Find the Right Fit: Christian Counseling for OCD and Other Mental Health Struggles
Below you’ll see a list of my counseling specialties. If you resonate with any of these, please reach out to book a free 15-minute consultation call.
It would be my honor to walk with you through these often-misunderstood mental health struggles. Using a Biblical worldview and clinically proven techniques, we’ll get to the root of the issue and help you find long-term, holistic healing.
Christian Counseling for OCD and Religious Scrupulosity
Do you fixate on certain thoughts or doubts that just won’t go away? Do you find yourself repeating rituals, re-reading texts, or trying to “cancel out” a scary thought with mental acts?
What OCD and Scrupulosity Feel Like
You might feel haunted by an intrusive image or idea, something you can’t seem to control, no matter how hard you try. You feel entirely responsible for the safety of others and yourself, so you micromanage thoughts, situations, and relationships because any shred of uncertainty feels unsafe.
That fear of being irresponsible bleeds into everything – your morning routine, your relationships, work, or even your walk with God. You wonder if you’ve sinned, again and again and again, spiraling into obsessive confession and overanalyzing every motive.
It’s exhausting and deeply isolating. Like a prison that keeps shrinking down on you.
What OCD and Scrupulosity Look Like
Paralyzed to leave the house before checking that lock for the 10th time
Disgusted with yourself for having a sexual thought that will not leave
Stuck in brain loops of racing thoughts, what-ifs, mental checking, or analyzing
Feeling like your body is probably in fight or flight mode
Avoiding people, places, and God because you can’t bear the weight of all that uncertainty
Wondering if you might harm a loved one
Confessing sin and “potential sin” on repeat
How I Can Help
I’m highly specialized and trained in Christian OCD counseling, especially in more hidden forms like religious OCD, harm OCD, pedophilia OCD, relationship OCD, responsibility OCD, moral OCD, and others.
As a Christian who walks the difficult path of OCD too, I want to sit with you in your fear, doubt, distress, and heightened sense of responsibility. There’s no judgment or pressure to “get it together.” We’ll move at your pace to holistically reset your nervous system and find peace.
One technique I may use is called Exposure Response Prevention (ERP), the gold standard treatment for OCD. Together, we’ll uncover what’s driving your compulsions and create gentle exposures to retrain your brain. This will help you learn to:
Tolerate uncertainty
Take practical risks towards expanding your life beyond OCD
Maybe even learn to trust God in the unknown
Some sessions may also include educating a loved one on how to support your treatment and beyond.
Please note: If you need more than one session of ERP per week, I will likely refer you to a higher level of care.
Christian Anxiety and Stress Counseling
Are you overwhelmed by your responsibilities? Do you feel totally out of control?
What Anxiety and Stress Feel Like
Maybe you struggle to relax, or you have full-blown panic attacks. You could be facing a life transition or an unexpected event that’s triggering anxiety.
This could also be something you’ve battled for years. Your mind won’t shut off, and you play out worst-case scenarios on repeat. Certain events, social situations, or people can set off your anxiety without any warning.
Some days, a general unease follows you everywhere. Other days, your heart starts racing, your chest feels tight, you feel nausea, shaking, and a sense of dread you can’t quite put your finger on. It’s frustrating and terrifying. You feel confused, ashamed, alone, and helpless.
What Anxiety and Stress Look Like
Constant “what-if” thinking
Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep
Obsessively planning or avoiding
Sweaty palms, nausea, fatigue, and panic
Fear or failure or disappointing others
Panic attacks and ongoing irritability
Feeling like your brain is never at rest
Avoiding certain people, situations, or decisions
Perfectionism
High-performance functioning that’s become your normal state
How I Can Help
Sometimes we think of anxiety as just heavy worrying, but it’s much more than that. It’s a whole-body response to feeling unsafe, even when logically you think you should be okay.
I want to sit with you in your places of fear and, over time, show you the true Source of peace. Without any shame or judgment, we’ll look under the hood at the anxious thoughts, physical symptoms, and past experiences that drive the anxiety and stress you feel now.
This might look like:
Naming triggers and patterns that keep you stuck
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Grounding tools for anxiety – like breathwork and body awareness
Shame awareness and growing in self-compassion
Setting healthy boundaries and learning to advocate for yourself
Rebuilding a more trusting relationship with God, based on His Word, if you want to dive into the spiritual component.
Christian anxiety counseling is not a one-size-fits-all treatment plan. Wherever you’re at, I meet you exactly there, hold space for your experience, and help you find holistic healing and freedom.
Emotional Support for Chronic Health Conditions
Do you suffer from a chronic health condition?
What Chronic Health Conditions Feel Like
You might carry a hidden health condition invisible to others, but it weighs heavily on you, affecting your mind, heart, and daily life. Maybe you’re tired of being dismissed or told, “You look fine to me.” It’s exhausting to feel like no one really understands what you’re going through.
You wonder if this is just your new normal. Feelings of defeat, discouragement, and frustration towards your body build up day after agonizing day. You’re just trying to survive each day and find some relief. The life you thought you'd have isn’t coming true, and you blame your body.
What Chronic Health Conditions Look Like
Chronic health struggles show up in a million different ways. These can include, but aren’t limited to:
Ongoing pain or fatigue that limits your ability
Food intolerances, allergies, or chemical sensitivities
Autoimmune conditions, thyroid conditions, adrenal fatigue, hormonal imbalances, PCOS, and others
Blood sugar dysregulation and weight fluctuations
Cancer diagnosis or the aftermath of treatment
Long-term effects of COVID
A scary surgery coming up
The emotional toll of feeling misunderstood, unseen, and disbelieved
Knowing something is wrong, but not knowing what it is or how to deal with it
How I Can Help
Having walked through my own chronic health struggles as well as my family's, I know how isolating this feels. But you don’t have to go through this alone, and you can still live a meaningful and fulfilling life.
I offer a safe space where your whole self is welcome just as you are – physical pain, emotional frustration, spiritual questions, mental weariness, all of it.
I will emotionally support you as you:
Grieve what’s been lost
Learn to be a friend to yourself and your body
Listen to your body and practice body-awareness and self-compassion
Advocate for yourself in the medical system
Educate your loved ones about your condition
Learn to thrive in a life that may be different than you expected
Redefine the story of your health in a way that honors you and does not define you
Chronic illness affects every part of you, not only your body. In our work together, I’ll integrate trauma-aware, attachment-informed, and holistic tools to address every part of you that’s suffering from this condition.
Together, let’s grieve the losses AND celebrate your unique growth because of your health condition. You and ALL that your beautiful body is experiencing are welcome here just as you are.
Care for the Caregiver
Do you feel burned out from pouring into others at home, work, or in ministry? Where do YOU go to receive care for YOURSELF?
What Caregiver Burnout Feels Like
Maybe you’re a counselor, social worker, nurse, doctor, or teacher, shouldering the emotional weight of others while your own needs go unnoticed. Maybe you’re a ministry leader who loves serving but feels the slow creep of burnout. Maybe you’re a stay-at-home parent with children or a relative taking care of a loved one with health challenges, but you can’t remember who you are without them.
Although you love to help, lately it feels like your servant role consumes your life. You’re exhausted, worn down, and wondering when you’ll ever feel fully alive again.
What Caregiver Burnout Looks Like
Saying “yes” to everyone, even when it’s more than you can give from a healthy place
Feeling guilty for needing rest or time alone
Struggling to name your needs, let alone advocate for them
Losing joy in things you once loved
Feeling consistently cynical and negative about the people in your life
Constantly pushing through fatigue because others “need” you
Believing that helping is your identity, and you don’t know who you are apart from it
How I Can Help
Even the strongest, most joyful, most selfless people NEED care. They NEED rest. They NEED to be nourished and poured into. Jesus Himself regularly took time away from His ministry to spend time recharging with the Father.
Together, we’ll create a safe space for you to breathe, let yourself fall apart, and take an honest look at how caregiving impacts your mind, body, soul, and spirit. In other words, to put on your own mask before helping others.
In our sessions, I may integrate:
Shame awareness – helping you notice where shame may be driving your service
Boundary setting – learning to serve sustainably
Grounding tools for anxiety – like breathwork and body awareness
Advocating for your own needs so you can take as excellent care of yourself as you do of others
Self-compassion practice to help your inner voice reflect the love and grace of Jesus
Attachment-informed and holistic tools to address the root of your burnout
It would be my true HONOR to help you find relief and be a safe person with whom you can finally receive and not have to hold it all together.
Counseling for Church or Ministry Hurt
Do you avoid going to church or serving in ministry altogether? Do you question God’s love because His people have wounded you?
What Church or Ministry Hurt Feels Like
Church was supposed to be the place where you feel safest. But for you, it’s now the place where your trust was broken. Maybe you were told to stay silent when you needed to speak up. Maybe you were shamed for wrestling with mental health, questions, or boundaries. Maybe you were deeply hurt in a ministry context.
Now, when you think about church, ministry, or God, your walls go up. You feel triggered by worship music and can’t bring yourself to read the Bible. It feels lonely, like your pain “doesn’t count” because it happened in a religious or ministry context. And underneath it all, you really need to grieve – what happened and what SHOULD have been.
What Church or Ministry Hurt Looks Like
Avoiding church altogether or forcing yourself to attend while feeling numb and triggered
Difficulty knowing which Christian leaders to trust
Feel anxiety, panic, or anger when engaging with Christian communities
Feeling shame for questioning and walking away
Confusion between your experience of church and your view of God
Feeling spiritually numb, distant, and disoriented
Guilt for being angry at people who claim to represent Jesus
Feeling like you don’t fit in with believers anymore
Spiritual and emotional abuse, either obvious or hidden
How I Can Help
I know just how tender and sensitive this struggle is, and I want you to finally feel safe sharing everything you’ve been through and how you’re dealing with it. This is a judgment-free space to process, and I’ll never push you to “get over it,” or “just trust God.”
We’ll go at your pace, and I’ll support you as we sift and sort through spiritual abuse and God’s character. Together, we’ll process boundaries with those who should not be trusted and slowly rebuild your trust in appropriate places, especially in the undistorted voice of God.
Depending on your needs and comfort level, we may use tools like:
Boundary setting and self-advocacy
Shame awareness and self-compassion practices
Exploring your story and how it shapes your identity
Body-awareness
Attachment and trauma-informed care
Since Scripture may have been weaponized against you, the Bible may be off-limits or a touchy subject right now. I’m VERY careful if and when I introduce Scripture to our conversations. We will go at your pace, honoring your unique experience and gently addressing the root of your struggle.
Christian Counseling for Relationships
Do you feel helpless and at your wits' end with a relationship in your life?
What Relationship Struggles Feel Like
Relationships bring out the best and the worst in us. In close relationships, we have the opportunity to feel most seen, but also experience the greatest pain.
You might find yourself thinking:
“Why is this so hard?”
“Do I even matter to them?”
“I don’t know how to fix this, but I also don’t know how to walk away.”
You’ve tried to talk it out. When that didn’t work, you stuffed your feelings down to smooth it over and keep the peace. You’re exhausted from the palpable tension that never fully goes away. You long to feel connected, understood, and safe, maybe for the first time ever.
What Relationship Struggles Look Like
The relationship weighing on you might be with:
Your parent, a child, or a spouse, especially in seasons of disconnection or misunderstanding
Bullies at school, church, or work
Your roommate, coworker, or friend with whom things feel strained and heavy
Someone from your past whose influence still affects how you relate to others now
You might notice:
A fear of conflict or a tendency to people-please
Uncertainty about how to set appropriate boundaries or voice your needs
Patterns of codependency
Difficulty identifying what’s “yours” and what’s “theirs” to carry
Feeling responsible for their emotions, but not sure what to do with your own
Emotional whiplash from healthy moments, followed by sudden difficulty
Trouble letting go of past hurts
Questioning if you’re the problem in the relationship
Cycles of guilt, shame, silence, or over-apologizing
A deep longing to feel known and accepted just as you are
Needing help identifying emotional abuse or other destructive patterns
How I Can Help
I have good news for you: Even if the other person never changes, YOU can heal fully!
I offer a safe space for you to process both the heartache and the beauty of relationships. Together, we’ll untangle the threads of confusion and help you feel confident in your voice, your values, and your boundaries.
In our counseling sessions, I will use a combination of Biblical worldview and clinical techniques. We may discuss topics like
Attachment and trauma awareness
Self-advocacy
Healthy communication
Emotional or spiritual abuse
Please note: I refer out couples counseling, pre-engagement/marriage counseling, infidelity counseling, divorce counseling, and domestic abuse counseling to trusted professionals trained in those specialties.
Christian Counseling for Singleness
Have you always been single? Did you recently go through a breakup?
What Singleness Feels Like
Do you find yourself wondering if something’s wrong with you? Like you’re just too much or not enough? “What makes that girl more lovable than me?”
You look around and see everyone else enjoying the thing your heart desires most, and feelings of jealousy creep in. That emptiness sits heavily on your chest. You wish for relief, but you’re not sure how to find it.
Or maybe you suffered in a past relationship and are fearful of letting someone in that close again. You long to be married, but you’re terrified of the commitment due to something in your past.
What Singleness May Look Like
Feeling left out in your church, family, or friend group
Comparing yourself to other girls
Struggling to trust yourself or God in the area of dating and marriage
Questioning your worth or desirability
Feeling stuck in a pattern of unhealthy relationship dynamics
How I Can Help
Oh friend, I just want you to know YOU ARE SEEN, and YOU ARE LOVED! You are NOT less than, and you’re not a condition to be “fixed.”
I want to create a space for you to process through your fears, sorrows, and yes, even the joys of being single. Together, we’ll explore your story with curiosity and hope. I’ll help you examine the messages you’ve absorbed and release the buildup of shame.
Depending on your story, here are some therapeutic tools I may integrate into your care:
Shame awareness and self-care
narrative exploration
Body awareness
Trauma and attachment awareness
Self-advocacy and boundaries
Practical tips for thriving in singleness or dating
Whatever your story looks like, I want to walk with you from the lonely place of disconnection and grief to confident, deep belonging – with yourself, with God, and with others.
Christian Counseling For Pornography
Are you a female using pornography or masturbation for release, escape, or fantasy? Are you searching for real intimacy, but only finding emptiness afterward?
What Pornography Feels Like
Maybe you were exposed to pornography at a young age and feel stuck in it. Or maybe it came later, after a moment of stress, heartbreak, loneliness, or boredom. Now, it’s your private escape, you want to numb out or feel close to something (or someone), even just for a moment.
You promised yourself a million times you’d stop; this will NEVER happen again. But the cycle keeps repeating. You’re ashamed, disgusted with yourself, isolated, and stuck in a pattern you can’t seem to break.
You wonder if you’re the only Christian woman who struggles with this. No one knows about it, and you doubt anyone would respect you if they did.
What Pornography Looks Like
A pattern of turning to porn or masturbation when you’re stressed, bored, lonely, or angry
Curiosity that became a compulsion
Guilt that lingers after the moment fades
The urge to “clean yourself up” before you talk to God or go to church
Feeling like this is the one struggle you can’t tell anyone about
Difficulty separating sexual fantasy from real-world intimacy
A sense that something in your past still holds you back
Confusion about how your faith, desires, and past experiences are supposed to coexist
How I Can Help
While this topic feels taboo for women and girls, especially in church circles, you’re by FAR not the only woman to struggle with this.
This is a sensitive part of your life that needs compassion, gentleness, and safety. I want to be a safe place where you can unload everything, without shame, without fear, and without having to censor your story.
Here’s how we can walk toward freedom, together:
Shame awareness and self-compassion practices
Helping you find your voice and advocate for yourself
Boundary work
Befriending your body
Exploration of how your story may shape your identity, worth, and intimacy
Trauma and attachment-aware care
Simply by sharing your story, you step out of shame and into the light, which is the first step towards healing! Today marks the beginning of your new freedom.
Please note: Due to the sensitive nature of sexual trauma, sexual abuse, and addiction, I may refer you to a trained specialist to make sure you get the best possible care.
Christian Counseling for Grief and Loss
Have you just experienced a deep loss? Are you grieving a past loss that still hasn’t let go of your heart?
What Grief and Loss Feels Like
The emptiness of grief feels overwhelmingly heavy and isolating. It spins your entire world upside down, and you face every day feeling lost, confused, and carrying painful questions.
It’s very normal to cry unexpectedly or feel numb. You may struggle to sleep, and you feel emotionally flat. You withdraw from people or social settings because they’re overwhelming, and you can’t bear to put on a happy face. After some time, you start feeling guilty and ashamed that you “still feel this way.” If only life would just go back to the way it was.
What Grief and Loss Look Like
Grief and loss take on many different forms. These can include, but aren’t limited to:
The loss of a loved one
The loss of a certain season or the life you thought you’d have
A breakup
Infertility
Chronic health
Singleness
Lost relationships
Church or ministry hurt
How I Can Help
You’re allowed to feel lost, and you’re allowed to need help. Grief is a winding, unpredictable journey that looks different for everyone.
I want to meet you exactly where you are in your process. I’m here to support you, validate your losses, and create a safe place to feel everything. We’ll walk this road at your pace, normalizing your experience and helping you find words for the ache you’ve carried alone.
Together, we’ll address the WHOLE you, working with the ways grief has impacted your body, mind, soul, and spirit.
In our sessions together, I may use techniques like:
Grounding practices
Attachment and trauma-informed care
Narrative therapy to explore and reframe your story
Body awareness
Self-compassion techniques
Please note: if you are grieving the tragic loss of a child or spouse, I may refer you to a trusted specialist trained in that specific area to make sure you receive the best care possible.
Christian Counseling for Sadness, Depression, and Self-Harm
Are you feeling down for longer periods of time? Is it hard to be motivated to do anything? Are you having thoughts of harming yourself or taking action on them?
What Sadness, Depression, and Self-Harm Feel Like
Maybe you feel the urge to hurt yourself to cope with what you're going through or because you want to punish your body. Maybe you’re grieving and you can’t figure out why. Or you DO know why, but you haven't had a safe space to speak it out loud.
You’re walking through an incredible amount of suffering. Anger, sadness, and unanswered questions hoard your emotional capacity. You feel like you lost your voice. A dark cloud seems to follow you around all day without your permission. It’s so heavy, you don’t know how to show up in the world and function like a normal human.
What Sadness, Depression, and Self-Harm Look Like
Persistent feelings of sadness, emptiness, or hopelessness
Withdrawing from people, responsibilities, or activities you once loved
Low energy, fatigue, or lack of motivation
Difficulty sleeping or sleeping constantly
Self-harming behavior or thoughts of bodily punishment (unrelated to self-harm OCD)
Carrying guilt or shame that feels too big to handle
Overwhelmed by numbness, anger, or despair
How I Can Help
Contrary to what we might think, depression doesn't always look like rotting in bed all day. It often hides in high-functioning people, too.
In our sessions, I offer a judgment-free space where there’s no expectation for you to “pull yourself together.” You can be your real, authentic, unapologetic self. We’ll move at your pace, using a healing blend of Biblical worldview and clinical techniques like:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Grief support
Shame awareness, self-compassion, and self-care practices
Trauma and attachment-informed care
Self-advocacy practice
I want to sit with you in your dark places and embody safety so you can face the heaviness in your heart. Together, we’ll uncover the root of your symptoms and care for your WHOLE self, bringing you back into freedom and light.
Please note: If you are currently suicidal or in crisis, please take a look at the top of the Resources page for immediate care.