My Approach to Helping

At the heart of all significant issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, and loss are relationships. Therefore, change must also occur within a relationship and therapy is a unique one which which provides the safety, trust and honesty, to foster growth. As your therapist, I am fully present for you, in the way that even the best intentioned friend or family member may not be, because I do not have an agenda, and I am invested in the decisions you make to improve your quality of life. I work with individuals, groups and families, to help change their way of relating to the others so they can experience new ways of being.

I have seven years of experience helping people of all ages recognize and change dysfunctional patterns in their lives. I have additional areas of expertise in working with children in foster care or who have experienced disrupted family situations. I also have strengths in engaging adolescents in treatment and working with the LGBT population. I also provide comprehensive psychological evaluations and school consultation and advocacy.

 

More Info About My Practice

I offer a free consultation session. I do use a sliding scale for clients who are concerned about their ability to pay for treatment. I do not accept insurance at this time, but most people with out of network benefits are able to be reimbursed for a large portion of my fee. I will work with you and your insurance company to help facilitate the reimbursement process.

Services I Provide

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

Ages I Work With

• Children
• Teens
• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

LGBT, children and adolescents, college students, foster care and family disruption

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Integration of different therapy models
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Parent Work
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Psychodynamic
• Relational Psychotherapy

Concerns and Issues I Help With

• Abandonment
• Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
• Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
• Academic Concerns
• Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
• Adoption / Reunion Issues
• Anger
• Anxiety
• Attachment Issues
• Bipolar
• Blended Family Issues
• Child and/or Adolescent Issues
• Communication Problems
• Control Issues
• Depression
• Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
• Emotional Abuse
• Family of Origin Issues
• Family Problems
• Fear
• Forgiveness
• Identity Issues
• Inadequacy
• Irritability
• Isolation
• Learning Difficulties
• LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
• Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
• Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
• Multicultural Concerns
• Obsessions & Compulsions (OCD)
• Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens
• Other - Not Listed Here
• Panic
• Parenting
• Phobias
• Post Partum Depression
• Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma
• Pre-Marital Counseling
• Pregnancy & Birthing
• Prejudice / Discrimination
• Relationships & Marriage
• Self-Care
• Self-Confidence
• Self-Criticism
• Self-Doubt
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Harm
• Self-Love
• Sensitivity to Criticism
• Sexual Abuse
• Shame
• Social Anxiety / Phobia
• Stress
• Trust Issues
• Women's Issues
• Workplace Issues
• Worry
• Worthlessness