What Is Existential Therapy?

Existential therapy is a depth-oriented approach to counseling that helps people engage with the core realities of being human: freedom, responsibility, meaning, uncertainty, loss, and connection.

Rather than focusing only on symptom reduction, existential therapy asks deeper questions:

• What gives your life meaning?

• What values matter most to you?

• Where do you feel stuck or disconnected?

• What fears may be keeping you from living fully?

• How do you want to move forward?

Existential therapy can be especially helpful for people navigating:

• Burnout and chronic stress

• Perfectionism and high-functioning anxiety

• Major life transitions

• Identity shifts or loss of purpose

• Grief and complicated loss

• Religious trauma or spiritual questioning

• Relationship challenges

This approach is particularly meaningful for people who are reflective, insightful, and ready to engage in deeper work—not just symptom management, but lasting change.

You don’t need to have everything figured out to begin.

My Approach

As an existential therapist, my work integrates existential therapy with trauma-informed care, attachment theory, EMDR, and relational and behavioral approaches like ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).

I offer a thoughtful, compassionate space where you can slow down, reflect honestly, and reconnect with what matters most.

Therapy can become a place to think deeply, feel fully, and move toward a life that feels more authentic, meaningful, and sustainable.

I am based in-person in Yarmouth and online throughout Maine