People seek psychotherapy for wide-ranging and deeply personal reasons. The common theme among these is the desire to improve some aspect of your emotional health. Together, we will work to explore and alleviate those areas of your psychological life which cause distress or limit your happiness.

Specializations

My areas of expertise include the treatment of adults, and teenagers in the following areas:

• Depression                             

• Anxiety

• Relationship difficulties

• Divorce or painful breakup

• Family issues

• Trouble at work or school

• Psychological impact of medical illness

• Trauma & PTSD

• Anger

• Grief & loss

• Low self-esteem

• Life transitions

• Sense of aimlessness or lack of direction

Maintaining connections with loved ones is an important part of a satisfying life.  As social beings, humans look to relationships for emotional support, playfulness, partnership, and intimacy.

Often, the stressors of life take a toll on relationships, causing problems between partners or even exacerbating underlying tensions which had been previously manageable or unnoticed.  Couples therapy provides the additional support to explore and repair these relationship ruptures. My approach to couples therapy focuses on the health of the relationship’s attachment bond (emotional safety) as an avenue for healing and rebuilding connection.

Specializations

I work with couples at all relationship stages with a wide variety of needs. Common reasons a couple may seek out the support of therapy include:

• Difficulty with communication

• Frequent arguing or interpersonal conflict

• Infidelity

• Sexual or intimacy issues

• Facing a medical illness of one or both partners

• Concerns about parenting

• Managing family stressors

• Working through major life changes

• Preparing for marriage

As part of my clinical practice, I provide comprehensive psychological evaluations for children and adults. My approach to assessment is actively collaborative; together, we will develop a personalized plan to tailor the test battery to your specific questions and needs. Once the testing is complete, I will provide you with a feedback session as well as a complete report detailing the results and all recommendations.

Types of Assessment

There are many reasons why a person might seek a psychological assessment, including questions you have about yourself or questions another health care provider has regarding your care and treatment recommendations.   

• IQ and intellectual functioning

• Academic strengths/weaknesses

• Accommodations for testing

• ADHD and problems with attention/focus

• Diagnostic clarity for another provider

• Understanding your personality style

• Understanding patterns in relationships

• Behavioral problems in children or teens

• Pre-surgical psychological screenings

Other

• Additional mental health questions you might have

• Evaluations and tests requested by teachers, doctors, or employers