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Are you seeking a seasoned, compassionate psychotherapist to help you experience more meaning and joy in your life? I am a psychologist, consultant, yoga and meditation teacher with over 25 years of experience in private practice and educational settings including Bowdoin College and Waynflete School. I offer psychotherapy to adolescents, adults, couples, and families who are struggling with a wide range of issues including physical illness, depression, anxiety,and relationship issues. I have found that very often the crisis which is the motivation to seek therapy is also a profound opportunity for a transformational experience.

I believe that you are the expert on you, and I am committed to providing a safe and welcoming space to assist you in exploring and transforming your inner world. My primary focus is to honor and trust your experience. We’ll work collaboratively to help you move through and overcome patterns of thinking, feeling, and being that feel “stuck.” I utilize Emotion-Focused, Compassion-Focused, and Narrative approaches to counseling to help you connect to your internal experience, make sense of your personal narrative, and develop new positive emotional experiences within yourself and within your relationships.

Are you struggling with worries, fears, sadness, relationship issues, or other stressors? Is it difficult to talk to people in your life about what you're going through. Are these feelings preventing you from having meaningful relationships with others and with yourself? Such emotions can be overwhelming and can affect us in negative ways. My goal is to provide a safe, supportive, and interactive environment to help you cope with and overcome these obstacles, and restore balance to your life.

PLEASE NOTE- MY PRACTICE IS FULL AND CLOSED TO NEW CLIENTS. Welcome to my practice. Using a collaborative model, I partner with clients to address short and long-term concerns with compassion, understanding, and concrete tools/skills. I can be particularly helpful to those who are struggling with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, the effects of trauma, grief and loss, major life transitions, or interpersonal conflict, as well as those who would like to increase overall well-being and quality of life.

*I am full and unable to accept new clients until fall of 2021. Thank you so much for your interest in working together.* Hi there! My therapeutic approach is all about you. My goal is to make therapy a warm and safe space to help you make the changes you wish to make. I am flexible and will use different types of therapy depending on your needs and preferences. I often use a blend of client-centered, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic therapies. I also often conceptualize using family systems theory. We will decide at the beginning of our work what will feel like the best fit for you.

Right now, you may be feeling overwhelmed, stressed and unfulfilled. Maybe you're plagued by anxiety or weighed down by depression. Perhaps you’re struggling to start a family or are finding that being a parent is harder that you expected. Or you might feel stuck because the things and people you thought would or should make you happy just aren't. Change and growth are possible, and I would love to guide you on your journey.

PLEASE NOTE- MY PRACTICE IS CURRENTLY FULL. I recognize there are times we can get focused on regrets of the past. Or we're consumed with the chaos of anticipating the future. We can be overwhelmed by anxiety, sadness, or experiences of loss and grief...sometimes leading to isolation, being "stuck", or unhealthy relationships with substances, behaviors, or people. What drives me as a therapist is when I see a client taking action that makes their mind an ally, rather than a detractor, in their life.

Are you experiencing distressing levels of anxiety, stress and depression that make it hard to study, work, parent and play? Even though you have a natural, built-in ability to heal and regain balance, extra support from therapy can boost resilience in difficult times. Whether change happens through personal choice or unexpected circumstances, I will help you explore, understand and integrate these life-transforming experiences. I take a holistic, mind-body approach in my work as a psychologist, and I will support you to heal and grow in ways that are most meaningful for you.

Here’s my essential conviction: you are a survivor—and whatever kind of surviving your life has required of you has taught you not only vital tools of survival but also vital ideas about what is possible in yourself, in relationships, and in the world. I assume you are strong; I also assume that you neither always feel this way nor want to need to be. So I also imagine you may feel a bit weary. We’ll nurture you together. This may involve feeling disowned feelings, thinking novel thoughts, or connecting with your body in disowned or novel ways.

I've been practicing psychotherapy for the past 36 years and have had a private practice in Maine since 1982. I feel that my success over the years stems in large part from my ability to connect with my clients and provide a safe place to do the work of therapy. I work with clients with a wide range of problems and also have a specialty in working with eating disorders.

The art of therapy is one of listening deeply to what is being communicated. The work in therapy is to make meaning of the information and narrative. The process of therapy is to use the information to guide and effect change.

In my practice I am hoping to work with primarily LGBTQIA+ and queer individuals seeking emotional and spiritual support navigating major life changes or events. My clients are generally seeking an active, empathetic listener to share and process their feelings with, but more specifically seeking a safe, non-judgmental place and space to process the spiritual and existential aspects of their experiences as well.

Have you been working with traditional therapists and found them helpful, yet words don't seem to be enough for your healing process? Have you experienced trauma? Have an eating disorder? Or any issue you can also "feel"on a body level? I believe this is because it takes more than words to heal! There is a mind/body/spiritual level of healing. If you want this type of therapy that combines evidenced based traditional therapy with specialized somatic therapy, then I have what you are looking for. Learn more at the following website: www.adta.org

My practice is based on treating each person as an adult who has the power to create positive changes in their life. I am only there to help each person with their goals. I believe everyone has the capacity to change their life for the better. Sometimes though, someone has to be willing to sit with us in the darkness first. I believe that no matter what has happened there is a spark in each one of us, that once lit gives us the chance to change our own lives.

Is your life 'on hold' due to loss, anxiety, lack of motivation, stress or life's transitions? Do you search for a fulfilling and integrated life yet feel unsettled? I will work with you in a compassionate, supportive and collaborative manner helping you develop strategies and skills guiding you to long lasting life changes. I view counseling as a joint effort between client and therapist moving toward your natural clarity and wisdom. I have 15+ years of experience as a psychotherapist integrating post graduate training, contemplative therapy and my own meditative practice into a holistic approach to psychology.

I am grateful to welcome you to my art therapy and mental health counseling practice. I help clients use creative expression as a way to understand Self. My philosophy is rooted in personal empowerment and identity development through connecting with your own inner wisdom. My approach is holistic, client centered and trauma-informed with a focus on helping you access personal freedom, fulfillment and deep connection to self/others. I understand that the traumas from your past do not define you and I will help you discover the growth opportunities hiding inside the challenges you have faced.

I am a psychodynamic psychologist with 12 years of experience, primarily working with adults and older adolescents. I also have experience with eating disorders, and also in a health psychology setting working alongside primary care physicians. Starting psychotherapy can be straightforward or complicated, depending on your needs. Sometimes we can identify concrete solutions during the first one or two meetings. More often it becomes a lengthier process, addressing problems with relationships, or with generally feeling overwhelmed, trapped, or bogged down in life.

Curiosity. This is where I start. I seek to know your joys and sorrows, your strengths and challenges, your hopes and fears. You are the expert on your own life and my role is to gently guide you towards accessing your inner resources to heal and integrate painful life experiences. I firmly believe that the therapeutic relationship is an essential catalyst for change, and I will strive to support and challenge you throughout the therapy process. Using my clinical experience and evidence-based therapeutic interventions, I will work with you to tap into and build upon your existing self-knowledge and skills to grow and flourish.

**My practice is currently full** I invite you to sit with me and have a conversation about who you are and what you hope for. I believe in treating the whole person, and specialize in supporting people with anxiety, major change, loss, and in regards to relationships in their life. I find that offering space and peace within can be beneficial to the overall health of a person. I hope to share with you my compassion, creativity, and openness in caring about and listening to your experience.