Services
- Individual
- Couples
About My Clients
I work with adults only: individuals, couples, and adult family groups. My typical clients are interested in working through issues, invested in their growth, and are open to exploring deeper issues of life and what it means to be them. I am strongly relational in my work with clients, providing feedback, insight, and guidance in a nonjudgmental way.
My Background and Approach
My specialty is couples work; I am fully certified n Relational Life Therapy (RLT). I believe RLT is the most effective treatment modality for couples. (Couples are self pay; in spite of what your insurer may say, insurance does not cover real couples counseling.) I have an affinity for other cultures and speak several languages at least conversationally. I am particularly competent with Middle Eastern and European cultures. Multicultural relationships, multifaith relationships, cultural assimilation...these are all areas of expertise. I am a National Certified Counselor besides being fully licensed in Massachusetts, Michigan, and Indiana.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
My tagline is that I am an archeologist of the self, and I help my clients become that for themselves, too, and help couples discover and explore each other this way, too. I believe relationships are vitally important and that living in accordance with our values is imperative to feeling at home in our life. This is a process and a never ending journey; it's not based on what I think is important for my clients, but what my clients think is important to and for them. I am accepting and validating, and also use my own experience and wisdom to help my clients examine their own beliefs to see if they are actually a help or a hindrance. Some of my main goals in my work are for clients to come to terms with their life, find acceptance, and healthy self love, so they can live an authentic life. Likewise, most clients need help learning relational skills so that they can create healthier, happier relationships with others.