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Finding Relief Beyond the Ringing

If you’re living with tinnitus, you know it’s more than just a sound. That persistent ringing, buzzing, or hissing in your ears can disrupt your sleep, drain your energy, and leave you feeling anxious, overwhelmed, or even hopeless.

What’s often less talked about is the emotional toll tinnitus can take, especially when it's tied to anxiety, depression, or chronic stress.

As an expert in both tinnitus-related distress and mood disorders, I offer therapy that addresses not just the sound, but the way it affects your mind and your life.

Concierge therapy for relief from the constant ringing.

“I can't help myself—I need to check and recheck to make sure nothing bad happens.” “I barely recognize myself.” “Things need to stay the same or I feel out of control.” “I can’t control my thoughts. There’s always a sense of impending doom.”

The overwhelm is getting to you. These days, making decisions is borderline impossible, and the self-doubt racing through your mind makes it difficult to focus on just about anything. Forget work or relationships; how can you even keep up with your feelings? Things from the past keep lingering in your mind, and it’s hard to move on from the pain that comes with them. 

The pressure building up inside is so intense that you could explode at any minute. It’s as if the joy and ease you used to feel has been zapped from your life, and you struggle to even recognize the person in the mirror. What’s on the outside feels so different than everything you’re hiding on the inside. Whatever “this” is wasn’t supposed to happen to someone like you.

Tinnitus Can Trigger Emotional Distress

Tinnitus isn’t “just in your head” — but it does interact closely with your brain’s stress and emotional systems. Many people with chronic tinnitus experience:

  • Anxiety – Heightened alertness, worry, or panic due to the unpredictability or intrusiveness of the sound.

  • Depression – Feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, or social withdrawal, especially when tinnitus disrupts sleep or daily functioning.

  • Sleep Difficulties – Trouble falling or staying asleep, which worsens both emotional regulation and tinnitus perception.

  • Increased sensitivity to sound (hyperacusis), which amplifies stress responses.

My Approach

Sometimes, it’s easy to write off anxiety or depression as things that “other” people deal with.

But the truth is, it’s just easier to say that than really get to the core of what you might be struggling with.

The goal of therapy isn’t to “block out” tinnitus — it’s to reduce its grip on your thoughts, emotions, and well-being.

I use evidence-based approaches like:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): To challenge catastrophic thinking, reduce monitoring behaviors, and improve sleep and mood.

  • Mindfulness and Acceptance-Based Strategies (ACT): To help you observe tinnitus without reacting with fear, frustration, or resistance.

  • Targeted treatment for anxiety or depression, tailored to how those conditions interact with your tinnitus.

I’m here to help you. I know you can do this.

Together, we’ll explore everything you’re feeling through a perspective of strength and hope. This means we operate from a place of believing that feeling better is possible—it’s just about finding out how to get there. I’ll give you weekly—sometimes daily—tasks to help you better understand yourself and practice different strategies to help you with your anxiety or depression. 

Everything we do here is aimed at helping you thrive in every part of your life. Sure, everybody has their rough patches, but you deserve to find success in your goals and discover personal happiness and peace. I’m telling you now that sometimes it will get worse before it gets better, but it really will get better—and I’m not going anywhere until that happens.

Struggling to concentrate at work & home

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Feeling focused, organized, & attentive

Feeling overly sensitive to criticism 

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Taking feedback in stride  

Weighed down by your burdens

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Finding relief & comfort from your challenges

Difficulty seeing past what’s currently happening

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Leaning into optimism & discovering hope

WHERE YOU want to go

WHERE YOU ARE

Empowered 

Defeated

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REACH OUT

REACH OUT

The struggle is only part of your story, not all of your story. It’s time to write the next chapter. You’re Not Alone — and You’re Not Helpless.

faqs

Frequently asked questions

  • The goal of therapy is not necessarily to make the sound disappear, but to reduce its emotional and psychological impact. Many people experience a decrease in their perception of tinnitus over time as they become less focused on it. While complete relief is not always possible, therapy helps you develop tools and strategies to manage the sound so it has less control over your emotions, thoughts, and daily life.ion

  • Yes, therapy can help a lot with tinnitus, especially when it’s connected to emotional distress. While there is no “cure” for tinnitus, psychological treatment can change your experience of the sound. Therapy helps reduce the emotional and mental burden of tinnitus by targeting anxiety, depression, and stress, which in turn can reduce the intensity of the sound you perceive. By focusing on cognitive-behavioral strategies and mindfulness, you can learn to live with tinnitus without letting it control your life.

  • Yes, I work with people from all walks of life, including men, women, and older adults. Tinnitus affects people of all ages, and treatment is tailored to meet the unique needs of each individual. Whether you’re a younger person struggling with work or a senior dealing with the frustration of tinnitus later in life, I can help you manage the emotional impact and improve your quality of life.

  • Absolutely, that might even be part of the reason you’re here, whether you know it or not. You might find it hard to focus, make more mistakes, or just not have the energy to get through the day. It can also affect your relationships with coworkers and make you dread going to work.

  • If your gut is leading you toward therapy, chances are you might need some help. When your difficult feelings are persistent and starting to affect your daily life, or if any of the strategies you used to help yourself before this aren’t working, it could be beneficial to seek help. It’s also good to pay attention to any significant changes in your behavior or mood since these could be related to your anxiety or depressive feelings.

  • These can differ for everyone, but some of the most common ones are:

    • Feeling constantly sad, anxious, or just “off”

    • Losing interest in your work

    • Feeling exhausted all the time, or having trouble concentrating

    • Irritability

    • Anxious about going to work or all of your work responsibilities

    • Difficulty sleeping

    • Physical symptoms like headaches or stomach pains

  • I use various methods, including CBT, CPT, and psychodynamic and solution-focused theories. I believe in a collaborative approach and looking at things from all angles so that I can help you reach your goals and see results.