From the Comfort of Your Own Space
Whether your schedule is packed, you prefer the comfort of your own couch, or you live outside of the Chester County area, we've got you covered. All of our individual counseling sessions and therapeutic intensives are available via a secure, easy-to-use telehealth platform anywhere in the state of Pennsylvania."
Investment in Your Whole Self
Choosing therapy is a profound investment in your time, your energy, and your future. To keep your care truly personal, private, and free from insurance-mandated diagnostics, Totum Counseling operates as a private pay practice. This ensures we can move at a clinical pace that honors your unique story, not an insurance company's timeline.
Space to Settle In: Standard 75-Minute Sessions
Therapy shouldn't feel like another item rushed through on your to-do list. Industry-standard 45-to-50-minute sessions often end right as you are finally starting to feel comfortable enough to open up. To give your healing the physical and emotional space it deserves, I offer 75-minute sessions as my standard.
Individual Counseling: $200 per 75-minute session.
***Please note: While I do not bill insurance companies directly, I am happy to provide a monthly "superbill" for you to submit to your provider for potential out-of-network reimbursement.