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

My Approach to Helping

I help people have profound and meaningful relationships. I primarily utilize Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), developed by Sue Johnson. In couples counseling, I work with couples who have developed negative ways of interacting and become stuck. I help them get unstuck and reconnect with each other. I focus on the heart of the matter. I work together with couples to deescalate negative patterns, understand how those patterns became stuck, what the underlying feelings and needs are that are driving those patterns, and reconnect and re-bond with their partner. EFT is thoroughly researched and has an extremely high success rate of helping couples during therapy, and of couples continuing to do well after the therapy ends. I use it because it works very well.

 

More Info About My Practice

I also work with individuals. Often the individuals I help want to have a better relationship with themselves. When a problem in their lives arise, they want to be able to quiet the critical demons of self-doubt and trust their self to handle it. Once the problem is handled, they want to feel at peace and happy with their self, and have internal harmony. I help individuals explore their internal relationships, trust themselves, and reach greater harmony.

 

Important Factors for Choosing a Therapist

It's most important to choose someone you feel comfortable with. If the vibe doesn't feel right, take the time to find someone else where it does feel right.

 

Why Going to Therapy Does Not Mean You are Weak or Flawed

I don't view my clients as weak or flawed at all. The greatest acts of courage are those I've seen in my office as people face their own demons and share their vulnerable or raw places with their partners. People need people to grow and to heal. That's not a weakness, and it's not a flaw, and I'm privileged and honored when they choose me to help them do that.

 

The Duration and Frequency of Therapy

Although I will share my opinion and advice, I go by the clients' needs for scheduling. I have clients coming once a week, every other week, once every 3 or 4 weeks, and ad hoc/as needed. I've had some satisfied clients end after just a few weeks, and I've seen others for years. Whether therapy is complete, and what goals we're currently working on, is a conversation that I always welcome.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Family Therapy

Ages I Work With

• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Couples, families, premarital, stepfamilies, blended families.

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
• Family Systems Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Humanistic Psychology
• Internal Family Systems
• Mindfulness Based Approaches

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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