About

I am a licensed clinical social worker with over 28 years of experience in the field of mental health. I have worked with clients with a wide range of struggles/concerns including but not limited to depression, anxiety, problems regulating emotions, transgender issues, sexual orientation issues, addictions (including eating disorders), relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD and ADHD. I also help many people who have experienced trauma of all kinds. My definition of trauma is: "It's not so much what has happened to us but it's what we've walked away believing about ourselves." Please know that I very much believe that what happens to us, or what doesn't happen to us is very important, needs to be shared and addressed. However, understanding the impact of those experiences is also very useful and will also need to be addressed in treatment.

My counseling style is warm and interactive. I believe in treating people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral treatment driven interventions including Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In addition to solution focused traditional talk therapy, I am also trained in Motivational Interviewing, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) also known as Tapping, Structural Dissociation, Ego State Therapy, Flash Technique and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). It's important that we work together to meet your unique and specific needs so you can get the most out of your experience here on Find A Therapist.

It takes courage to recognize you are unhappy and to take the first steps towards making a change. If you are ready to take that step I am here to support and empower you. Let's get to work!