About Iris Hogan, LICSW
A grounded, steady space for women who carry a lot.
Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with over two decades of experience supporting women through anxiety, trauma, motherhood transitions, and major life changes.
Why I Work With Women
Women are often expected to be everything - capable, calm, nurturing, productive, resilient, intuitive, patient, strong.
And when you're struggling, the world often tells you to push through, be grateful, stay positive, keep going, and not make a fuss.
But you deserve a place where you can be honest about how you're actually doing.
A place where you don't have to hold everything together.
A place where your needs matter.
A place where you can slow down and breathe.
That's the space I offer.
My Approach
My work is grounded, steady, and deeply respectful of your pace.
I integrate trauma-informed therapy, EMDR, and nervous-system-based approaches to help you move beyond coping and into deeper, lasting change.
What This Means in Practice
- We begin by helping your system settle
- We move at a pace that feels manageable
- We explore patterns with curiosity, not judgment
- We work with both your mind and your body
- We process what feels stuck when you're ready
- We build toward steadiness, clarity, and connection
You don't need to have the right words.
You don't need to explain everything perfectly.
We start exactly where you are.
What I Believe About Healing
Healing isn't about trying harder.
It's about giving your system what it needs to finally exhale.
I believe:
- you are not "too much"
- your reactions make sense
- your body is trying to protect you
- you deserve support that meets you where you are
- change is possible, even if you've felt stuck for years
- you don't have to do this alone
Therapy is not about fixing you.
It's about helping you reconnect with the parts of you that have been overwhelmed, silenced, or stretched too thin.
My Background & Experience
I'm a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with over two decades of experience supporting women through anxiety, trauma, motherhood transitions, and major life changes.
My Training Includes:
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
Trauma-informed therapy
Perinatal mental health
Nervous-system-based approaches
Cognitive and mindfulness-based therapies
Attachment-informed work
Areas of Focus:
Anxiety & high-functioning overwhelm
Trauma & trauma responses
Birth trauma & reproductive experiences
Maternal mental health
EMDR therapy & EMDR intensives
Identity shifts & life transitions
I've worked in community mental health, medical settings, and private practice. Across all of these spaces, one thing has remained true: women carry so much, often without enough support.
My work is to help lighten that load.
What It’s Like to Work With Me
Clients often describe me as steady, warm, grounded, calm, deeply present, nonjudgmental, intuitive, and collaborative.
I'm not a blank slate.
I'm engaged, thoughtful, and attuned.
I'll help you understand what's happening in your system, why it makes sense, and how to shift the patterns that no longer serve you.
We'll move at your pace - never faster than your nervous system can handle.
My Values
Steadiness
You're met with a calm, grounded presence.
Respect
Your pace and your lived experience lead the way.
Curiosity
We explore with compassion, not judgment.
Collaboration
Therapy is something we do together.
Depth
When you're ready, we move beyond coping into deeper change.
My goal is to help you feel more steady, more connected to yourself, and less weighed down by what you've been carrying.
Outside the Therapy Room
I'm a mother, a partner, and a person who understands what it means to navigate big transitions, shifting identities, and seasons that feel heavier than expected.
As a European immigrant, my own life has been shaped by navigating different cultures, major transitions and challenges, and starting over.
As a mother, I experienced the fear of an emergency helicopter transport for my newborn, followed by 12 days in the NICU, and I understand firsthand how profoundly life can change in an instant.
Parenting children with neurodiversity and significant medical challenges has deepened both my empathy and my appreciation for the many ways people experience the world.
Outside of work, you'll often find me kayaking, hiking, painting with watercolors, or spending time with friends, family, and my Golden Retriever. These experiences continue to remind me of the importance of resilience, perspective, and finding moments of calm, even during life's most difficult seasons.
I value slowness, nature, meaningful conversations, quiet mornings, depth over speed, and presence over perfection. These values shape how I show up in my work.
If Something Here Resonates
You don't have to keep carrying everything alone.
A free 15-minute consultation is a simple way to talk things through and see if working together feels like the right fit.