Psychotherapy, Marriage & Family Therapy, Social Work
License Status:
I'm a licensed professional.
My Approach to Helping
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a relational process. When your discomfort reaches critical mass it may be time to step out of your isolation by forming a therapeutic alliance. The pull toward therapy reflects an activated inner voice telling you there must be relief from discomfort and hopelessness, more positive experience to be found, more to give, and more to be received in life. A good therapeutic connection is felt by each person in the collaboration. Safety and trust gain strength through experience. The process is organic and can only be nourished, never forced. Mutual commitment to the process is essential. Within such creative collaboration there is enough time and space for you to discover the barriers (some self-imposed and some environmental) which are blocking essential aspects of your "self". Often these barriers have roots in earlier times and are surprisingly eager to retreat after getting the attention they deserve. After all, they served an important function in some earlier time.
More Info About My Practice
Having had the honor of participating in therapeutic relationships during the past thirty years I can attest to the value of collaboration in the creation of growth and healing. Because some of my roots are in the arts I have developed numerous ways of incorporating active processes based in theater arts, music, literary arts, and movement in a psychotherapy studio designed for this work. When these resources seem useful, they are available to individuals, partners, groups and families and can be incorporated into in-going work. CREATIVE ENERGY IS HEALING ENERGY.
Services I Provide
Individual Therapy & Counseling
Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
Family Therapy
Group Therapy
Consultation
Distance or Phone Therapy
Other
Ages I Work With
Teens
Adults
Elders
Languages I Speak
English
French
Groups I Work With
Individuals struggling with depression and/or anxiety , Individuals and partners in recovery from complex relational trauma, individuals and families in family-owned business, partners experiencing passive or active conflict, artists, individuals in life transitions, members of the clergy, women religious, individuals in current or former partnerships impacted by sexual addictions, individuals impacted by dishonesty and betrayal of trust in a partnership, young adults struggling with life choices, self-sufficiency, and autonomy
Therapy Approaches I Use
Collaborative Therapy / Collaborative Language Systems
Creative Art Therapy
Drama Therapy
Family Systems Therapy
Feminist Therapy
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Non-Violent Communication
Object Relations
Process Oriented Psychology
Psychodynamic
Relational Psychotherapy
Systems Theory /Therapy
Voice Dialogue
Integration of different therapy models
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