"Are you having relationship problems, feeling depressed and anxious with worries and concerns about your life? Is communication an issue in your relationships? With 20 years experience in individual and couples therapy, I can help you go on with your life and make choices that feel right on the inside improving your communication so you feel heard and understood. You'll find me dedicated to your personal growth and well-being focused on respectful, thoughtful counseling. Taking the first step towards getting help is often the most difficult."

"You may be wondering how to choose the right psychologist for you. After appropriate qualifications, the next most important thing is that you will feel comfortable, connected and understood. This is hard to predict, but check the website, and phone or email as a first step. Listen to both your heart and your head. You may have to make a few tries to get the right person but it will be worth the trouble."

"The number one thing that makes therapy work is the connection between client and therapist. I want to understand what's happening with you so that I can put my skills to good use and help you to meet your therapy goals. My methods are based on scientific research and on my professional experience as a therapist. Many of the techniques I use with clients are techniques that I have applied in my own life to reduce my own suffering and improve my own happiness. I practice much of what I preach, so I know firsthand that these methods work."

"Are you feeling depressed or stuck in your life? Imagine how it would feel to be free of whatever is in your way and be able to live your desired life. Or perhaps you feel lonely in your relationship or are experiencing loss and disappointment from a recent breakup. Would you like to feel whole and fulfilled again? I believe everyone has the capacity to change and create their desired life. I strive to create a safe space in which you can work toward the life you desire. If you are ready for change, I'd be honored to help. I often use attachment focused EMDR to help people get at the root of their unhappiness and make changes."

"I believe psychological services not only help resolve difficulties, but offer opportunities for deeper self-understanding, enhanced relationships and increased personal responsibility and fulfillment. You may be puzzled by difficult behaviors, feelings or thoughts, but our collaboration will increase awareness and understanding and solutions will usually emerge quickly. With over 20 years of experience providing psychological assessment and therapy, I help clients deeply understand the root of their struggles and to move towards a sense of well-being. Together we examine both strengths and the patterns that underlie difficulties. With this approach, most people feel some relief right away."

"My first ten years as a psychotherapist were spent in New Orleans, where I worked, in part, to provide support and healing to members of a community ravaged by the traumas of Hurricane Katrina and the BP Oil Spill. This experience equipped me to serve people within the context of dramatic and disruptive life changes. I collaborate with my clients to manage stress, anxiety, depression and anger, treat the effects of trauma and grief, address creatively relationship issues, career decisions and artistic blocks, and engender personal growth."

"As a Child & Adolescent Therapist with over 10 years of experience, I have had the opportunity to work with hundreds of children and teens experiencing a wide variety of emotional and behavioral health challenges. I am also passionate in my work providing support and training to parents. Perhaps your child is struggling at home, at school or socially. Perhaps your teenager is experiencing strong emotions and when you try to reach out and provide support, it doesn't seem to help. Perhaps you are a parent and you feel like you have tried everything to manage your child's difficult behaviors, but nothing seems to be working."

"You can't remember when you didn't feel stuck and overwhelmed. The sinking feeling is unshakable and, sometimes, keeps you up at night. You find yourself wondering when exactly life became so complicated. You work really hard to keep up an appearance that things are "fine," but deep down you know nothing could be further from the truth. All of this effort leaves you feeling sad, isolated, and scared. Hoping all of this would just "go away" hasn't worked and - if you're being honest with yourself - you know it won't unless you take action."

"Change promotes growth. Whether self-generated or completely unexpected, change can be challenging for some, and inspirational for others. Having a clinical partner to join you as you navigate your journey can ease the stress that comes along with the inevitable changes that you will encounter throughout life. My clinical approach is to work with you to emphasize your personal strengths and to help you discover ways to feel at peace with yourself, especially when facing stressful times. I work with individuals and couples to help you feel supported as we partner together to accomplish your goals."

"Therapy is a space to develop strengths and resources, as well as examining problems and pain. Clients work on both their strengths and struggles in my practice. I enjoy working in a creative and collaborative way with people to support insight and foster positive change. I see my job as applying psychotherapy skills to help increase your sense of well-being, set and achieve personal goals, all while remaining the expert of your life."

"Whether you or a loved one are experiencing a life transition, healing from a trauma, having relationship difficulties, finding the stress of everyday life to be overwhelming, grieving the loss of a loved one, or simply looking to feel better, I am here to listen. Therapy can provide you a place to talk about what you are experiencing and help you work through the difficulty and hurt. As a therapist, my primary goal is to provide a safe, confidential, and nonjudgmental environment for my clients to explore their thoughts and feelings."

"I established my practice in 2007 following a decade of working as a therapist at Jane Addams' Hull House and Chicago area treatment facilities. My office is highly accessible, comfortable, and conducive to effective therapy. I believe that most people can benefit from an objective outside perspective during difficult or challenging times in their lives. My role is to provide additional support and to assist clients during this time of growth, transition or discovery. I help clients identify and navigate issues, crises and areas that are in need of healing. My approach is insight oriented, client centered, and non-judgmental."

"I love being a therapist and having the privilege of helping people heal, grow, and discover (or re-discover) their purpose in life. It takes tremendous courage to share with another person what you want to change about yourself. I feel that my role is to be a compassionate guide and facilitator to help you learn about yourself, your roots, your helpful and unhelpful personal habits and patterns with others. I use art, music, psychodrama, dreamwork, intuition and active listening to help you challenge yourself and become the sort of person you want to be in the world."

"I enjoy working with each client individually to match their treatment needs and desired changes with the method of treatment. I also specialize in resolving distressing and/or traumatic life experiences. These experiences often keep us stuck in behaviors that are baffling and even debilitating a times. Efforts to change often feel overwhelming and defeating. Through EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) and other creative strategies, I have assisted many clients to realize new behavioral patterns and positive beliefs about themselves. I believe the reprocessing of psychological distress provides individuals in depth healing and renewed emotional freedom."

"Everyone's life is difficult at times. No one can avoid experiencing loss, stress, unhappiness, uncertainty, relationship or work problems. Sometimes it's hard to know when to ask for help. Seeking therapy does not mean there is something wrong with you. Many individuals get labeled with a mental illness because they are struggling with life issues, traumatic events or troubled families. I am less interested in finding a label for your distress or symptoms, and more interested in working with you to reach a better understanding of them, and to develop more successful coping techniques."

"We have all experienced or are experiencing hardships in our lives. What has happened in the past or is currently happening now can impact how we live our lives. Psychotherapy can help integrate our experiences so that we can make sense of and heal from painful struggles."

"My goal as a therapist is to provide a safe, helpful and non-judgmental atmosphere in which to explore the issues creating challenges for individuals and families. Everyone has their own unique story to tell with victories and hurdles. Through our interaction we can identify and understand your strengths and create tools enabling you to understand and work through challenges. I have experience working with adults, parents, teens, children and families. As a professional I feel confident providing a positive non-judgmental space which we can create a collaborative relationship to navigate life's ups and downs."

"It was Ralph Waldo Emerson who once said that, "What lies behind us and what lies before us matters little compared to what lies within us". For more than 30 years I have focused on helping children and adults, individually, in couples, in families and groups achieve strength, peace and confidence by improving conflict resolution, communication, stress and anxiety, anger management skills, child and adolescent behavioral problems, and parenting skills as well as improved functioning and decreased emotional distress related to depression, self-esteem, post-traumatic stress and bipolar disorders. Through a combination of interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral and motivational approaches I have seen my clients make meaningful and lasting transformations in both emotional and behavioral dimensions. I provide evidence-based, focused, and time-limited treatment with documented results for mental health, behavioral health and substance use issues."

"Your optimal emotional well being is my primary concern. Together we can journey along your unique path of healing, accessing your strength, motivation and resilience for change. My work embraces the importance of family, friends, and community, and how they can help or hinder healing. Couples can heal grudges, break old patterns, learn to manage conflicts and develop increased closeness and connection. I help people find balance between work and personal life."

"The Family Center is a community based, affordable, state certified outpatient mental health clinic and the training center for Edgewood College's Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program. We work with Individuals, Couples, and Families providing a variety of services. We are LGBTQ friendly, have Community Navigators on staff as well as Spanish speakers. Our clients seek out services ranging from anxiety and depression to alcohol and drug issues, to premarital/marital counseling and more. We work with people of all ages and all issues!"