Therapist Profile

My Approach to Helping

My therapeutic approach to helping individuals and couples is based on my sincere passion to improve well-being, whether it involves self-exploration, understanding, and acceptance, or gaining knowledge about how problems began and grew, and how they can be resolved. When we as individuals or couples are suffering or struggling, our life functioning is usually impaired in at least one area; working with the proper professional will be effective. In my therapeutic setting, I initiate profound hope for people by creating a serene environment that feels comfortable and non-threatening for everyone, with the understanding that each individual will progress most effectively once rapport is established. That is my unending desire.

More Info About My Practice

I have obtained Advanced Level Training from the Gottman Institute, which specializes in couples counseling, including married couples, gay and lesbian couples, and single couples. I also have a unique specialty in working with mixed-orientation marriages, where one spouse is straight and the other is gay or lesbian. In this situation, both partners are usually experiencing significant distress, and both usually need assistance in resolving their dilemma. Once the gay spouse decides to disclose, issues of trust, shame, children, depression and emotional pain typically emerge. My goal is to help each spouse understand the perspective of the other and help them determine whether they want to remain in the marriage or depart.