I am a Licensed Counselor with over 17 years of experience working with individuals, families and couples through life struggles. I have a passion and enjoy assisting clients toward living their best possible lives by providing a safe environment where life struggles and concerns can be explored and overcome. I assist clients toward building life skills to overcome barriers by embodying a "This Too Shall Pass" mindset. I except readily the opportunity to assist clients toward healing, in a safe environment where their feelings and concerns are heard.

Tutoring targets specific content area concerns, while educational therapy seeks to equip students with the skills, strategies, and tools they need in all stages of their academic journey. In my practice of educational therapy, I support students with complex learning profiles, school-based anxiety, executive function deficits, and low academic confidence. I provide an inviting space that welcomes my clients to explore their learning style with a spirit of curiosity and nonjudgment that encourages self-awareness and discovery.

Welcome! I am a LMFT and Certified Clinical Trauma Therapist. I have experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings working with a diverse clientele; adolescents, parents, families, couples, the LGBTQ+ population, and those with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. I often use a two-pronged approach; helping clients with individual needs as well as addressing any troubled relationships that could be exacerbating symptoms. I am a systemic thinker, meaning I look at the "big picture", taking all factors into consideration when aiding clients in achieving enduring change.

I am a passionate therapist and healer who believes in being the vehicle for change for the families, individuals and groups I work with. I believe in a holistic approach to mental health. Family involvement is crucial in implementing long term change. I enjoy working with adolescents and adults who struggle with eating disorders, substance abuse, relational problems, mood disorders and anxiety disorders. Additionally I offer groups and prevention programs. Outside of running my private practice, I am a yoga teacher, school counselor and world traveler. I have been working in the field for 9+ years.

Strength Based Psychotherapy is a unique and holistic approach to life's challenges. I will assist you in understanding and resolving your issues while teaching you to use your strengths. It is a process of empowerment and helping you to create the life you want to live. Anyone with anxiety, depression, addiction issues, LGBT concerns, and relationship issues can benefit from this therapy. This work is suited to individuals, couples and families and I use a variety of approaches including skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy, relaxation and meditation training.

Services at Westport Behavioral Health include Neuropsychological Evaluation, Psychiatric Evaluations, Psychological Assessments, Educational Testing, Medication Management, Psychotherapy, Fit for Duty Evaluations, Return to Work Evaluations, Custody Evaluations, Disability Evaluations, Decisional Capacity Evaluations, Immigration Hardship Evaluations, Independent Psychiatric Examinations, and Forensic Neuropsychology Consultations.

Therapy is primarily about trust within the client--therapist relationship, and is most effective when you are recognized and supported in relation to your experiences and environment. Emphasizing mindfulness, our human potential for presence in the moment, and the interplay and impact of our emotional state on our physical state, my treatment approach is eclectic. I encourage clients to embrace resilience asking of themselves not "What's wrong with me?" but "What's right with me?"

I became a psychotherapist to help support others through life's challenges. From relationships to family to career, life can be a roller coaster of events. I believe that creating some space in your life, even just one hour a week, can be very beneficial to your health and overall well being. As the saying goes when flying on an airplane, "...make sure to put the oxygen mask on yourself first before attempting to help others around you." This is crucial. If you are not well, how can you help take care of those around you?

Being trained in most of the major psychotherapies and founding the National Institute for the Psychotherapies, a leading post graduate training institute in New York City, I have been exposed and trained in a wide range of modalities. Different modalities have different and effective components for different problem areas. I work in an integrative way to empower the client to participate in his or her healing in a proactive way.

Are you struggling with figuring out what is next and trying to make some life decisions? Are you seemingly stuck, feeling like you need to "get it together" or just haven't been your happiest self? Would you like your relationships to be more meaningful and fulfilling? I offer 20+ years of solution focused, therapeutic excellence to help resolve issues that create anxiety and worry. Areas of emphasis within my practice include, but are not limited to: stress management, infidelity, communication skills, women's issues, assertiveness training, self-esteem, confidence building, conflict resolution, parenting, career and life transitions, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, depression and substance abuse.

Change is possible...I believe that part of my job is to offer hope to those who come to me through education, support and personal connection. When working with an individual, I focus not only on one's current situation and goals, but also on their past experiences. I believe that often, past experiences or traumas continue to affect you via dysfunctional relationship patterns, unhealthy behaviors or by leaving you with an overall sense of "feeling stuck". With the help of an experienced therapist, one can begin to see those connections and it is then that the real change can begin.

My practice draws from over 15 years of working as a psychotherapist in the mental health and addiction field. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC) with a national and international certification as a Co-Occurring Disorders Professional Diplomat (CCDP-D). In addition, I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBTC) through the DBT National Certification Accreditation Association and trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing).

Positive change can happen. Imagine waking up one day without limiting beliefs that are holding you back from creating lasting change. To finally have the courage, confidence and clarity to be the woman you've always wanted knew you could be. Life can pull us in so many different direction, don't let the stress and fear get in the way of your BEST YOU.

My goal is to empower you to make better choices and see the potential within yourself. I focus on working through your issues from a strengths perspective in a safe, nonjudgemental atmosphere. I incorporate a variety of treatment orientations in order to help you acquire the tools and coping skills you need to break maladaptive patterns of behavior. You will decide what changes you are ready to explore.

After more than twenty-five years as a practicing attorney, I retrained as a pastoral psychotherapist. I chose this approach because I believe that we are all spiritual beings and in order to experience emotional healing and growth, it is important to attend to that which gives meaning to our lives, however we choose to express it. My experience as an attorney, along with my career transition, give me a unique perspective on the way challenging life experiences, even desirable ones, may impair emotional wellbeing. I am able to assist with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, grief, and loss.

Would you like your partner to do more of some things and less of others? As a board certified clinical social worker with over 40 years experience in the field, I've learned that having anxiety and depression limits ones ability to feel at ease and enjoy satisfying relationships. These feelings can make one feel inadequate, uncertain and lonely. On occasion they can lead to abusing substances in order to treat depression and lift anxiety. I have trained at Columbia, University of Connecticut and Long Island University and have degrees in clinical social work, psychology and a state certification in substance abuse.

I'm the director and a senior staff therapist for an agency that offers professional counseling from a Christian perspective which influences our view of the world and the values we hold. All of our therapists are committed to the core doctrines of the Christian faith. We will not impose our beliefs on you and we're accustomed to helping people who hold very different beliefs. However, if you are interested in learning how to integrate your Christian faith with your life issues, we may be able to help you.

In our lives, we walk a path with many challenges and trials. Through the therapy, I provide, we will explore your life choices, negative patterns and seek to create positive resolve. For over 20 years, I have provided therapy, which has helped adults and children overcome the trauma of separation, divorce, neglect, abuse, loss along with the need for acceptance. My clients often reveal a discovery of inner strength and personal specialness as they learn to value, who they are and who they want to become.

Life is full of changes and challenges. Sometimes we have the tools to manage all of the stress but sometimes we find that we need some support and guidance to help us get through the rough times. You don't have to go through these times alone. If you are experiencing a major life transition or just feel like things have become too difficult to manage on your own, reaching out for help is a wonderful first step toward getting your life to where you want it to be. Asking for help is not a weakness. It is actually a sign of strength!

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." -George Bernard Shaw- In our daily lives we can often feel overwhelmed by life stressors. Therapy is a journey that provides you with a unique space to explore painful life events that might be holding you back to become the best version of yourself.