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My Approach to Helping

My clinical style is supportive and client-focused, incorporating traditional psychodynamic theory, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mind-body practices, and the latest in neuroscience research. Clients generally find me to be kind, gentle, thoughtful, and non-judgmental. I also have a sense of humor, and believe in the healing power of laughter (as well as tears). I take an active role in the counseling process, asking lots of questions to make sure that I understand correctly and giving feedback about what I see and hear. I respect my clients' personal values, religious beliefs, and personality styles, and have worked with people from all walks of life.

 

More Info About My Practice

My fee for a 50-minute session is $120. I offer fee reductions for students, seniors, the unemployed, and others on a case-by-case basis. I am a provider on some EAP and health insurance panels, and accept debit and credit cards via PayPal.

 

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

My personal experience as well as my training in mindfulness-based practices for stress reduction and preventing relapse of addictions or depression, informs my work with all of my clients.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Coaching
• Consultation

Ages I Work With

• Adults

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Adult children of alcoholics/narcissists; adults in early recovery from drug/alcohol addiction; couples dealing with communication problems, infidelity or substance abuse; collaborative divorce and co-parenting; men and women dealing with anxiety or panic attacks, bipolar or depression, grief and loss, mid-life crisis, career transition or job-related stress.

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
• Anger Management
• Body-Mind Psychotherapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Critical Incidence Stress Debriefing
• Depth-Oriented Brief Therapy
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
• Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
• Emotion Focused Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
• Emotionally Focused Therapy
• Family Systems Therapy
• Focusing
• Gottman Method
• Humanistic Psychology
• Integration of different therapy models
• Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Positive Psychology
• Positive Psychotherapy
• Psychodynamic
• Self Psychology
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Transpersonal Psychotherapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

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