My Approach to Helping

I have 20 years of experience in the mental health field. I specialize in treating trauma, addiction, anxiety disorders, depression, LGBTQ issues and marriage and family conflict. I am trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). My training in psychodynamic theory serves as the foundation for my existential approach to recovery. I view the process of psychotherapy as an ever-evolving lens to understanding the perceptions we have of ourselves and the relationships we have with our external world. I believe you have the capacity to achieve personal growth through changes in perspective, habits, attitudes and behaviors which have limited you in the past from accomplishing your full potential. I make a commitment to you to work hard to help you get better, feel happier and attain goals which previously may have seemed impossible.

Important Factors for Choosing a Therapist

Choosing the right therapist should be simple...but sometimes it isn't. Sifting through many profiles of counselors to find the right fit is confusing and effortful.

I know because I've been there! It is important you have a therapist you connect with and with whom you feel comfortable. Your ability to be open to the counseling process can make all the difference to a successful outcome.

Clients who often have a successful experience are those who come with a readiness to self reflect and who want to create new possibilities for themselves based on meaning and purpose. Though they likely feel grieved by the past, they are unwilling to live a restricted existence because of it. They are open to the possibility of healing and are ready to write the next chapter.

My Blog Posts

• 5 Ways You Can Help a Loved One Who Has an Addiction