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

My Approach to Helping

Whether you or your partner have been to a therapist before or this is your first time, welcome. The therapy I do is highly individualized, and I like clients to have an opportunity to spend time with me free of charge on the phone or via email, to ask questions and get a sense of my approach to their situation prior to our initial appointment. We begin the process of meaningful change during our very first session.


Difficulties in relationship or family; with loss, employment, anger, intimacy, sex and/or addiction can bring painful symptoms (often of depression or anxiety) others may not grasp. These issues are often difficult to talk about- and at these times it's easy to feel misunderstood. Throughout our work together I aim to fully understand your experience by listening without judgment, validating painful feelings and then helping you reach beyond what seems possible right now. Focusing on what is most important to you is essential to a strong working relationship, and a major factor in getting the best results from therapy.

An initial objective for us is to clarify what's going on and what relief would look like for you. Clarity continues as we explore current thoughts and feelings in the context of your whole life experience. As our work together progresses you'll begin to gain new awareness, flexibility in decision making, and a better understanding of yourself and people in your life. Our general goal is to help you get back on the path of living in a personally meaningful and fulfilled way, and for you to feel more confident about creating and sustaining healthier relationships.

 

More Info About My Practice

Please see my website for a full description of fees, rate and insurance information.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Online Counseling / Phone Therapy

Ages I Work With

• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
• Anger Management
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
• Equine & Animal Assisted Psychotherapies
• Existential Psychotherapy
• Humanistic Psychology
• Integration of different therapy models
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Object Relations
• Person Centered / Rogerian
• Positive Psychology
• Positive Psychotherapy
• Psychodynamic
• Relational Psychotherapy
• Self Psychology
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Systems Theory /Therapy
• Transactional Analysis

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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