Services

Specialties:

  • Loss / Grief
  • Trauma / PTSD
  • Depression
  • Anxiety / Worry / Fear
  • Relationships
  • Couples
  • Self-Esteem
  • Later Life Marriages
  • Couples and ADD
  • Couples and Bipolar Diagnosis
  • Divorce
  • Gender / GLBT
  • Work Dissatisfaction

What to Expect in Therapy

You may have a recent stuck point in your life or an old pattern or cycle that you want to change.  Therapy is a process that can help you know yourself more fully and allow you to experience and see a situation in a new way.  You tell me your story and I will focus on the underlying themes and shed light on things you may not notice on your own.  I believe that therapy should go beyond insight or understanding to give you a new experience of yourself, your feelings and interactions. 

Therapy may be challenging or confusing at times but “nothing that feels bad is ever the last step.”  Ultimately our work together in therapy should help you feel more hopeful, more aware of your own strengths and encourage you to use those strengths to find your way to solutions that feel right.

Couples Therapy

Couples therapy is all about improving your intimate connection so that you can face life's ups and downs together with a sure sense that you have each others back.  It's no wonder that so many of us struggle to create and maintain the relationship our heart desires, since we have so few models to guide us.  Couples therapy has come a long way, through innovation and solid research, in providing a clear road map to deep and satisfying bonds with each other.  Enhancing your relationship can often help alleviate other problems such as depression, anger and anxiety.  One of the approaches I use in working with couples is Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), developed by Dr. Sue Johnson.    To learn more about this highly effective method, visit Dr. Johnson's website by clicking on the link to the right, where you will find a wealth of information including her book for couples, called Hold Me Tight, (Little, Brown & Company, 2008).