•Creating a supportive and comfortable environment, making your therapy sessions a safe place for self-exploration, self-expression, and to work towards change.
•Establishing a strong collaborative relationship in which you and I work together exploring your areas of concern and determining your treatment goals.
•Emphasizing the important connections between thoughts, behavior, and emotions.
•Focusing and building upon your inherent strengths and resources, not just your problem areas, to help with your current struggles.
•Assisting clients in gaining a deeper understanding of themselves, which can help facilitate more satisfying interpersonal relationships - romantic, social and family.
(e.g. pervasive sadness, post-partum depression, bipolar, withdrawal, lack of enjoyment, mood swings)
(e.g. anorexia, bulimia, body image concerns, disordered eating, over-exercise)
(e.g. trust issues, commitment difficulties, sexual difficulties, communication problems, difficulty dating, unhealthy boundaries, divorce, break-ups)
(e.g. stress, sleep difficulties, nervousness, preoccupations, panic attacks Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD)
(e.g. procrastination, motivation problems, perfectionism, difficulty with colleagues, boss, or professors, time management)
(especially stress that may cause or exacerbate physical symptoms)
(e.g. increasing self-confidence, being too self-critical, constant negative thoughts and feelings)
(e.g. resolving childhood issues, increasing self-awareness, developing assertiveness, setting limits)
(e.g. irritable bowel, chronic headaches, chronic pain, acid reflux and other GI symptoms)
(e.g. gender identity, trans and coming-out concerns)
(e.g. ADHD, self-harm behaviors, erectile dysfunction, anger management, loss/grief)
(e.g. social anxiety, loneliness, difficulty making friends, conflicts with friends)