With over 30 years of experience, my approach has been to provide a safe environemnt and effective tools to help people meet their goals and find happiness. You are unique. Having different tools allows me to treat you in a customized manner. My work is focused active and results oriented. Some of my credentials include: a clinical member of the AAMFT, approved consultant in clinical hypnosis, master practictioner of NLP and a practitioner of several energy psychology approaches (EFT and TFT) . Author of two books: Tools for Transforming Trauma; We're No Fun Anymore: Helping Couples Cultivate Joyful Relationships

I most enjoy working with young adults. Life is opening up for you and with this can come anxiety, and depression, as well as excitement. Finding your path, and intimacy in your relationships can feel overwhelming at times. In our partnership, you can gain a truer sense of yourself, move beyond past loss, deprivation or divorce. I will help you develop the "tools" and strategies to feel well equipped to embrace your future with healthy ways to manage anxiety and stress and avoid the depths of depression.

"Does this support the life I am trying to create?" is a question I ask myself daily. It is important to me that our therapeutic relationship fosters a safe, accepting, and collaborative space by exploring resilience, strengths, and informed curiosity. I strive to facilitate self-empowerment and self-efficacy through adaptive coping/behavioral skills, strengthening cognitive insight, while honoring that change is hard when life gets rough. My work with individuals who have felt unheard and invalidated has led me to conceptualize concerns related to eating disorders, anxiety, depression, and substance use as closely intertwined.

I am passionate about working with children and adults, through a therapeutic relationship that creates effective coping strategies. My approach is strengths based and examines patterns of behaviors, thoughts, and emotions that may no longer be effective. I provide a compassionate and unbiased space to discuss and experience difficult emotions and sensations that come up throughout the therapeutic process. I offer therapy for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and parent coaching. My orientation in CBT is combined with a holistic approach to treat physical signs of stress and distress.

Anxious. Overwhelmed. Stressed. Going away to college. Going through a break-up. Starting a new job. Moving. Trying to get through this pandemic! Sound familiar? Let's chat! My clients are women in their 20s (some in college, some post-college trying to adjust to "real life") & 30s. Many are high achievers with great insight and are trying to gain clarity into their life's calling and/or relationships, while others have high-functioning anxiety, and still others are experiencing a stressful season of life and need help getting "unstuck."

Are you struggling in your marriage or partnership? Are you unhappy or stuck in a rut? Do you want to make changes in your life but don't know where to begin? The truth is, change can happen. You can hone / learn skills that lead to a greater life satisfaction. You can discover and disrupt unhealthy patterns within yourself and with others. You can learn how to connect with your inner GPS, stay true to yourself, and be present with, and for, your life partner. Now is the time. Take your first step toward living a more authentic wholehearted life. I can help.

I believe that mental health reflects a balance between an individual's emotional functioning and his/her family, friends and community. I support patients in their personal awareness and integration of the mind, body and spirit. I have extensive clinical experience with individuals and families addressing concerns such as: Anxiety, Autistic Spectrum, Attention Deficit Disorders, Bi-Polar Disorder, Depression, Eating Disorders, Learning Differences, Oppositional/Defiant Behaviors, Personality Disorders, Postpartum Depression and Psychological responses to life changes. I offer additional expertise in bi-cultural/racial issues, chronic illness, co-parenting, LGBT community, interfaith marriage and sibling rivalry.

I am a therapist deeply committed to addressing all the issues interfering with your life. These may include trauma, feeling unlovable, or difficulties in your relationships. Together, we will seek resolutions for issues currently facing you while exploring and understanding significant events/relationships in your past. This exploration is essential, as experiences in your past directly and powerfully contribute to the present. This path of therapy leads you toward a greater capacity to realize your true potential and a greater capacity to engage in and experience joy in your relationships. Most importantly, it is the path toward revealing your own capacity of transformation within you.

Throughout a woman’s life there are many emotional shifts and it takes strength to reach out for support. I understand the many challenges and stress that sometimes might have you not feeling like yourself. Do you feel alone, anxious, tired, sad, angry, irritable, or stressed? I work with women who are experiencing anxiety, depressed mood, grief and loss, fertility, miscarriage, transition to motherhood, and other life changing events. I have specialized training in anxiety, maternal mental health (pregnancy, birth, postpartum, motherhood), child development, and eating disorders.

Beginning therapy can be an intimidating process, but it doesn’t have to be. I dedicate myself to creating an environment of trust, acceptance, and empowerment where my clients can discuss their innermost thoughts, feelings and fears without any judgement. For the past 14 years I’ve worked to help my clients explore and learn healthier ways to cope with and change the parts of their lives that cause them pain or discomfort. I am incredibly passionate about the work I do and am truly dedicated toward helping people create happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives.

As a senior clinician, I am dedicated to helping you through a gentle and caring approach. I treat depression, anxiety, and other conditions which may arise from job, relationship, family, or loss of a loved one. If you are suffering more acutely, say with panic or trauma, I rely on my specialty Internal Family Systems, which provides blessed relief. Trauma can result from even a car accident or a hospital procedure. Trauma is known to be a possible cause of issues such as eating disorders, drug addiction, gambling, OCD, panic, and more. Even failed relationships can be a result of trauma. All these can be treated successfully.

I am a licensed clinical social worker who has been providing counseling and therapy services to youth and their families for 40 years. While I do see adults in psychotherapy as part of my private practice, I primarily work with children, adolescents, and young adults, and their families. I have extensive experience with the range of problems and issues that youth encounter, including anxiety, depression, impulsivity, excessive anger, self-esteem erosion, and relational difficulties, and have a particular expertise in working with the emotional consequences of struggling with learning differences and learning disabilities.

If you are reading this then you are halfway there to working on your issues and finding solutions. I have been in practice for over twenty years and bring a warm and encouraging style to the therapy process. My practice is inclusive of children, adolescents, and adults. I provide individual, couples, family and group therapy. I offer a no cost half hour phone consultation to all prospective clients. That way you can see if I am the right fit for you!

Research consistently places the quality of the relationship between a therapist and client/patient as the biggest predictor of positive outcome in therapy. Carl Rogers defines a helping relationship as "]one in which at least one of the parties has the intent of promoting the growth, development, maturity, improved functioning, and improved coping with life of the other." What are the characteristics of those relationships that do help facilitate growth and those that don't?

It is my belief that everyone has suffered from a mood disturbance at one time in their life. What makes for different diagnosis is the intensity of the mood change and the duration. I believe we fuel our mood by our own cognitions and unhealthy habits and coping skills. My style is extremely interactive and direct, insuring results early on in the treatment process. When possible, I try treatment without medications, however there are chemical imbalances which must be treated via a Psychiatrist (for medications) and a psychotherapist for the psychoeducational piece,(talk therapy).I maintain relationships with area psychiatrists.

I am an individual, couples and family therapist with more than twenty years experience treating couples issues, adolescent and family problems, grief and bereavement, depression and adjustment problems. My primary goal as a therapist is to help my clients effectively meet and respond to the issues and problems of their lives, either in their roles as parents, spouses, or teenagers. I work hard to understand each client and family member's dilemmas and struggles, and to create an atmosphere of trust so that each session provides a place where one is heard, understood and supported.

I'm a seasoned therapist, in private practice more than 25 years, previously a teaching and supervising faculty member at a Philadelphia medical/graduate school. I don't do "pop" psychology, nor use any fad techniques. In my work, symptom relief is just the first step into a collaborative process in which we explore deeper issues. These underlying thoughts and feelings often center around relationships, both past and present. Hopefully, you emerge from this process stronger, grounded in meaning and satisfaction in your life and its many choices. I"ll be as decent and caring a therapist as I can.

My practice style is problem-solving and goal-oriented. I utilize a psychodynamic/cognitive behavioral treatment methodology and incorporate a systems approach when dealing with individual and family psychopathology. I design and develop treatment plans tailored to individual needs while establishing short and long-term goals. With all of my clients, I provide a warm, sensitive, and supportive environment so that we can work together in a problem-solving way and find solutions to interpersonal difficulties. My style tends to be positive, interactive, direct, and empowering.

Clients come into therapy for many reasons. Perhaps you have experienced the loss of a loved one, or have needed to respond to an unexpected life change. Sometimes the overwhelming demands of life can lead to anxiety and depression. These strains can have an impact on your career and relationships. Psychotherapy can help provide support, problem-solving skills , enhanced coping skills and a deeper understanding for many unresolved issues. As a psychotherapist for over 20 years, I recognize that making a meaningful connection with an individual client or couple is the essence for positive treatment. My style is engaging and supportive using psychodynamic techniques.