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

My Approach to Helping

Hi. My approach is active and collaborative, flexibly tailoring evidence-based strategies to best meet the needs of clients. I have expertise working with individuals and couples on issues related to strained relationships, traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, anger management, decision making, alcohol/substance use, and insomnia. These problems are often very much related to one another.To each session, I bring a wealth of knowledge and experience gained from many years of clinical and research training. Clients bring a lifetime of personal history and experience. Together, we work to understand and resolve the problems you face. I offer counseling/therapy, clinical consultation, and diagnostic evaluation.

 

More Info About My Practice

I hold a faculty appointment as a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, and as a Scientist, in the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS), both at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) in Bethesda, MD. These positions keep me connected to current advances in the field.Please call or email to set up a free 15 minute phone consultation.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Consultation
• Clinical Supervision

Ages I Work With

• Teens
• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

older adolescents; adults; individuals; couples; veterans; servicemembers; anxiety; depression; relationship difficulties; addictions; trauma recovery; financial decision making

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
• Anger Management
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Existential Psychotherapy
• Family Systems Therapy
• Gottman Method
• Humanistic Psychology
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy
• Positive Psychology
• Process Oriented Psychology
• Psychodynamic
• Reality Therapy
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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