Personal Statement

Would you like to improve your relationships? Your job? Or other life situations? I strive to help clients experience immediate relief from problems by shifting perspective and working on the development of new skills. Life transitions like a new relationship, loss, marriage, divorce or job change can be challenging and may require outside help. I provide an unconditionally accepting environment to help you explore solutions that lead to meaningful, long-term results.

Philosophically I believe that difficult times can be viewed as an opportunity to change. The quote "life begins at the end of your comfort zone" illustrates the principle that emotional and spiritual growth are possible by expanding your limits. Worthwhile efforts become more comfortable with practice and repetition.

Clinical experience has included work with couples, families and individuals around addiction, life transitions, family conflict, bereavement, trauma, depression and anxiety. My work is heavily influenced by John Gottman's research as well as Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy. Using a collaborative approach, we work toward solutions to specified goals.

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Client Focus (Age)

  • Adolescents/Teenagers (14 to 19)
  • Adults
  • Elders (65+)

Therapy Specialties

  • Addiction
  • Anger Management
  • Child or Adolescent
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Dual Diagnosis
  • Life Coaching
  • Obesity
  • Oppositional Defiance
  • Parenting
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Harming
  • Sleep or Insomnia
  • Substance Use

Treatment Orientation

  • Attachment-based
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Collaborative Problem Solving
  • Emotion Focused Therapy
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative
  • Relational
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Systems Theory/Therapy
  • Trauma Focused

Modality

  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family

Accepted Insurance Plans

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield
  • BlueCross and BlueShield
  • ComPsych
  • MHN
  • Optum
  • Out Of Network
  • Oxford
  • Tricare
  • United
  • United Behavioral Health
  • UnitedHealthcare

Years in Practice

10+ years

Services Fee

  • Initial Consultation
  • Therapy Session

Payments Accepted

American Express, Cash, Check, Mastercard, Visa

Licenses

License Name License State Year
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) 1577 CT 2012
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) 1062 NY 2013

Certifications

Name
EMDRIA Certified Therapist (EMDRIA)

Associations

Name Duration
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) 2007-Present

Education

School Degree Major Year
Fairfield University MAMarriage & Family Therapy2006

Office Address


JMB Family Counseling, LLC

Therapists find that people sometimes have a good solution but use it at the wrong time, in the wrong way or at the wrong level of intensity. Individual psychotherapy, marriage counseling or family therapy can help you to identify what is not working and help you initiate changes that will get you "unstuck" to improve the quality of your life and relationships.

385 Main Street South, Unit 217

Southbury, Connecticut 06488

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