OWN WHAT’S NEXT
You're productive, responsible, and tired. Whether you're a resident, a grad student, or early in a demanding career, your patience is running thin with the people who matter most, your brain won't shut up, and you keep waiting to feel like you've earned a break. Therapy is where we get curious about all of that, make sense of what's actually going on, and build something better than just getting by.
Trauma Therapy in Burr Ridge, IL
Sound Like You?
YOUR BRAIN DOESN’T TURN OFF
You lie awake replaying the day and rehearsing tomorrow, running a mental checklist that never ends. On paper you’re doing great. Inside, your brain hasn’t clocked out in years and real rest feels impossible.
YOU’RE RUNNING ON EMPTY
You used to care about this work. Now you’re counting down, dragging yourself in, and quietly wondering if you’re burned out or something heavier. Somewhere along the way, “fine” became both your default answer and your ceiling.
YOU SECOND-GUESS YOUR SUCCESS
Everyone treats you like you have it together, which somehow makes it worse. You’re waiting to be found out, half-convinced the praise would stop if people saw how hard you’re white-knuckling it.
YOU PUT YOURSELF LAST
You spend all day taking care of other people, patients, students, everyone but you. Asking for help feels like admitting you can’t handle it, so you don’t. You just keep pushing.
YOU’RE TAPPED OUT AT HOME
The people who matter get whatever’s left after work, which lately isn’t much. You’re short with them, checked out, and starting to wonder who you even are outside of what you do—or if there’s anything left for you at the end of the day.
Here’s Where I Can Actually Help
Anxiety & Overthinking
If your mind won't slow down, you replay conversations for hours, and you've imagined ten worst-case scenarios before your morning coffee, you're not alone. That constant forecasting isn't a character flaw, it's just exhausting.
Trauma & Survival
If certain moods make your body tense before you've said a word, or you feel disconnected from things that used to matter, your nervous system may still be protecting you from something that's over. You're not broken, that's survival doing what it learned to do.
Relationships & Identity
If you're the one who keeps everyone else steady, or you've lost track of what you actually want underneath everyone else's expectations, you're not too much. This is where we start: rebuilding a sense of identity, confidence, and self-worth that isn't dependent on everyone else's approval.
Turn Your Insight Into Action
A BIT ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Brittany
You didn't stumble onto my website because life's been peachy lately.
Something's not sitting right, and here you are, trying to figure out what. Before you get to my credentials or what I specialize in, I want you to know I show up to this work as a person first, not just someone who read about hard seasons in a textbook. Think of me less as someone nodding along, and more like a co-pilot: honest, invested, and willing to ask the questions that actually get you somewhere.
THE PROCESS, SIMPLIFIED
Your Questions Answered
Starting therapy is a big step—of course you have questions. Here are some of the most common ones I hear from clients.
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Honestly? If you're on this page asking that question, something brought you here. You don't need a crisis to justify starting therapy, and your struggles don't have to be "bad enough" — there's no threshold to meet. If something feels heavier than it should, or you keep circling the same thoughts without getting anywhere, that's reason enough. You don't have to be certain therapy is the answer; you just have to be curious enough to have one conversation. That's what the free consultation is for.
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Once you reach out, I'll get back to you personally. No intake coordinator, no phone tree, just me. From there, we'll set up a free consultation call. It's a low-pressure conversation, not an interview. You can share what's bringing you to therapy (as much or as little as you're ready to say), ask any questions you have about how I work, and get a feel for whether we click. Fit matters more than most people realize. If it feels right, we'll schedule your first session. If not, no hard feelings. I'm happy to point you towards other referrals.
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Sessions are 53 minutes, and what we do with that time depends on what you need. Some weeks you'll come in with something specific to work through, and other weeks we'll pick up threads from where we left off. My style is engaged and collaborative. I'm not the therapist who just nods and asks "how does that make you feel?" for an hour. I'll ask questions, share observations, and give you the truth even when it's something that might be hard to hear. Think of me as a co-pilot: you're the one steering your life, and I'm right there helping you read the map, notice patterns, and figure out where you actually want to go.
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Both. I see clients in person at my office in Burr Ridge, and I offer virtual sessions for anyone located in Illinois. I'm also licensed in Ohio, if that's your thing. Some clients love the ritual of coming into the office, and others prefer logging in from their couch with their cat on their lap (no judgment, mine usually make an appearance too). There's no wrong choice, and you're not locked into one or the other. Plenty of my clients mix it up depending on their schedule, and with evening appointments available, we can usually make it work.
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Self-pay sessions are $200. I'm also in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, and if you're using insurance, your cost depends on your specific plan. I keep my insurance list intentionally short: being on fewer panels means less of my time goes to insurance company paperwork and more of it goes to my clients. If you have a different insurance plan, self-pay may still be more doable than you think. Many PPO plans offer out-of-network benefits that reimburse you for part of each session, and I can provide the documentation (called a superbill) to submit for that. We can talk through the numbers on your consultation call, so you'll know exactly what to expect before you commit to anything.
SAY HEY ANYTIME
I’d Love To Chat With You
Let's talk about what's going on and see if we're a good fit. A consultation call is a great place to start.