I work with adult individuals, both men and women. I, also, offer time-limited groups. My treatment approach is eclectic informed by a variety of treatment modalities including psychodynamic, interpersonal therapy, REBT, CBT, EMDR, eastern philosophy and existential therapy. In counseling there are many opportunities. Some opportunities we can examine are:

• Changing the way you think about yourself
• Finding ways to cope with and thrive in stressful situations
• Interacting with others in ways that make you feel good about yourself
• Discovering your innate capacities
• Awakening compassion for yourself and recognizing your basic goodness
• Resolving the anxious undercurrents of feeling “not good enough”

I help clients with a wide variety of challenges and my specialties include:

Depression: sadness, isolation, hopelessness, lack of motivation, negative self-thoughts, low self-esteem, excessive guilt, irritability, distraction, and mood swings

Anxiety: general anxiety about daily life, worry, racing thoughts, feeling constantly “keyed-up” and “on-edge”, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, feeling unsafe, feeling judged by others or avoiding people, places or things

Personal Growth: living life more fully, so things are better than ok

Relationships: loneliness, poor boundaries, difficulty forming or maintaining relationships, unsatisfactory or strained relationships, feelings of rejection or abandonment, difficulty with intimacy or difficulty expressing feelings

Bereavement, Grief/Loss: death and dying, divorce, life threatening illnesses, chronic illness or ending relationships

Trauma and PTSD: Finding ways to survive with strength after experiences of emotional, physical or sexual abuse

Major Life Transitions: Navigating a new marriage, divorce, parenthood

Work Issues: Difficulties with procrastination, creativity, career choices and transitions

Anger Management: Fear of expressing anger, not allowing yourself to feel anger, feeling out of control, having rage, inability to forgive yourself, others or harboring resentments

Gay and Lesbian: self acceptance, coming out, stigma, shame, questioning your sexual identity