Do you feel a sense of insecurity, anxiety or lack of safety in your life or relationships? This can stem from a history of trauma, anxiety or co-dependency. I'm currently open for new clients and have a flexible schedule to meet your needs. I'm here to help you explore these feelings that you're not enough, that you need more control to feel safe, or that you are just hard wired to feel this way. You're not. You are enough and letting go of the desire for control can be so helpful in our lives.

I have provided individual, couple and family therapy to the community for 25 years and strongly believe that healing and growth is possible. Particular specialties include couple and family therapy including LGBT, anxiety, addiction, grief, and trauma. I utilize both traditional therapy and EMDR (for trauma). We all have past hurts and traumas. Until healed these impact our current relationships and EMDR is a quicker treatment with lasting results.

I specialize in the treatment of eating disorders. I often focus on helping the person become more in tune with, and accepting of, their personal experiences in order to make intentional choices that align with their values. I believe in helping people in a way that is compassionate & collaborative, helping them also build compassion for themselves. My goal is to provide the person with the skills needed, and the support needed, to make changes in their lives that are in alignment with their personal values and priorities. For many people, this leads to experiencing life as fulfilling, satisfying, and meaningful.

DurIng this Global pandemic I am providing virtual individual and couples therapy. Please call for a mini phone session. Sliding fee $50-175, Over 30 years experience As a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, PhD, RN, Lic. MFT *10 Hour Couples Program *5 hour private Intensive Couples Session Prevent unnecessary divorce; change begins the first session. Life works better when our primary relationship works well. Fall back in love with your partner.

I specialize in working with families who are navigating behavioral problems with children and teens. Whether those problems are mild or rise to the level of law enforcement. My goal for all my clients – parents and children - is to assist them in feeling confident in navigating difficult times through solution focused, short-term therapy and skill building. In addition to being a License Marriage and Family Therapist I am trained and experienced in MST (Multisystemic Therapy). I am also a Certified TRE Practitioner (Trauma/Tension Releasing Exercises).

Our ideal client appreciates investing in the counseling process and knows its benefits. They value ongoing learning and personal growth. They understand a relationship with self, God and others is foundational to functioning well and handling the challenges of life. Our ideal client agrees to invest their trust in us (because we are trustworthy) and will dive deep to grow and be transformed into the best version of themselves. They know that whether they are ideal or not, they are also broken as human beings and are fully loved and appreciated in the midst of however they are!

*Please note: At this time my practice is full.* It's a time of overwhelm, and great uncertainty. Many folks are struggling personally, and we seem to have little power to change the course of this health crisis or our political realm. Therapy with an empathetic professional can help during these trying times. Clients find me a compassionate and inspiring change-agent. We must find hope where we can and continue to work for change both personally, in our communities, and in the world. I offer a sliding scale rate for private pay clients and am on several insurance panels. Contact me for more info.

You’re finding it more and more difficult to hold it all together. After pushing down your emotions and feelings for so long, there is all of a sudden very little space to hold anything else. You’re forgetting things, it’s hard to concentrate, you’re irritable, your body aches. There are times when you feel you could jump out of your skin from the racing thoughts, and there are times where you want to crawl under a rock to escape the overwhelm. What has always worked in the past is not even touching these feelings.

Communication issues with your partner? Blended family feeling anything but blended? Afraid that your marriage is headed for a DIVORCE? Porn impacting your life? ...Life throws everyone challenges, fears, disappointments and transitions. You need resiliency, strength and wisdom to move forward successfully. Friends, family, and even pastors can't always provide the time, skills or knowledge to help you reach safe harbor when you feel like you are drowning.

Our modern culture sets an accelerated external rhythm, As a therapist, I have observed that this rhythm has contributed to higher levels of stress, which has fueled increasing levels of depression, anxiety and loss of connection in relationship. Symptoms may include shortness of breath, racing thoughts, panic, burnout, loneliness and isolation. Using a framework of CBT, I partner with individuals to help them challenge negative messages of worry and self-doubt. In working with couples my goal is to help create emotional intimacy and maturity in relationship. I collaborate with clients in developing growth and optimal functioning.

I work with adolescents, families and adults struggling with a variety of emotional, psychological and behavioral issues. I provide both therapy and assessment in my practice. I focus on symptom management and reduction, coping skills, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, healthy living practices, and interpersonal relationships/effectiveness. I use different approaches to help clients work through individual and interpersonal difficulties and believe strongly in the concepts of self determination and self actualization. I also provide divorce mediation services.

Do you feel like you are stuck? Are you sad, angry, overwhelmed or anxious? Are these or other feelings getting in the way of your life? Do you love someone, but don't like he or she very much right now? Allow me to use a collaborative approach to fulfill your potential and help you work through life's issues.

You are making a huge step in reaching out for help right now! I understand how overwhelming it can be choosing the right therapist for you. My hope is that in choosing to work with me, you will find a safe and supportive environment where you can work through some of life's toughest issues. I feel confident that I can give you the tools you need to get through this trial. I have been successfully helping individuals, couples and families get un-stuck for over a decade. I hope you will give me the chance to help you too!

We learn how to cope with life's inevitable stresses--and how to manage relationship differences-- in our early attachment environments. Usually, our developed capacities are equal to the challenges encountered. However, at times in our lives, we may face challenges that benefit from therapeutic support. At these times I can offer a skilled, warm, emotionally safe environment in which self-understanding can be deepened and healing can occur. Through our work together, a new "lens" can develop which allows clients to gain understanding and acceptance of their human needs, entitlements and healthy vulnerability.

My specialties are in the treatment of trauma and addiction. In addition to my formal education, I have extensive training and experience focused on state-of-the-art, proven practices. Using somatic therapies such as The Comprehensive Resource Model, Brainspotting, and EMDR, provides relief from chronic symptoms related to trauma and addiction and relationship issues that have not responded to previous treatment modalities.

It is often when we feel the most overwhelmed __ when we have "tried everything we know" to feel better, to make changes, to break out of bad habits or unhelpful behavior patterns __ that we find ourselves the most open to growth and change. This is the purpose of psychotherapy. To provide us with the opportunity to open to the process of self-discovery __ to explore our thoughts, our feelings, and our behaviors and to find or regain our essential wholeness and sense of well-being.

I help those who wish to overcome the myriad cognitive and physiological influences of interpersonal trauma. My practice concentrates on victims / survivors of domestic violence, as well as abusive partners who wish to grow and enhance the quality of their lives and relationships.

I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a Doctor of Psychology Psy.D.). When one experience life stressors, it is not uncommon for their lives to feel out of control or less satisfied. My greatest passion is bringing healing to people who have been through difficult times. I help individuals, couples, and families, to find healthy and authentic perceptions of themselves so that they can begin to strengthen their relationships and begin to feel more peaceful, whole, and safer. I have been trained in a wide range of modalities that can address your individual needs.

Are you looking for a better relationship with your spouse? Do you need help connecting, communicating and growing closer? Has there been a betrayal of trust? We help both partners feel heard, understood, and get to the underlying emotions and needs that aren't being met so they can have exceptional relationships. If you have experienced infidelity, are divorcing, need co parenting help we can help. Come in together or by yourself - it can make a difference either way. Decrease the disagreements and resentments and build and increase the love and passion. Don't wait until it's too late. All therapists are trained Gottman Method