I have worked with children, teens, and adults in a therapeutic fashion for most of my adult life.  Experiencing safe, nurturing relationships and clear, loving boundaries during every stage of life is critical to giving and receiving love in healthy ways and adapting to the changes that come with each stage of the life cycle. 

I have specific training in trauma, attachment and dialectical approaches. I am certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), an evidence-based approach that works well for mood disorders, conduct disorders, PTSD, borderline personality disorder and trauma.  I devote many hours each week to reading, skills development, and professional collaboration in order to stay current with evidenced-based practices and research, reflect on my own skills, and grow personally and professionally. This is what my clients deserve. 

I have worked successfully with clients experiencing problems related to:
  • Adulting
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Autism spectrum disorder: social skills; dating/relationship skills
  • Bi-cultural, multicultural, and immigration issues
  • Boundaries
  • Bordering Personality Disorder
  • Bullying
  • Career exploration and life-planning
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce
  • Empathy skills
  • Family conflict
  • Family systems
  • Foster family dynamics
  • Gender identity and sexual orientation (LGBTQIA+)
  • Grief (death, infertility, loss)
  • Health crisis (chronic illness, cancer, acute illness)
  • Identity formation
  • Intense emotions
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Marriage dynamics
  • Panic attacks
  • Parent-child relationships
  • Peer conflict/peer relationships
  • Romantic relationships
  • Self-harm
  • Self-image, self-esteem and self-efficacy
  • Sexual abuse
  • Social Anxiety
  • Social skills
  • Step-family dynamics​  
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Trauma, including all types of abuse

I refer out the following challenges to clinicians who are specially trained:
  • Drug and alcohol dependency, misuse or abuse
  • Eating disorders/disordered eating and advanced body image issues
  • Advanced dissociative disorders (large lapses in memory, frequent losses of time with dangerous or detrimental outcomes, multiple parts that are unaware of each other, parts that are violent or dangerous to self or others and are non-responsive to therapeutic interventions or coping strategies)