Figuring out who you are is harder than it looks.

Emerging adulthood is genuinely disorienting. You are expected to make significant decisions about your life — what to study, what to do for work, who to be in relationships, what you actually believe — often before you have the experience or the self-knowledge to make them with any confidence. The gap between what life is supposed to look like and what it actually feels like can be significant.

I have worked extensively with young adults through my years at the University of Hartford and in private practice, and I have deep respect for how hard this stage of life can actually be. The pressures are real — financial, relational, existential — and they deserve to be taken seriously.

Common themes I work with in this population include:

1. Anxiety & Depression — the weight of uncertainty, the pressure to perform, the exhaustion of comparing yourself to others and coming up short.
2. Relationships — navigating new romantic relationships, friendship, family dynamics, and the question of what kind of person you want to be in relationship with others.
3. Identity & Values — Who am I, really? What do I actually believe, as opposed to what I was taught to believe? Am I becoming who I want to be, or just going through the motions?
4. Meaning & Direction — What am I doing this for? Does any of it matter? Where do I fit?

These are not small questions. They are worth exploring seriously, with someone who has the patience to sit with them alongside you.