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The decision to meet with a therapist or mediator is an important first step in the healing process. I understand it can feel overwhelming, but I am ready to work with you one step at a time. My goal is to help you find peace and balance in your life. I do this by harnessing your inner strength to help you work through any issue you're facing. I understand that therapy is not a one-size fits all process and so I vary my practices so that my approach is tailored to each individual. I implore you to take your first step to a healthier, happier life and contact me.
I can help you get clarity regarding where you've come from, what's going on and how to move forward. Ready with tools in hand, I will help equip you to move forward in life, resourcing you and helping you gain insight into your problems, personality and potential.
Life can be difficult and, sometimes, you need a little bit of help navigating the journey.
As humans, we have a biological need to attach or bond with others, starting with our earliest relationships. Our early experiences form an instructional blueprint that is stored in our body memory and becomes part of our basic relational wiring— our sense of safety and security. Basically, some individuals are fundamentally secure in their relationships, while others are insecure. Insecurities within a relationship can cause significant distress to the people involved and if we don’t try to rewire the dysfunctional tendencies acquired n early life, insecurity can manifest in a variety of ways that has insidious effects on relationships.
Relationships require work and are bound to face challenges large and small. Simple, everyday stressors can strain an any relationship, and major sources of stress may threaten the stability of the relationship. Through therapy, I work with clients to address the issue at hand and encourage them to participate in developing a solution. Most relationship problems are manageable, but when challenges are left unaddressed, tension mounts, poor habits develop, and the health and longevity of the relationship are in jeopardy.
I help clients who suffer from persistent anxiety issues that disrupt their normal lifestyle. In anxiety counseling, my focus is on helping clients address the worrisome thoughts captured by the notion of “What if?”. I move clients from “What if?” toward “Then what” thinking by helping them develop psychological coping skills to handle those “What ifs” if they do materialize.
At the root of anxiety lies unhealthy beliefs, thoughts, actions, and behaviors: the underlying factors that cause us to feel anxious. Together we will identify and address the underlying factors. My goal is to help you understand your anxiety, based on your unique situation and circumstances, help you identify the underlying factors associated with your anxiety (the core issues and causes), and formulate a personalized treatment plan specific to your unique situation and circumstances.
What is a life transition? In the simplest terms, transition is change. In a broader sense however, transitions are life’s way of asking us to reexamine our present way of being. Change is inevitable. We will never be able to stop change from happening to us, but we can learn to stop fighting it.
Transitions can be predictable such as a child leaving for college or marriage, or they can be unpredictable, such as the sudden death of a loved one or a traumatic accident. Whatever the degree or intensity of the event, every transition we experience has one thing in common. It forces us to make changes to our existing life. And with change, comes resistance. A major life transition closes one chapter of our life, and starts a new one, putting us in a new place and direction that we have not walked before. It is often a very difficult adjustment as we endure intense feelings of fear, doubt, and uncertainty.
Perhaps you are now faced with a lot of idle time to fill, and the voids that are left may leave you feeling helpless, or unproductive.
I am here to help identify these issues and the other adjustment issues as you move forward through the many life transitions that help to create the person we are today. Sometimes all we need is a supportive ear to guide us through the transitional period.
In self-esteem counseling, I help clients with low self-esteem make changes in their thinking, behavior and relationships to develop a positive view of themselves. By doing so, clients become less dependent on positive feedback from others to feel good about themselves.
You may have been experiencing trouble with trusting yourself, find yourself far too concerned with what others think, or you may struggle with validation and need acceptance to a degree that you feel isn’t in line with where you would like to be. These are just a few of many indicators that you are struggling with self esteem. There are many different coping mechanisms that people turn to when they feel poorly about themselves or their current situation, both healthy and unhealthy.
Through therapy, I will help you identify and recognize the patterns in your thoughts and behaviors that contribute to your low self esteem. I will help you unlearn those behaviors and retrain yourself to handle situations which cause you to have low self esteem by being more aware, and more thoughtful of how they affect you.
Overcoming a personal or psychological problem like depression, anxiety, stress, anger or relationship issues may seem like an impossible and daunting task. I am here to help equip you with the tools necessary to overcome the most difficult of life’s challenges. My purpose in therapy is to offer individualized and integrated care with respect and appreciation for your unique challenges. My aim is to support your strengths while encouraging transformative change toward meaningful living.
Even the healthiest relationships have their challenges. Every family or romantic relationship is different as each unit has it’s own set of values, communication style and shared experiences.
I approach therapy from a Family System’s perspective— the idea that individuals cannot be fully understood in isolation from the family unit. When we learn how different sub-personalities function as a system and how the overall system reacts to other systems and people, we are better to identify the roots of conflict and begin to effectively manage arising complications and achieve greater well-being.
Do you or your teen struggle with social anxiety, behaviors that impact your relationships, or frequent highs and lows in emotions? Do you want to live without racing thoughts, sleepless nights, or rocky relationships? If you or your teen are feeling stuck and trapped by your anxiety, depression, or communication difficulties please reach out to me to develop a plan to feel better. I work with clients from adolescence through older adulthood to develop new coping skills, communicate more effectively, and to enjoy life more. My approach to therapy is collaborative and incorporates the strengths and needs of the individual I am working with.
Sometimes it can be hard to cope with all of the changes that happen during early adulthood. If you’re having trouble dealing with certain situations or emotions, you might find counseling to be a helpful way of sorting things out. Counseling can help you to understand your feelings and problems and learn how to deal with them in your everyday life.
The Millennial Generation represents the largest, most well educated, connected and diverse generational cohort in history. Along with this fast pace of change there comes a host of challenges, such as increased stress, economic pressures and multiplying distractions. Young adults may often find the support of a therapist to be helpful during the transition from adolescence into adulthood, especially if they experience mental health concerns or other difficulties as they become accustomed to new expectations, roles, and responsibilities.
Contact me today and let me help you discover a rich and unique expression of your individual potential!