MY SPECIALTIES
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
I assist clients in identifying the role that substance abuse plays in their lives and building healthy alternative coping skills
BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION
I work with clients dealing with a variety of unhealthy compulsive behaviors, including binge eating and excessive spending, by helping them learn new ways to emotionally regulate
PERSISTENT DEPRESSION
I employ mindfulness techniques as well as cognitive-behavioral interventions in order to cultivate a compassionate and accepting approach to treatment-resistant depression
COMPLEX/DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA
I work extensively with clients who have experienced complex trauma in their families of origin, and utilize narrative as well as cognitively based interventions to heal the continuing effects of trauma in client’s lives
INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION ISSUES
I assist clients with concrete and practical skill-building for learning a healthy communication style, improving assertiveness, and reducing reactivity in relationships
PHASE OF LIFE CHALLENGES
Unique issues arise with major life transitions—from graduating college, to job changes, or the beginning or ending of a relationship, and I help my clients cultivate resilience and build on their own unique strengths to navigate those changes