Michelle Goldsmith, MS

There’s no performance required here.

You don’t need to have the right words (or any words at all) to come to therapy. I’m not watching for symptoms or waiting for breakthroughs. I’m paying attention to the other stuff: how you pause, what your body does, and the parts of you that feel like “too much” or not enough.

My work is relational and shaped by feminist and anti-oppressive values. I draw from somatic, creative, and nature-based approaches when they feel useful—not as techniques, but as ways back to yourself. We don’t just talk about your life, we pay attention to how it feels to live it. 

For some people, this work looks like sitting in a room and letting the silence speak as words unfold over time. For others, it means walking through the woods and letting the rhythm of movement bring up the things that need to surface. It’s one of the reasons I offer outdoor sessions—because therapy shouldn’t be limited to four walls. Sometimes we think better when we’re moving, and sometimes our nervous systems settle more easily under open sky.

As your therapist, I’m here to be with you in the stuck places—where things feel confusing, painful, or unresolved—and to help make sense of what’s been too much to carry alone. In sessions together, quick fixes and polished answers take a backseat. We move more toward honest connection, deep listening, and making room for all the parts of your experience—including the ones you’ve had to hide just to get by.