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My Approach to Helping

Tranquility Place Mission Statement: To provide affordable support, counselling, crisis intervention, behavior change programming, mindfulness based training and lifestyle coaching to individuals or groups from a non judgmental, anti racist, gay positive and feminist perspective. Clients can discuss their needs and expectations, ask questions and determine whether they are comfortable with my approach to therapy during a complimentary consultation session.

 

More Info About My Practice

*We provide counselling for:DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, POST TRAUMMATIC STRESS, OCD, ABUSE, ADDICTIONS, RELATIONSHIP AND SELF ESTEEM BUILDING
We also provide specialized programs:
* a 24 week anger management program which meets the requirements of domestic violence court when groups are not available.
* a 12 week program for COMPULSIVE SPENDERS/ SHOPPERS/ ACCUMULATORS OF STUFF (based on cognitive behavioral therapy and minfulness training)

 

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

I enjoy all aspects of my counselling practice. I keep up with professional development in all areas I offer support. I have the most expertise and experience in using Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. I have been writing behavior change programs since 1979. I truly believe Cognitive Therapy is the most efficient and cost effective way to deal with issues presented in therapy. There is nothing more rewarding than watching a client develop insight and take control over his/her emotions, actions and life! If I can change how people feel about themselves, others, or a situation I can support them on the road to living a happy healthy and productive life.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Coaching
• Consultation
• Online Counseling / Phone Therapy

Ages I Work With

• Children
• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English
• Italian

Groups I Work With

Survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence, fulfill the requirements of court mandated anger management of perpetrators of domestic violence, run programs for high risk boys, self esteem work for girls and women who have been assaulted by primary partners, work with sexual abuse survivors, persons suffering from depression, addictions, gay and lesbian issues

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Anger Management
• Breathwork
• Clean Language, Symbolic Modeling, & Metaphor Therapy
• Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Conflict Resolution Therapy
• Creative Art Therapy
• Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Emotion Focused Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Feminist Therapy
• Focusing
• Gottman Method
• Humanistic Psychology
• Integration of different therapy models
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• Non-Violent Communication
• Positive Psychology
• Relationship Enhancement Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Timeline Therapy
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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