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

My Approach to Helping

My approach is collaborative and is informed by Client Centered, Cognitive Behavioral, and Mindfulness Based modalities. Along with these influences I utilize Motivational Enhancement and Systems perspectives when delivering substance use/abuse services.

 

More Info About My Practice

I have been working in the social services since 1991. Most of my work has been in the San Francisco Bay Area. I re-located to Grinnell, Iowa in the summer of 2006. My work is influenced by years of meditation and a deep commitment to mindful living.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling

Ages I Work With

• Teens
• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Individual therapy with adults and older adolescents

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Collaborative Therapy / Collaborative Language Systems
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Family Systems Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy
• Psychodynamic

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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