Services
What’s important to you?  Psychotherapy focuses on identifying your priorities so that they can inform the decisions you make in daily life.  Once you know what you want, you and I can remove the roadblocks.  Your personal goals determine how you and I proceed even when you suffer from depression, anxiety, or some other diagnosable condition.  Together, you and I create an action plan—and then we fine-tune as we go along until you get the results you want.

Psychotherapy with Adults
When you come to our first session, I will ask about your situation (present and past).  After listening to you, I will tell you how I think we can work together to accomplish your objectives.  As you talk, I may notice aspects of your story that have escaped your attention.  I may be able to identify themes and link experiences so that they shed light on each other.  I may also be able to make sense of the puzzling behavior of other people in your life.  Over time I will offer you suggestions, resources, and techniques—and homework. You’ll be amazed at the obstacles you can overcome once you have goals you care about.

Psychotherapy with Children
Sessions with children often rely more on play therapy with toys and games than on the child’s verbal disclosures, because most children do not like talking about sensitive subjects.  As your child’s therapist, I learn through observation and by listening to you, the parent and the expert on your offspring.  In the course of treatment, children learn how to honor feelings, give and get respect, assume responsibility, and stand up for themselves. You will be better able to communicate with your child as you find new ways of motivating him or her.  Therapy can help your child cope with fears and anxiety, depression, death or illness, divorce, mental disorders, and special developmental needs or academic challenges. Once a therapeutic alliance has been established, my relationship with your family will remain a resource available to you for years, whenever the need arises.

Marriage Counseling
Once you discover the secret to successful communication with your partner, the two of you will be better able to appreciate each other.  The experiences you had in the families that raised you inform your beliefs and your values, which in turn shape the marriage that you are building. An understanding of your family legacies can help you resolve conflict and move forward. With my help, the two of you will consider boundary issues and separate what you each want for yourself from what you both want for your marriage. In my consulting room and between sessions, you and your partner will create a shared vision for the future, deepen your relationship, and start having more fun together.

Family Therapy
Family sessions allow everyone, older and younger, to express feelings and expectations, settle conflicts, and thank other family members or ask for help.  With the therapist moderating, adults and children learn to listen, to express themselves, and to feel heard.  Multigenerational sessions often include popular, inexpensive board or card games that are fun to play and strengthen family ties.  You will discover new ways of celebrating your family.

Group Therapy
Most of life’s rewards and challenges occur in relationship rather than in isolation. Process-oriented group therapy involves weekly meetings of eight to ten people for periods of one year or more.  Members share their stories and their goals and, through interactions with other group members in a supportive atmosphere, hone their relationship skills and better their lives. If you are not finding fulfillment in love or work, group therapy will bring the changes you seek.