Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical and Healthy Therapy & Marriage Counseling Practices

My Approach to Helping

I am warm, compassionate and interactive. I work to deeply understand you and empathize with your challenges. For distressed couples, I guide you to practice proven ways to replace patterns that disconnect or hurt you, create safety and depth to your relationship, bridge differences (cultural, personality, life-style) between you, recover from past hurts (including affairs), and lessen the negative impact of past trauma and abuse. For individuals, we create together a personalized approach to help you heal or grow to have more satisfying connections with others and/or with yourself (your emotions, creativity, purpose and meaning, and potential).

Using talk therapy, I will focus with you on your feelings, your heart and soul, your physiology, your memories and beliefs, and your experience and behavior. My training includes psychodynamic, interpersonal and cognitive-behavioral approaches, mindfulness, and a special focus on cross-cultural issues, trauma and sexual abuse, anxiety and depression.

 

More Info About My Practice

I have found that having a phone conversation first, before scheduling an appointment, is important for us to decide if we might work together well.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Consultation

Ages I Work With

• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Depth Therapy
• Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Mindfulness Based Approaches

Concerns & Issues I Help With

• Trauma
• Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
• Life Changes
• Emotion Management
• Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
• Attachment
• Social Skills & Problems
• Relationships & Marriage
• Occupational & Academic Issues
• Depression & Mood
• Family Problems
• Identity Issues
• Self-Esteem & Confidence