My Approach to Helping

My philosophy is that "It takes courage to be happy. . . again." So many people will stay stuck in a life situation and before long, it starts to feel "comfortable" at least to the extent that it is either too scary or too difficult to try to make those necessary changes. Often, it takes the guidance of a trusted therapist to help one discover where, how, and why a person is stuck, to point out distorted thinking, and to help map a plan for progress towards a goal. My 25 years of experience in the field creates my philosophy and approach. Let's begin the journey, together.

 

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Mediation
• Consultation
• Online Counseling / Phone Therapy
• Home-Based Therapy

Ages I Work With

• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Grief and Loss from death/divorce/separation; loss of health/chronic problems/new diagnosis; loss of home/job; financial setbacks; life transition changes; depression; childhood sexual/other abuse, etc.

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Conflict Resolution Therapy
• Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
• Family Systems Therapy
• Integration of different therapy models
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Object Relations
• Positive Psychotherapy
• Psychodynamic
• Reality Therapy
• Schema Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Systems Theory /Therapy
• Transactional Analysis

Concerns and Issues I Help With

• Abandonment
• Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
• Abuse / Abuse Survivor Issues
• Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
• Adoption / Reunion Issues
• Aging & Geriatric Issues
• Anxiety
• Attachment Issues
• Bipolar
• Blended Family Issues
• Cancer
• Career Choice
• Caregiver Issues / Stress
• Chronic Pain
• Codependency / Dependency
• Communication Problems
• Control Issues
• Depression
• Disability
• Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
• Domestic Violence
• Emotional Abuse
• Emotional Intelligence
• Emotional Overwhelm
• Emptiness
• Family of Origin Issues
• Family Problems
• Fear
• Fertility Issues
• Forgiveness
• Grief, Loss, & Bereavement
• Health / Illness / Medical Issues
• Helplessness / Victimhood
• HIV / AIDS
• Inadequacy
• Individuation
• Infidelity / Affair Recovery
• Irritability
• Isolation
• LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender) Issues
• Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance
• Men's Issues
• Midlife Crisis / Midlife Transition
• Mood Swings / Mood Disturbance
• Multicultural Concerns
• Parenting
• Physical Abuse
• Post Partum Depression
• Post Traumatic Stress / Trauma
• Pre-Marital Counseling
• Pregnancy & Birthing
• Relationships & Marriage
• Self-Care
• Self-Confidence
• Self-Criticism
• Self-Doubt
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Love
• Sexual Abuse
• Shame
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Suicidal Ideation & Behavior
• Trust Issues
• Values Clarification
• Women's Issues
• Workplace Issues
• Worry
• Worthlessness