. . . . discover the real connections in your life; the opportunities for you to become a stronger, healthier, more virtuous person; how well you relate to self, others, and the world; and how you can be THE agent in all you think, feel, and do.
. . . . discover the real connections in your life; the opportunities for you to become a stronger, healthier, more virtuous person; how well you relate to self, others, and the world; and how you can be THE agent in all you think, feel, and do.
While I value the exploration of our motives, wishes, desires, hopes, and fears, and while I am very much a relationally-based clinician, I like to be practical and focus on the "now what?" of people's issues. Together we get to discover "the way."
Work to build self-efficacy, self-confidence, self-worth and foster healthy relationships. We will work together to identify barriers to this goal and learn how to challenge negative thoughts that may be encouraging negative behaviors.
Work to build self-efficacy, self-confidence, self-worth and foster healthy relationships. We will work together to identify barriers to this goal and learn how to challenge negative thoughts that may be encouraging negative behaviors.
My goal as your therapist is to assist you with navigating challenges in order to reach self-efficacy and comfort in your approach to daily choices.
Work at finding how we can best improve, and/or maintain a healthy and positive quality of life. We will explore overall thoughts, to evaluate if medication is needed. If so, identifying best options that are safest, and tailored to your needs.
Work at finding how we can best improve, and/or maintain a healthy and positive quality of life. We will explore overall thoughts, to evaluate if medication is needed. If so, identifying best options that are safest, and tailored to your needs.
That I am open-minded. I like to listen and engage with my patients to truly understand their needs. I like to look at things from a holistic perspective. I am a team player, and I value feedback. I provide medication management.
get to know each other, build a therapeutic and trust-based alliance, and then together we'll get you to your most functional and most healthy version of yourself.
get to know each other, build a therapeutic and trust-based alliance, and then together we'll get you to your most functional and most healthy version of yourself.
At the beginning of each session, I will ask: “What is on your mind, today?” I realize that you might sign up with one concern, and others might emerge, so by checking in, we’re always addressing your most pressing concern.
We will explore the current and past causes of the feelings, behaviors, and/or dynamics that you would like to change. We will find a balance of healing the wounds of the past and managing the stresses of the present.
We will explore the current and past causes of the feelings, behaviors, and/or dynamics that you would like to change. We will find a balance of healing the wounds of the past and managing the stresses of the present.
I work to provide efficient counseling. Efficiency can mean targeted approaches like EMDR or Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy or it can mean problem solving or finding insight or spending years overcoming the message that you are not good enough.