"I enjoy the thrill of celebrating with my clients as they look back on the significant progress made in overcoming panic attacks, depression, anxiety, PTSD,etc. They feel empowered by the skills and knowledge gained which not only set them free from their current shackles, but gives confidence for the future. I am also deeply thrilled when I see couples once again laughing together and enjoying one another's company!"

"Therapy should not be complicated - it's really about sitting down and talking with another person without feeling judged, talked down to, or being told what to do. My goal is to provide safe, nurturing, and effective psychotherapy to adult, adolescents, children, and families. I use practical and individually tailored approaches. With children and teens my approach is relaxed and non-threatening. I often use play therapy techniques such as: games, art activities, and sand tray. With older teens, adults and families, I strive to create an atmosphere of teamwork that allows clients to educate me about their lives and they changes they want."

"Welcome! I work with helpers & high achievers looking to find joy and renewed energy - for themselves & the people they serve. You want to do your best, your purpose is to leave this world a better place, but you struggle with finding flow in your life. Your work is based in helping others, and you find yourself constantly over-giving to your work, taking work (or work-stress) home, and putting your work commitments before yourself and your family. You then feel guilt & shame for doing it. Untreated, the result is overwhelm, depression, anxiety, guilt, shame, feeling "stuck", and becoming numb to your purpose or life."

"So here you are, feeling depressed, angry, anxious, and/or alone, and looking for counseling. Just what you wanted to be doing right now- admitting that something in your life is so painful that you have to seek help to make sense of it all. Right? Wrong. I get it. You just want to feel whole again; to smile; to breathe; to feel confident, comfortable, and relaxed; to simply enjoy life."

"I have been a licensed clinician since 1988. I started working with families in 1984. I have worked with clients as young as two years old up to seniors eighty years young. I love working with couples, families, children, and teens; helping families with the challenges of adolescence and parenting. I work with couples recovering from infidelity and those desiring to strenthen their relationships. I work with PTSD, and Dissociative Disorders. I am trained in hypnotherapy, and EMDR. I was fortunate to complete my EMDR training (Levels I and II) with Francine Shapiro, PhD, EMDR's originator, in 1994."

"Your PEACE doesn't have to be limited. The devastation of betrayal, abandonment, divorce, disease, or death can change you instantly. Is it time to examine your journey? Perhaps anger, depression and anxiety are constant companions. Is ADDICTION keeping you in bondage and from freedom? Trauma keeping you from experiencing life? If anything is preventing you from experiencing happiness, seek answers and insight. Don't allow fear, work, and life's hustle to keep you from taking a moment to examine yourself and your relationships. Carve out some time to begin a new journey. FIND PEACE REGARDLESS OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. "

"Your story is unique, your journey unlike any other. The goal is to find you as you are, and to walk together to where you want to be. My years of work with traumatized and grief-stricken clients and families have brought the realization that anxiety, depression, and interpersonal relationships are the barriers to a healthy self, to a meaningful and purposeful life. Determining the causes and our responsibility for these barriers, which can overwhelm and unduly burden us at times, will begin to get us unstuck. Circumstances may have driven you to this point, but you can begin to regain control and make the choice of a healthy you."

"I counsel adolescents and adults, supporting clients who find themselves in a life transition. Changes in life can be difficult, but can also be an opportunity for growth and insight. My work as a therapist blends traditional and tailored approaches to finding solutions, while providing a safe and encouraging environment. Together we will explore solutions, learn new skills, and work to achieve balance in your life, as you define it. I believe the counseling process should allow you to feel a more balanced and fulfilled life."

"I am passionate about my work with my clients. After over 18 years in private practice, I've walked with hundreds of people on their journey through difficulties and obstacles in life to emerge with a new sense of direction, purpose and peace. No matter what you may be struggling with; depression, anxiety/panic, grief, chronic illness/disability, relationship issues or simply feeling a loss of direction and purpose in your life, I would love to help you."

"Regardless of who you are, where you come from, or what you have done in your life; you are valuable, worthy and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. As a Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor with many years experience working with alcoholics, drug addicts and person's with mental illness, I bring with me a wealth of knowledge, experience, and education with respect to substance abuse and mental health issues."