My Approach to Helping
I specialize in therapy to help people get unstuck, especially with anxiety, depression and OCD.
I am glad you found your way here! I believe the people I work with do best when I offer a warm space and share an honest perspective informed by years of evidenced based practice. I hope we have the chance to work together to make your life better.
I know you will do your best if I am kind and honest. You are here because you want to see your life be better. I am here, not to judge you or fix you but to work with you to help you be the best you can in the face of your challenges. I do this work honestly by communicating clearly and directly. You will not be wondering if I am paying attention.
I know you will do your best if I am smart. I have spent thousands of hours in practice and years in education, during and after my Master's program to get good at this. I am here to offer you the best of evidence-based, informed practice because I want to be an important part of you getting better. Find out more at www.waterstonetherapy.com
Specific Issue(s) I'm Skilled at Helping With
OCD- You may have unwanted, repetitive thoughts that won?t stop (an obsession). These thoughts are so persistent that they may make it hard for you to go about your daily life, because you keep having to ?fix? them with the same actions that never end up making anything better (compulsions).
The repetitive thoughts are often about something that could be true about yourself that would have terrible effects on you or others. This rarely looks like the popular notion of OCD as a tidying up spaces and ordering things just so.
I have years of supervised practice in working with Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP - the best kind of therapy available for OCD) and will help you find a way to live a life where OCD does not keep taking more of your life away from you.
Depression- Depression is not just feeling sad. Depression sucks all of the joy, motivation, pleasure, and meaning is out of your life. We can work together to get you moving towards a life full of meaning and joy.
Anxiety- The most common anxiety disorders I see are Social Anxiety, Generalized Anxiety, and Panic Disorder. I also work with Specific Phobias (extreme fears) like fear of vomiting, fear of getting an illness or disease, or fear of small, confined spaces. In our work together, I will help you break the hold of these anxieties on your life to live the way you want.
