Services
- Individual
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
I specialize in anxiety, depression, sleep problems, anger, and somatization (body complaints with no medical cause). These can all be symptoms of trauma - many people who don’t identify as having survived trauma have similar effects in their system and benefit from therapy. Some of my clients have healed old wounds and are working on future-oriented life goals using a life coaching approach. We all have room for growth and the ability to increase our enjoyment and acceptance of life's changes.
My Background and Approach
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in my 5th year of practice. I am focused on using the right tools for the problem, whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, social phobia, unexplained aches and pains, sleep problems or a combination. My goal is to help you feel better as quickly as possible! I use the evidence-based treatment for trauma and its symptoms Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, a method that has helped thousands of people heal from chronic, non-medical sleep disorders. I also use mindfulness based practices and hypnotherapy as well as expressive arts therapies to help my clients find their own answers in a safe, non-judgmental atmosphere of support. Each client comes with their own history, strengths, and challenges which guide and inform the direction of therapy towards the ultimate goal of great inner strength and peace, and increased capacity for nurturing and loving relationships.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I know that healing is possible because I've healed from chronic insomnia, anxiety and other symptoms of trauma. I went into the field of therapy because I believe the path to a peaceful and just world takes place with one person at a time. Our culture values competition over cooperation and for various other reasons many of us end up feeling unworthy of love, afraid of connection, or even completely stuck and unaware of our feelings and needs at all. As I heal and increase my capacity to live life in a state of relaxed and focused awareness, rather than in reactivity and defensiveness, I create a world where others feel safe and we can connect through our common humanity and learn and grow through our diversity. We humans are at a critical juncture where we must choose between reacting in fear or responding with love. How can we respond to others with love if we don't start with ourselves?