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

My Approach to Helping

Do you feel sad or overwhelmed? Is anxiety preventing you from achieving your goals? Are you dissatisfied with your relationships or feel unable to change your life? Do you have difficulty sleeping? I can help you change your life and become the person you want to be. I believe the most important aspect of therapy is the bond between a client and the therapist, and I make every effort to achieve this bond from the first session. My goal is to have you leave each session with a sense of peace and hope.

I have been a licensed therapist since 1990. My specialties include treatment of depression, anxiety and addictive disorders. I work with adults and adolescents, and have extensive experience working with children.

My philosophy is primarily based on the cognitive behavioral approach. However, my method of treatment varies according to the needs of each individual client. I would be happy to schedule a free telephone consultation with you to address any questions or concerns you may have. Please don't hesitate to call.

 

Services I Provide

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

Ages I Work With

• Children
• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Addictive disorders: gambling, alcohol abuse, chemical dependency, eating disorders, emotional eating/binging, and working with all childhood and adolescent disorders. Also, anxiety and depressive disorders in children, adolescents and adults, trauma, critical incident stress debriefing (CISD)

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
• Anger Management
• Art Therapy
• Breathwork
• Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Coherence Therapy / Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
• Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
• Depth Therapy
• Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
• Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
• Family Constellations
• Family Systems Therapy
• Focusing
• Holistic Psychotherapy
• Humanistic Psychology
• Integration of different therapy models
• Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Journey Therapy
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy
• Non-Violent Communication
• Parent Work
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Positive Psychology
• Process Oriented Psychology
• Psychodynamic
• Reality Therapy
• Redecision therapy
• Relational Psychotherapy
• Relational Recovery
• Relationship Enhancement Therapy
• Sand Tray / Sand Play Therapy
• Self Acceptance Training
• Self Psychology
• Self Relations
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Systems Theory /Therapy
• Transpersonal Psychotherapy
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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