Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Child
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
The client's I am best positioned to serve - My professional experience in the field began 27 years ago, when I began formally studying relationships and the different roles people play in their lives. I have worked with families, couples, teenagers, children and individuals in the private practice setting, family service agencies, schools and in the corporate setting.
My Background and Approach
Get to know me/In our first session together, here's what you can expect - I utilize a client centered, Rogerian approach, which in simple terms means, I meet people where they are at. If they want to improve their relationships, I try to help them to consider a new way of thinking as perspective is everything. I help them to increase healthy communication skills, decrease conflict and improve boundaries. This is what I help people do.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I utilize CBT training, also known as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which taught me that thoughts matter, as they serve to create our individual reality. I believe if people examine and change their thoughts, they can change their life. I utilize DBT training, also known as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy which taught me how to help others focus on improving distress tolerance skills, interpersonal skills, mindfulness and emotion regulation skills. I believe if people having coping skills they can manage life better. In 2001, I received Level I and II EMDR training and have used it with clients to help reduce trauma responses. When a trauma event occurs it seems to get locked in the nervous system with the original picture, sounds, thoughts and feelings. The eye movements used in EMDR seem to unlock the nervous system. I believe this technique can help people to live more in the present and continue to have fulfilling lives.