More Info About My Practice

Reaching out to make that first appointment is a very hard first step. Finding the right therapist for you is extremely important. Currently offering premarital counseling, relationship counseling, individual adults and geriatric counseling. Call now to make an appointment. See if we are a good fit with a 20 minute free phone consultation. Ask questions, ensure that you feel comfortable and then make an appointment if it seems like it could work for you.

Had a Negative Therapy Experience?

Please don't give up if you've had a negative therapy experience. There are good and bad professionals in all fields and there are good and bad fits. I would encourage you to make sure a therapist is licensed before making an appointment because if they are you have recourse to file a complaint and keep others from going through the same thing as you. It also means they've had the appropriate education including, at least in my field, ethics. Also it is important to find the right fit, not every therapist can help every client. Reading profiles online is a good way to get an understanding about the therapist, to sort of hear their voice and maybe that will click for you.

Important Factors for Choosing a Therapist

With each new client, I try to educate about choosing a therapist best suited to help you. There are three factors I have identified that seem to be most important. 1) That you feel you can share everything you need to share with the therapist, without feeling judged, 2) Do you feel understood taking into account your history and values etc, and 3) Are the questions, feedback or suggestions relevant for your life and not just cookie cutter responses? I am useless to you if I can't understand where you are coming from and where you want to go.

Why Going to Therapy Does Not Mean You are Weak or Flawed

Sometimes we just need to vent to someone who will just listen and try to understand, there can be huge benefit to this. Other times we need to consider something we hadn't thought of yet or to see a situation from another angle. It isn't about being weak or flawed, in fact it takes a lot of guts to come to therapy and open yourself up, both to another person but also sometimes to yourself. You are not weak or flawed.