Do you feel stuck in a repetitive cycle, thinking about a particular
problem or person or repeating behavior that may concern you? Does recurring depression or anxiety prevent you from
enjoying your life in the moment or moving forward? Getting help with challenging life problems can
strengthen your resources and create positive change. My interest and
experience is in coming to understanding you as a person and developing a therapeutic relationship that will allow you to move forward, reach your
goals, and have your relationships and life provide greater pleasure
and fewer frustrations.
In addition to treating anxiety, depression, addictive behavior,
transition and relationship difficulties, I specialize in working with
adults and teens affected by divorce, remarriage, and
other changes in
the family system. Therapy can strengthen the resources needed for
single parenting, co-parenting, and optimal development for children and
adults.
Below you will find my areas of specialty and some common thoughts and feelings many people are experiencing when they come to work with me. If some of these sound familiar to you, psychotherapy could be of use. Effective psychotherapy can help you to reach your goals and have your relationships and life provide greater pleasures and fewer frustrations.
Relationship Struggles
- Difficulty sustaining long-term satisfying relationships
- Frustration and anger with significant others that is never resolved
- Ongoing ambivalence and dissatisfaction about whether or not to commit
- High levels of conflict and anger in important relationships
- Ongoing feelings of hopelessness with others
- Experiencing isolation even when in the midst of people
- Withdrawing from others to self soothe to the extent that relationships are compromised
- Feeling disrespected and unappreciated by significant others
Family Members Post-Divorce and Separation
- Parents feeling overwhelmed by demands of work, household, and parenting
- Difficulty determining children’s normal developmental behavior from distress or “acting out”
- Difficulty incorporating new adults in family system such as step-parents and new significant others
- Confusion about how to parent alone or with others in the new family system
- Children exhibiting or sharing ongoing unresolved distress
- High level of transition and change creating distress
- High level of conflict between specific family members
- Confusion and uncertainty about how to step parent
Psychology and Health
- Ongoing depression and anxiety creating or complicating medical conditions
- Struggles with reproductive health and fertility
- Chronic pain
- Health issues affecting relationships and ability to function in daily life
- Concerns about sexuality and sexual functioning
More about my practice
