Therapist Profile

My Approach to Helping

I am a family systems therapist by training and therefore conceptualize issues as dynamic and not with one person to blame. I work with individuals and couples with the same approach. I like to help people identify their role in contributing to the problematic dynamic and facilitate removing the obstacles in order to form a clearer relationship with oneself and others. I specialize in working with women who are survivors of childhood trauma (abuse or neglect) to work to remove the shame and the blame and to open the doors to reclaiming life in the here and now. Often it is due to a current relationship struggle that women choose to work on this difficult history. It is an honor and a privilege to work at such a depth and I have great respect for the courage it takes to open oneself up to do this powerful work. I also work with a lot of people in transition, be it moving from school to career, changing careers, going back to school, ending or starting a relationship or marriage, children coming into or leaving a family, moving or relocating, or any life-stage transition. An important philosophy of mine is that we are all given life to become ourselves fully. Somehow we learn to hide ourselves and fear our power through messages from our family, our culture, ourselves. I believe it's important to look at what keeps us from being most fully and honestly who we are and to begin the process of stepping more fully into ourselves. I love to be able to help with that process. One model that I find particularly helpful is Internal Family Systems Model, but I am an integrative therapist and blend a lot of approaches. Most important to me is that the client is comfortable with the approach and feels successful in achieving the goals that initiated therapy.

More Info About My Practice

If you are experiencing pain or frustration in your life that is an important message that something in your life is not working for you. It is not that you are doing something wrong, but just that you need to pay attention to that inner wisdom. I can help you develop your skills for listening to yourself and to decipher what is your voice of inner wisdom to achieve more clarity, calmness and centeredness in your life. Please call for a free consultation to see if I can be of service to you.