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About You Are you in a situation where friends and family are not enough help right now? There are times when almost everyone needs to talk to an objective person. If this is your first time in counseling finding out a little about about your counselor is just one of the steps you have to take. Another is understanding what counseling/therapy is. It's a confidential meeting with an objective professional trained to sort things out and identify if you are at risk of harming yourself because life is too painful to bear. If you are dealing with an unbearable situation like having fallen into addiction, being threatened of losing a job, a death in the family, a serious illness of your own, ongoing disability, a relationship going sour or breakup, loss of any kind, early recovery depression or anger, I can help you get back on track. Originally I am a New Yorker. I settled down in Massachusetts after an adventurous life and had a family later than most. Although I did work in human services with my bachelor's degree, I did not have the means to get an MS, in Mental Health Counseling until I was an adult. When I did finally get my Master's degree, it was very satisfying to be so helpful to my clients. I managed a short-term day program for people in early recovery and an inpatient program for detoxifying long term alcoholics. I did get my LMHC and worked in an outpatient mental health clinic. At this clinic, I realized I wanted to work with many different kinds of people. In my private practice, I created a warm and flexible environment where I could steer my course. I have now worked with people with substance abuse, anger issues, divorces, grief, work-related issues, family problems, early recovery, disability, chronic pain, and others. At this point, I am working just with this telehealth practice because both myself and times have changed,