Let me help YOU get unstuck. What I have found through my years of experience is that changes in life (i.e. both wanted and unwanted) can be difficult. I can help you navigate those bumps, so you start seeing the growth within YOU.
Let me help YOU get unstuck. What I have found through my years of experience is that changes in life (i.e. both wanted and unwanted) can be difficult. I can help you navigate those bumps, so you start seeing the growth within YOU.
I focus on mindfulness and acceptance. That doesn't mean we sit idly by. It means we practice self-compassion, set realistic goals for where we are in life, and make time for self. This is essential for women, as caring for others can wear us down.
Explore the issues surrounding life stressors that cause anxiety and depression and learn to apply coping skills to manage undesired symptoms.
Explore the issues surrounding life stressors that cause anxiety and depression and learn to apply coping skills to manage undesired symptoms.
My approach is individualized. I like to get to know my clients and work with them to discover there is a choice in how we view life's circumstances and see an opportunity for love, growth, and healing. Remember, give yourself grace!
Explore a broad range of concerns, both past and present, including life and work stress, relationship issues, and personal struggles with the goal to improve your overall quality of life.
Explore a broad range of concerns, both past and present, including life and work stress, relationship issues, and personal struggles with the goal to improve your overall quality of life.
Dr. Petrongolo believes in a collaborative style to treatment including cognitive behavioral approaches, supportive therapy, mindfulness, and principles of positive psychology.
Get acquainted with you and your concerns. I will listen well to you as a unique person and focus on what you want to be better in your life. Then the homework begins. Things get better when you begin to apply new ideas and behaviors to your life.
Get acquainted with you and your concerns. I will listen well to you as a unique person and focus on what you want to be better in your life. Then the homework begins. Things get better when you begin to apply new ideas and behaviors to your life.
I don't waste your time, but I do want to get a thorough understanding of your situation before I make action suggestions that will make things better. By the third or forth session, you should be able to tell that things are getting better for you.
There are painful events in everyone's life that continue to effect us; we may not have caused these and, together, it is up to us to work to build the life we want.
There are painful events in everyone's life that continue to effect us; we may not have caused these and, together, it is up to us to work to build the life we want.
I feel the foundation of therapeutic work is relationship and rapport. This is reflected in my primary practice of DBT. DBT helps find, and create, joy in our lives as they are, while, at the same time, building skills to make the best life we can.