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

My Approach to Helping

I utilize a variety of approaches to match the direction that fits my individual client and use the techniques that are helpful for each individual, couple or family, which may differ depending on the problems presented and the preferences of he people that come seeking my help. I listen to what each person needs and wants, and then use specific techniques as needed (e.g. stress management, relaxation exercises, guided imagery, visualization, art or play therapy with children, EMDR, hypnosis, dream interpretation, or Gestalt role-playing) within the context of a total treatment plan and therapeutic relationship.
I have been in psychological practice since 1979, been married 30 years, raised 2 children and shared in raising three step-children, so I have many years of of clinical and personal experience on which to draw. However, I am always learning and growing, and enjoy sharing the journey of self- discovery with the people who choose to share their lives with me.

 

More Info About My Practice

I have an insurance/billing service which can file insurance for clients, but I give a 10% discount for those people who do not have health insurance, are not using their insurance, or are filing insurance for themselves.

Services I Provide

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

Ages I Work With

• Children
• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Couples, children and adolescents, women in transition, blended families, divorce and remarriage, stress, burn-out, sexual and physical abuse survivors, eating disorders

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Anger Management
• Art Therapy
• Biofeedback / Neurofeedback
• Body-Mind Psychotherapy
• Breathwork
• Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Collaborative Therapy / Collaborative Language Systems
• Creative Art Therapy
• Depth Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Dreamwork & Dream Analysis
• Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
• Existential Psychotherapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
• Family Systems Therapy
• Feminist Therapy
• Gestalt Therapy
• Guided Therapeutic Imagery
• Holistic Psychotherapy
• Humanistic Psychology
• Hypnotherapy
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Integration of different therapy models
• Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Journal Therapy
• Jungian Psychotherapy
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Parent Work
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Person Centered / Rogerian
• Play Therapy
• Positive Psychology
• Reality Therapy
• Self Acceptance Training
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Systems Theory /Therapy
• Transactional Analysis
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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