You're not too much here.
Therapy ends Tuesday at 3pm.
Life keeps spiraling until next week.
That gap? That's the 167 hours I help you navigate.
Why This Exists
Because healing doesn’t only happen at 2pm on Thursdays.
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You leave therapy feeling clear. Then Tuesday at 3pm, your boss asks you to cover a shift, and the old patterns rush back before you can even think.
That’s the gap I built Mental Nesting for — the in-between hours when your triggers arrive and you wonder if all that therapy even worked.
I know this space because I’ve lived it.
I created The Nest so no one has to spiral alone.
Hi, I'm Barbara
Messy human. LMSW. Nest-builder.
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- By four, I’d already learned trust wasn’t guaranteed.
- By twenty, I thought emptiness was love.
- By twenty-nine, I realized therapy gave me language, but daily life needed something gentler.
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Now I’m a Licensed Master Social Worker who built the exact home I needed back then: a space for the spirals, the Tuesday unravelings, and the everyday moments where healing actually lives.
Your path home to yourself
Three gentle rhythms to rebuild self-trust
ROOT
Safety is the soil. Begin again, softly.
We start by creating gentle rhythms that help your nervous system feel safe. No rushing, no fixing. Just learning to trust your own timing again. Sometimes this looks like crying in Target. Sometimes it's learning that rest isn't earned.
RECONNECT
You don't need to be healed to be held
Together, we reconnect with your inner child and honor the grief you've been carrying. This is where the real work happens—in the mess, not after you've cleaned it up. Your five-year-old self doesn't need you to have it all figured out.
RECLAIM
Hear your voice sound like your own again.
You'll build rituals and practices that feel like you. So you can move through life trusting your sensitivity as strength, not something to fix. Because the goal was never to stop feeling deeply—it was to feel safe while doing it.
Two ways to be held
Currently accepting applications • 5 spots available • Payment plans welcome
Reintroduction Series
6 weeks • $777
Six weeks of figuring out what trusting yourself actually feels like. Weekly 45-minute sessions to explore whatever your nervous system needs—no agenda pressure, just gentle conversation about patterns you're ready to shift.
What makes this different:
People testing whether coaching feels right, or wanting gentle support without overwhelming intensity.
Homecoming Hours
12 weeks • $1,111
Three months of never navigating triggers alone. Weekly 45-minute sessions plus unlimited voice support—5-minute check-ins or thoughtful exchanges whenever you need them.
What makes this transformative:
People ready for intensive support who want daily companionship in their healing journey.
Important: Coaching vs. Therapy
While I hold an LMSW license, I provide coaching services exclusively. This is not therapy, counseling, or mental health treatment. My clinical background informs my coaching approach, but no therapeutic relationship is established.
Which Path is Yours?
3 questions to find your gentle starting point
Question 1 of 3
How ready do you feel for coaching support?
Question 2 of 3
When you're struggling, what helps most?
Question 3 of 3
What's your capacity for new practices right now?
Your First Week
What happens after you apply - clear steps, gentle pace
Submit Application
Share what you're looking for and where you are in your healing journey.
Takes 5-10 minutes
Welcome & Intake
Receive a personal welcome video plus gentle intake form to prepare for our first session.
Within 24 hours
Book First Session
Choose a time that works for your nervous system. 45 minutes to explore what you need.
Within your first week
First Voice Note
Get gentle between-session support tailored to what came up in our conversation.
2-3 days after session
Ready to take the first step toward gentle, daily support?
Apply for CoachingHow Support Works
Pick the way you want to be held 🌿-
Sessions
Your weekly anchor point
One gentle conversation each week that feels like coming home to yourself. Never rushed, always at your pace. Some weeks we'll dive deep into patterns. Other weeks we'll just breathe together through whatever's happening.
45 minutes weekly for both programs
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Between Sessions
Support when triggers don't follow schedules
Voice notes and check-ins that arrive exactly when your nervous system needs grounding. Think of it like having someone who gets it in your back pocket.
Light touch for Reintroduction (1-2 notes weekly) / Unlimited for Homecoming
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Reflections
A space to notice without judgment
Personal prompts that help you track patterns and celebrate tiny wins. Your messy healing process gets honored here, not turned into homework.
PDF workbook for Reintroduction / Shared Notion space for Homecoming
What Shifts First
The first things clients notice…
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- The voice in your head gets softer.
- Spirals lose their grip before they take over.
- Small moments of trust start showing up between sessions.
Mess feels less like failure, more like progress.
You Know the Why, But Struggle with the How
The space between understanding your patterns and actually living differently
You've done the therapy. You know the why. But the how keeps slipping.
You can name your triggers. You know your patterns. And still, Tuesday hits and you're right back in it.
That's where I come in—for the 167 hours between therapy sessions, when real life happens and your nervous system needs more than "awareness."
You're Not Walking This Path Alone
Clinical Training Meets Lived Experience
LMSW license + 1000+ hours clinical training + my own messy healing journey = support that gets both the theory and the 3am reality
5-Star Healing Tools Creator
People love my approach to gentle healing resources—the same care goes into every coaching container
Growing Community of Gentle Healers
Sensitive souls are finding their way to The Nest, creating a supportive space for messy, real healing
Why People Choose This Approach
"Finally, someone who gets it"
The gap between therapy insights and daily life
"Gentle but real"
No toxic positivity or quick fixes here
"Between-session support"
For those 167 hours when life actually happens
"Permission to be messy"
Healing doesn't look Instagram-perfect
Ready to Stop Doing This Alone?
Join the growing number of therapy-experienced souls who are choosing gentle support for the space between sessions.
Apply for CoachingThe Nest: A home for your messy healing
Healing doesn't only happen in sessions. It happens at 3pm on Tuesdays when your chest feels heavy, or on a Sunday night when you can't sleep.
That's why I created The Nest — a cozy, online community where sensitive, therapy-experienced souls gather to feel less alone in the in-between.
Inside, you'll find:
FAQ
No. I'm an LMSW providing coaching services—not therapy. Coaching focuses on implementing insights you already have from therapy into your daily life. While I bring clinical knowledge to this work, no therapeutic relationship is established. This supports but never replaces therapy or medical care.
You'll hear back within 24 hours. If we seem like a good fit, I'll invite you to a free Alignment Call where we can explore what feels right for your nervous system. No pressure, just permission to see if this work resonates.
Therapy helps you understand your patterns. Coaching helps you live differently with that understanding. There are 167 hours between therapy sessions where real life happens. That's where I come in—with daily support for putting your insights into practice.
Understanding yourself and changing your daily patterns are two different skills. Struggling with implementation doesn't mean you're failing at therapy—it means you need a different kind of support. That gap between insight and action is exactly what this work addresses.
We meet weekly for 45 minutes via video call. Sessions are client-led and follow your nervous system's needs that week. Think conversation with someone who understands both clinical concepts and the lived experience of implementing them in messy, real life.
Reintroduction Series: 1-2 brief voice notes per week when you need grounding or encouragement.
Homecoming Hours: Daily voice note access and text exchanges whenever you need support implementing what we're working on. Real-time companionship for the space between sessions.
There's no falling behind in this work. Each week is a reset. We move at your pace, with compassion for the hard days. Reflection prompts are invitations, not assignments.
Absolutely. Most clients do both. They work together beautifully—therapy for processing and understanding, coaching for implementation and daily practice. I respect and support your therapeutic relationships.
Everything in Reintroduction plus: unlimited voice support, shared workspace where I respond weekly, community access, custom tools (affirmations, reflection journal, tracking resources), and a personal closing ritual with meditation and digital gift.
If you're in crisis, need emergency support, or haven't started therapy yet, please seek clinical care first. This work is for people who are stable and want to bridge the gap between therapeutic insight and daily life.
Yes. Payment plans are available at checkout through Shop Pay installments.
The application helps both of us determine if this is a good fit. You'll share where you are in your healing journey and what kind of support you're looking for. I'll review it and reach out within 24 hours to let you know next steps. Generally: Reintroduction for gentle exploration, Homecoming for deeper transformation with more daily support.
