About

My clinical focus is working with teens and adults, male and female, who struggle with depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, attachment disorders, obsessions, compulsions, anger management, and Suicidal ideation. I also help resolve interpersonal problems through couples and family therapy.

The tools used in therapy that I find very effective with adolescents and adults are Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Experiential therapy. These therapeutic techniques are uses expressive tools and activities, such as role-playing or acting, props, arts and crafts, music, animal care, guided imagery, or various forms of recreation to re-enact and re-experience emotional situations from past and recent relationships. The client focuses on the activities and, through the experience, begins to identify emotions associated with success, disappointment, responsibility, and the view of one's self.

DBT and Experiential Therapy are often used in the treatment of trauma, eating disorders, behavior disorders, anger management, grief and loss recovery, substance abuse, and various types of physical and behavioral addictions and compulsive behavior. Overall the goal is to help identify and change negative thinking patterns that push for positive emotion and behavioral changes