As one poet put it, "the one certainty we have in life is change". We can be thrust into change by unemployment, illness or losing a loved one. Sometimes these changes can be sudden and unexpected, while at other times we may have advanced notice. In seasons of transition, we may feel confused, depressed or alone. Whatever the circumstanc
Hello, welcome to my profile. The prompt I've been given here is to tell about "my approach to helping." To be honest, writing things like this feels a little cringey, because it’s one, hard to boil down an approach to psychotherapy, when psychotherapy is first and foremost client-centered--that means rather than coming in with p
I embrace a solution focused integrative cognitive behavioral approach to treatment within a humanistic framework. I help clients understand how underlying thoughts and belief systems impact behavior and trigger emotion. The outcome of healthy and integrated thinking opens up the opportunity for clients to grow and discover new modes of thinking an
My approach is centered in helping people integrate what they have experienced in their lives to better understand their strengths and resilience in making next choices and accepting what has gone before. I believe in a person's natural drive to heal; physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. People experience anger, self-doubt, gri
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 33 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families from a broad range of ethnic, cultural, physical health, gender, socio-economic and sexual diversity. My experience includes many persons and families challenged by high conflict and multiple interlaced problems. I have extensi
If you struggle with childhood trauma or neglect, anxiety, self-esteem, shame and inadequacy, depression, or relationships, I can help. Are you unsatisfied in your life and relationships, or confused about why your issues persist despite your efforts to change? Do you yearn to feel more confident, safe, and whole? If you believe you have the potent
Life never goes the way we plan, especially during adolescence and young adulthood. It feels like you know everything yet as time goes by, you realize there is so much more to learn.
I thought I had my life figured out at 15 but that suddenly changed after a sports related concussion altered my path.
After working with and connecting with a
Challenged by transition? Experiencing anxiety, stress, or frustration?
I offer a supportive, encouraging, goal-oriented approach with consideration given to the mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your situation. Patterns and symptoms on the physical level might also be explored as possible clues to imbalance or unmet needs.
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I have experience working with individuals ages 17 to 75 and have worked in a community health agency setting which has given me the tools to provide therapy for a diverse range of clients. I have a particular interest in working with adolescent girls and women in transition (post-partum, career transition, divorce, midlife challenges, parenthood,
Everyone has feelings of all kinds but sometimes it's the ways we experience them and the world that ends up limiting our life, even in challenging circumstances. Therapy can help. I work with the whole person; spiritual, physical, emotional, and intellectual. I tend toward engaged and warm as a style of my work and personality. I believe you h
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