PMDD Therapy for Women Who Feel Like a Stranger in Their Own Mind and Body
Helping you reclaim your mind, your body, and your relationships one cycle at a time
Every month, like clockwork, it hits.
One week, maybe ten days before your period, everything starts to shift.
You wake up in a fog. You feel depressed, disconnected, angry, or deeply annoyed for no obvious reason. Small things set you off. You don’t feel like yourself. You say things you don’t mean. You push people away even though you’re craving connection. You overthink every conversation. You cry without knowing why. You question your worth, your sanity, your relationships, your ability to hold it all together.
Then your period starts. And it’s like the emotional clouds begins to subside. You feel more like yourself again. But the damage lingers emotionally, relationally, and spiritually.
And deep down, a question grows louder:
Why does this keep happening? And why does no one take it seriously?
If this sounds like you, you’re not dramatic. You’re not weak.
You might be living with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder) a hormone-related condition that impacts your mind as much as your body.
What Is PMDD?
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a hormone-based mood disorder that affects the second half of your menstrual cycle, specifically the luteal phase, which begins after ovulation and ends when your period starts.
It’s not “just PMS.” PMDD affects your brain chemistry, nervous system, and emotional regulation. Hormones like progesterone and estrogen fluctuate, which can disrupt serotonin, dopamine, your mood and motivation.
If your system is sensitive, those shifts feel like emotional whiplash.
Common Symptoms of PMDD
Sudden mood swings, sadness, or depression
High sensitivity to rejection or emotional triggers
Feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or panicked
Rage or irritability that doesn’t feel like you
Shame spirals, hopelessness, or numbness
Trouble sleeping, focusing, or getting out of bed
Increased conflict or withdrawal in relationships
Feeling like two completely different people in one month
These are not personal flaws. They are your nervous system responding to real, physiological changes. And with the right tools, you can work with your cycle and not drown in it.
When PMDD Collides With Relationships, Anxiety, and Emotional Exhaustion
PMDD rarely travels alone. It intensifies what’s already quietly present.
You might already live with anxiety or depression, and PMDD makes it sharper, harder to explain, or more frequent. You might carry trauma, burnout, or deep self-doubt. And each month, it feels like the emotional floor drops out.
PMDD also affects how you relate to others.
You might find yourself overthinking every interaction. Snapping at your partner. Pushing people away while craving closeness. Wondering if you’re “too much” or “too broken” to love well.
Many of my clients say:
“I feel like a good partner for half the month and a completely different person the rest.”
We name that here. Without blame. Without shame.
Because when you understand the “why,” you stop apologizing for your biology.
And you start learning how to work with it instead of fighting against it.
In this space, we work through:
The overlap between PMDD and anxiety, panic, or depression
Emotional Dysregulation that flares into existential spirals or shame
Feeling unsafe in your own reactions, or disconnected from your values
The strain that monthly conflict puts on your marriage or partnership
Patterns of survival-mode thinking, self-abandonment, or emotional shutdown
Healing conversations that rebuild trust with your partner or loved ones
You don’t have to untangle it all alone. Therapy gives you a place to feel seen without shame, and to make sense of all the parts that feel out of sync.
Online Therapy PMDD that Honors Every Phase of Your Cycle
It’s not just internal. We don’t pathologize your pain. We map it. We move with it.
Each phase of your menstrual cycle impacts your energy, emotion, and sensitivity:
Follicular (Post-Period): New energy, motivation, emotional relief
Ovulation: Confidence, clarity, connection
Luteal (Pre-Period): Emotional intensity, vulnerability, rawness, and self-doubt
Menstruation: Fatigue, rest and reflection, emotional reset
We will work with your cycle and patterns, not reacting to them in chaos.
What PMDD Therapy Can Look Like
This is not one-size-fits-all. It’s personalized, body-literate, and compassionate.
Together, we will:
Build a luteal phase “safety kit” that supports you in the hardest weeks
Identify your unique emotional and hormonal patterns
Challenge the beliefs that show up when you feel unworthy, unloved, or unsafe
Process trauma, shame, and burnout that worsen PMDD
Learn nervous system regulation and grounding skills that work with your cycle, not against it
Explore how chronic illness, biology, culture, identity, and attachment affect your symptoms
Learn how to communicate with loved ones and build healthier relationship dynamics
Rebuild your relationship with your body, your emotions, and with your “luteal self”
If You’re Reading This, You’re Already Paying Attention to Your Body’s Wisdom
You’re not lazy. You’re not crazy. You’re not weak.
You’re someone with a sensitive, intelligent nervous system that’s reacting to the hormonal rhythm you live in.
And once you understand how that rhythm works, you can start building a life and a mindset that moves with it and not in resistance.
Whether you’re a woman of color, a high-functioning professional, or someone who’s just tired of feeling like a stranger in her own mind, you deserve a space that sees all of you.
You Don’t Have to Lose Yourself Every Month
The world teaches women to suppress, ignore, or push past their pain.
But what if the answer isn’t to push through?
What if the answer is to listen, to learn, to work with your cycle and come home to yourself, even in the hardest weeks?
This is more than symptom management. It’s cycle restoration. It’s relational healing. It’s building back the parts of you that PMDD has tried to take.
And yes, you can still be soft and powerful, and sensitive and strong.
You can hold your career, your relationships, and your emotions without being consumed by it.
PMDD therapy available via Telehealth for women in Texas, Florida, Idaho, and Vermont.
If you’re ready to stop surviving your cycle and start understanding it, I’m here.
Whether you’ve been diagnosed with PMDD or just feel like your mind betrays you before your period.
Whether you're high-functioning and secretly unraveling.
Whether your relationships are strained or your self-trust is fading.
You deserve support that sees all of you
Let’s talk. You don’t have to carry this alone.