Congratulations! You’ve made the courageous decision to search for something new. My approach to psychotherapy is experiential and relational. I believe that we hold within us everything we need for recovery and expansion and that a genuine and non-judgmental therapeutic relationship offers the context for healing, exploration, and growth. My clients describe feeling gotten and empowered by me. Psychotherapy with me is like traditional talking therapy. And also quite different. We won’t just talk about the bad experiences you’ve had. We’ll also cultivate new ones and help you consolidate the "new you" that will slowly emerge.

Individual Therapy: If therapy is not moving you palpably forward, you're wasting your time. I will help you overcome your personal and family history and pave the way for progress. Want to clarify your goals? I can help you to get there. Couples therapy: Relationships are sacred endeavors. My job is to help you unravel the layers of misunderstandings, resentments and disappointments and replace them with the skills of listening and love. Why do we treat our friends better than our partners? Because we've forgotten the art of friendship within love.

As a licensed clinical psychologist, I seek to build strong relationships with my clients that involve warmth, trust, and collaboration, which serve as the foundation for meaningful growth and change. I believe in joining with every client, respectfully and without judgment, to improve the nature of their relationships, better understand their emotional world, and cope with stress.

Are you anxious, depressed, lonely, confused? Come just as you are! I will be a source of honest support, deep listening, understanding, change processes and, at times, direct advice. I can help even if you think you should "just get over it", and "put the past behind you". I am thoughtful and responsive, no matter what you share with me, from the first to the final session. I'm a clinical psychologist with thirty years experience, working with people to create less painful, more satisfying, balanced and interesting lives. We will work on your life together.

My practice focuses on: ·Psychotherapy for individuals across the life span (children, adolescents and adults), as well as for families and couples. As a therapist, I seeks to help individuals bring meaning, words and expression to their experiences that resist easy understanding. I work collaboratively to create a language for unexamined feelings and to create a space and time for their exploration, reflection and examination. ·Comprehensive neuropsychological, psychodiagnostic, educational and psychological evaluations for children (5 and up), adolescents and adults. This process serves to highlight strengths as well as clarify whether there are any learning/cognitive and/or psychological issues.

I believe that everyone has the capacity for growth and transformation and I create a safe and supportive environment where you can openly discuss your concerns and we can identify ways to enact positive change and enhance your inner strengths. I utilize a client centered, strengths-based approach in my work with individuals and couples in order to promote and support health and peace. I work with trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, family and relationship issues. I have postgraduate training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and utilize this along with traditional psychotherapy.

There is no simple formula for helping people but there are necessary elements: an atmosphere of safety and respect, and openess to and curiosity about the uniqueness of each person. Therapy is essentially a series of conversations in which you and I create meaningful solutions to problems and difficulties in living. The opportunity provided by therapy for greater self awareness allows people to stop self defeating behavior and destructive patterns of living and to get on with making the best use of their time and talents.

In a warm and caring environment I offer a full range of psychotherapy services, including individual, couples, adolescent and family counseling. Finding the right therapist is an essential part of reaching out for help. Individual counseling is the option if you are struggling with depression, anxiety, stress, negative thinking, unhealthy behavior, or major life changes. Couples/Relationship Counseling is available for relationships of any kind, including online dating. Partners receive needed support to understand their existing patterns and take positive steps toward a healthier, more satisfying relationship.

I have worked with trauma and injustice for over 10 years, and this work has repeatedly shown me that connection is the key to unlock healing and move forward in unexpected directions. I strive to provide a therapeutic space where clients can experience something radically different and feel safe to practice new and courageous ways of relating to themselves and to others. I have successfully helped teenagers, adults and couples experience reparation from unresolved events, peace from anxiety and acceptance in times of grief. My frame is justice-focused, anti-oppressive and identity-affirming.

I have been practicing for 25 years and l love what I do! My goal is to help you to navigate life in this time of tension and pressure. I believe that we are all unique but share a common desire to have good relationships, to be good people in our many roles as spouse, parent, friend and worker and to experience happiness. I believe that therapy is a conversation with the goal of helping you to find new ways of behaving and thinking. I look forward to sharing the journey with you.

As you read my profile and wonder whether or not I'm a therapist you'll find easy to relate to and one who can help you accomplish what you want to achieve, perhaps you can also wonder how ready you might be to do what it takes to accomplish the changes you want to make. If you sincerely wish to solve a problem, connect more spontaneously and meaningfully with others (as well as with yourself) and/or bring about a fuller more satisfying use and embodiment of your innate capabilities, I can help you accomplish that transformation - sooner rather than later.

As a caring, compassionate, intuitive trained professional, it’s my honor and life’s work to help you live your best life. I work with individuals and families (couples, adolescents and children.) My clients always feel welcome and valued as we work together. My goal is that you leave sessions with hope and acceptance, coupled with inspiration and energy heading you in the direction of your intentions and desires. As your therapist I will go above and beyond to be there for you. I offer times that can fit your schedule with night and weekend availability. I encourage you to reach out. I look forward to speaking with you!

Do you have a hard time navigating social situations and picking up on social cues and hidden rules? Do you get triggered easily and have a hard time coming back to your baseline? Is it difficult for you to connect to others and would you rather be on electronics? Do you have a hard time expressing your thoughts and feelings and feel that others don't "get you"? Is it difficult for you to organize your belongings and make and stick to a schedule or a plan? Is it challenging for you to take care of yourself? Is it difficult for you to understand others thoughts, needs and motivations?

Welcome to PRESENT CENTERED THERAPIES. In working with me, you can expect to achieve greater emotional atunement and self-awareness which provides the foundation for all change. By cultivating compassion for yourself, you will learn the self-care mechanisms necessary in managing anxiety and upsetting emotions. I will help you discover and express your Authentic Self with aliveness, confidence and personal power. You will learn the relationship skills to effectively define your needs while honoring those of others. With empathy and engaging presence I will assist your self-discovery and the actualization of your innate potentials.

While I am trained as a Clinical Psychologist I work as a holistically oriented psychotherapist who intergrates the belief in an individual spirit with the techniques of more traditional psychotherapy. I work with adults both individually and as couples,and also with adolescents. Through my personal and professional experience I have come to believe that personal and emotional concerns stem from the separation from our own authentic path. When we are living in a way that is not in line with the life we were meant to live, we experience a feeling of lack and confusion.

The desire to be understood is a basic part of being human. Psychotherapy uses this desire to help a person achieve greater security and happiness. It is a method of exploration involving both the heart and the mind.

I specialize in working with lesbian and gay clients. I help clients manage stress, build relationships and enhance communication skills by providing short term psychotherapy and couples counseling. My goal is to listen, understand and support clients so that they feel their own inner strength and no longer need my services.

Whether you are new to therapy or whether you have worked with therapists before, whether you are searching for help for yourself or for your child or adolescent, I am here to help you. Drawing on my twenty-plus years of experience, I will create for you a safe, warm environment in which we can explore, identify and resolve your issues. Perhaps you are hindered by anxiety, depression, or painful feelings of isolation or emptiness, invisibility, paralysis or inferiority. Or perhaps you are experiencing or contemplating divorce, facing employment-related issues, or coping with loss.

I work as an interactive partner to help you work through self-defeating patterns and develop more beneficial coping strategies. I provide a safe and supportive environment that allows for genuine exploration of current and past relationships and experiences in order to promote personal development and lasting change. My practice is diverse regarding race, culture and sexual orientation.

I use an integrative style of therapy because no two people are alike and no one method will fit your individual psychology. I will help you with Issues such as depression, anxiety, concentration, anger, difficulty finding and keeping the right relationship and with difficulties achieving your goals. Often learning to find your voice can be an integral part of finding solutions to your problems. I aim to create a safe and open space so you can feel free to explore what is difficult to talk about. I treat individuals and couples in the Straight and LGBT communities. I'm offering phone and video sessions, using Zoom, DoxyMe and FT.