Welcome

Welcome! We all struggle to improve our lives - to change and grow in ways that make us feel more fulfilled.
However, sometimes life's changes can be overwhelming, causing anxiety, depression and other symptoms of stress.

Are you dealing with a difficult relationship or unrewarding job? Do you feel stressed entering a new phase of life, such as marriage, divorce, or becomimg a parent? Together we will look at the issues you are currently experiencing and find ways to understand and deal with them more effectively.

Therapy can help us recognize limitations in how we perceive ourselves and come to know the patterns in our behavior, while useful in the past, keep us stuck in the present. I believe that self awareness is the first step in the path to change and is achieved by examining the past and understanding how our earliest relationships have impacted and formed who we are today. I believe that working with people to help them recognize the origin of their emotional distress will allow them to pull on their strengths to overcome these limitations and gain a deeper level of personal insight.

My approach as a therapist is responsive and interactive. I listen with attention to both conscious and unconscious communication and provide gentle but direct feedback. I use empathy and humor and try to be creative in an effort to reach each person as an individual.

When a person feels deeply understood by their therapist, there is an almost immediate positive effect. Establishing a connection with my clients through which trust can develop over time is important to me, and I feel essential, to be able to safely explore feelings at a very vulnerable time. Along with exploring client's inner world of thoughts and feelings, I use our interactions in sessions to bring to
light relationship patterns. While self awareness and insight are important, I also provide support and encouragement to take actions that will help you grow and change and achieve your goals.

Issues and areas of specialization:
- artists who feel blocked in their creativity.
- adolescents and young adults struggling to become their own person.
- helping people who are "pleasers" to express their needs more effectively.
- relationship difficulties, in the workplace or personal.
- loneliness, feelings of isolation and disconnectedness.
- grief, loss and bereavement
- issues around aging

I am flexible and do short or long term treatment depending on your goals and the issues you want to resolve.

I am an In Network Provider with Aetna and Barnabas Healthcare.
I accept all other insurance plans as an "out of network" provider.

I believe a "good fit" between therapist and client is important. I invite you to come in for a consultation to give you a sense of how I work, to see if you feel comfortable and helped, and hopefully we can begin working together.


Please call or email me for an individual or couples therapy consultation today.