Heal the wounds from past relationships and learn to genuinely love, accept, and assert yourself. We will develop goals, track progress, work through challenges, and celebrate successes.
Heal the wounds from past relationships and learn to genuinely love, accept, and assert yourself. We will develop goals, track progress, work through challenges, and celebrate successes.
I use a client-centered and eclectic approach, meaning that I respect and take into consideration my client's individual needs, values, and beliefs, and I draw from a variety of evidenced-based therapeutic practices that best fit the situation.
discuss themes related to: childhood sexual abuse and/or sexual abuse in adulthood, chronic lifelong anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms like unmanageable obsessions or compulsive behaviors that are distracting and interfering.
discuss themes related to: childhood sexual abuse and/or sexual abuse in adulthood, chronic lifelong anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms like unmanageable obsessions or compulsive behaviors that are distracting and interfering.
I use therapy approaches that help teach clients specific skills they need to truly heal from early-life trauma, anxiety, OCD, and substance use disorders. I use a combination of skills-building, making sense of life events, and structured treatment
I have had the pleasure of working as a therapist since 1997. I have a PhD in Social Work and Social Research and have a particular interest in the area of resilience and using strategic techniques to increase and support personal growth.
I have had the pleasure of working as a therapist since 1997. I have a PhD in Social Work and Social Research and have a particular interest in the area of resilience and using strategic techniques to increase and support personal growth.
My counseling expertise utilizes skills and techniques drawn from: Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
find the calm between breaths, clear the space for what is essential, and polish the mirror that reflects your wisdom and life's direction. We'll examine, rebel, grieve, play, harness, and give meaning to full spectrum of life experiences.
find the calm between breaths, clear the space for what is essential, and polish the mirror that reflects your wisdom and life's direction. We'll examine, rebel, grieve, play, harness, and give meaning to full spectrum of life experiences.
I draw from various perspectives – from logical ways of looking at the human body and financial health to drawing inspiration from nature, literature, philosophy, art, movement, and symbolic guidance of your dreams and life patterns.
. . . . 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."