practice

My approach to therapy is warm, compassionate, and collaborative. I provide an open and caring environment where adolescents, adults, and couples are welcome to discuss any topic of concern. People come to my office with desires to improve various areas of life. Some of these include academic and professional, interpersonal and social, mental and emotional, spiritual and existential. Some people do not have a clear issue in mind but simply feel incomplete and have a desire for something more from life.

style

My style is mindful and humanistic and I have a deep respect for relationships. My method is primarily to support people in recognizing and letting go of the beliefs and feelings that interfere with living fully and freely in the present. As a result of life experiences and psychological patterning we all lose touch with natural well-being and wholeness. I am delighted to help people discover and settle into natural health and wellness. I use psychodynamic, relational, transpersonal, & cognitive-behavioral models.

training & experience

I have a masters degree in Clinical Social Work and an additional year of advanced doctoral training in psychodynamic theory and therapeutic process from the Institute for Clinical Social Work (Chicago). During the last 7 years, I have worked extensively with people healing from a variety of difficult experiences. Some of these include physical and sexual traumas, loss and bereavement, personality conflicts, disturbing depressions and anxieties, psychotic processes, and substance abuse and other addictions.