Therapy for Perimenopause & Midlife Transitions in Berkeley
A space to listen to what is changing—and what you’re longing for.
Maybe you’ve started noticing that the things you used to tolerate no longer feel tolerable.
You’re tired of being the dependable one. Your body feels unfamiliar. Your desire has changed. You might feel more anxious, more tender, or angrier than you’re used to—and unsure what to make of it.
Perhaps you love much of the life you’ve built, yet find yourself wondering: Where am I in all of this?
We can make room for that question.
When you don’t feel like yourself
Perimenopause and midlife can bring questions that reach beyond physical changes. The roles you’ve lived inside may begin to feel too small. Relationships, work, caregiving, sexuality, and your sense of purpose may all ask for a different kind of attention.
You might be grieving an earlier version of yourself. You might be discovering desires you’ve spent years setting aside. And you may feel afraid of what acknowledging them could mean for the people you love.
You don’t have to make a dramatic change to begin listening.
In therapy, we can explore:
Anxiety, overwhelm, irritability, and emotional exhaustion
Changes in desire, intimacy, and your relationship with your body
Grief around aging, fertility, or paths not taken
Resentment, invisible labor, and the pressure to hold everything together
Questions about identity, meaning, spirituality, and what comes next
Making room for your own wisdom
My approach brings together somatic therapy, relational work, and a feminist understanding of the world women live in. We can notice what happens in your body alongside the stories, expectations, and relationships shaping your experience.
Sometimes that means learning to feel more grounded. Sometimes it means finding words for a boundary, a loss, or a longing you’ve struggled to acknowledge.
My own background includes many years of yoga, meditation, and holistic healing. If spirituality matters to you, there is room for it here: your relationship with nature, your ancestors, ritual, intuition, or a sense of something larger than yourself. We’ll follow your beliefs and questions, without assuming what this season should mean.
You don’t have to turn a difficult experience into a spiritual lesson. There is room for uncertainty, too.
You are allowed to want more
Many women arrive at midlife having become very good at anticipating everyone else’s needs.
It can take time to recognize your own—and to trust that they matter.
Our work can offer a place to explore what you want to keep, what needs to change, and what you’re ready to give more space to.
You can care deeply about your family and relationships while also wanting pleasure, creativity, rest, freedom, and a life that feels like yours.
Let’s connect
I offer in-person women’s mental health therapy in Berkeley and online therapy throughout California.