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My Approach to Helping

Please check my website for more information My philosophy and approach to helping people is by using a mindful and collaborative style of therapy. I believe that the client is the expert on their lives and that they already posess the knowledge and answers to make their life better. My job is to help them tap into their inner resources by listening to their life story and asking the questions that will help them improve their lives. If what they are currently doing is not working, we work together to find a better way.

 

More Info About My Practice

I have extensive experience working with children, adolescents and families as well as couples going through a difficult time. I believe that with the right tools people can make significant changes that can have improve the quality of their lives. I also work with eating disorders and self-sabotaging addictions.

 

Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With

I have been working with helping clients overcome their eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorders or disordered eating. In addition to seeing clients in my office and running a support group for clients with eating disorders, I have also worked in inpatient/outpatient settings. I believe that by incorporating mindfulness meditation to the treatment, I have seen an amazing shift in clients recovery. In many cases, it is important to get to the root of the clients struggles but then move on and incorporate tools to help them manage their impulses. Eating disorders is a very specific ongoing challenge in a person's life and it takes a lot of hard work to recover. Many times, the client has struggled with food since their childhood and so it is also a behavior that must be challenged. I teach specific DBT(dialectical behavioral therapy) tools to help the client access a repoitoire of ways to stand up to their eating disorder. I know that the road is long and challenging but I have witnessed many people achieve recovery which is extremely rewarding.

 

How Psychotherapy Can Help

I believe that psychotherapy generally helps people when they realize they need help in their lives because the way that they have been coping is not working. The most important aspect of the process is the psychotherapeutic relationship. The client must feel safe and connected to the therapist. The therapist is then able to guide the client as they present their challenges and talk about their lives. As they uncover patterns that they have repeated, they can begin to see whether or not this has worked for them. In a mindfulness meditation, the client can start to focus on what is happening for them right now in the present moment. They start to become aware of their thoughts/feelings/body sensations and notice what they are experiencing. Most of us walk through life by ignoring what we're thinking/feeling and not realizing how this has impacted our lives. When we begin to understand these patterns we can begin to make changes. By meditating we can also change the neuroscience of the brain and create new connections. The old patterns no longer control us and we reinforce newer and healthier ways of being in the world.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Clinical Supervision
• Online Counseling / Phone Therapy
• Home-Based Therapy
• Other

Ages I Work With

• Children
• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English
• German
• Hebrew
• Spanish

Groups I Work With

Eating disorder, children of divorce, adolescents, marital therapy

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Anger Management
• Art Therapy
• Body-Mind Psychotherapy
• Breathwork
• Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
• Coherence Therapy / Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
• Collaborative Therapy / Collaborative Language Systems
• Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
• Family Attachment Narrative Therapy
• Family Systems Therapy
• Feminist Therapy
• Guided Therapeutic Imagery
• Humanistic Psychology
• Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Internal Family Systems
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Narrative Therapy
• Neurofeedback
• Non-Violent Communication
• Parent Work
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Positive Psychotherapy
• Self Acceptance Training
• Self Psychology
• Self Relations
• Solution Focused Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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