I offer services for ages 8 and up: children, adolescents and adults. My treatment approach tends to be solution-focused using both cognitive and behavioral concepts. My techniques vary depending on the age of my client and the issues and goals of therapy. With sensitivity and compassion, I help clients decide on therapeutic goals, resolve current problems and long-standing patterns, and work towards a plan for healthy living.

Treatment Specialization:

•Anxiety

•Stress Management

•Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

•Self-Esteem & Self Worth Issues

•Grief

•Depression

•Teens/PreTeens Struggles

•Social Struggles

•School/Work Concerns

•Work/Life Balance (Job/Financial Concerns)

•Personal Trauma

•Spiritual/Religious Concerns

•Family Concerns

•Couples/Marital Concerns

•Parenting Issues

•Victims of Domestic/Relationship Violence

•Victims of Sexual Assault

Types of therapies used:

•Talk Therapy

•Behavioral Modification

•Cognitive Reframing

•Accelerated Response Therapy (ART)

•Coping Skills Training

•Exposure Response Therapy

•Animal Assisted Therapy

•Activity Therapy

•Sand Tray Therapy

•Parenting Skills Training

•Virtual Therapy (Telehealth)

•In-Person Therapy

•Special Issue Groups added as needed

In addition to hundreds of hours of a variety of trainings for professional counselors, I have completed these In-depth, multi-day trainings for increased specialization in techniques benefiting the bulk of my clientele:

•ART: Accelerated Resolution Therapy: Visualization exposure & re-scripting with eye-movements (Basic and Advanced Certified)

•ACT: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: Action oriented approach that stems from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (Multiple Advanced Certifications)

•I-CBT: Inference-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Used for OCD and related conditions

•BTTI from International OCD Foundation (Behavior Therapy Training Institute - CBT & EXRP)

•Multiple International OCD Foundation Training Conferences - Professional Participant

•EXRP for OCD from Cognitive Behavior Institute (Exposure Response Prevention)