As a licensed professional counselor, I offer a variety of services and specialize in the treatment of adults and adolescents who experience:
- Addiction – including substance abuse as well as compulsive behaviors related to gambling, food, sex, technology, exercise, relationships, and other aspects of “typical” modern life that have become problematic for you
- Eating or feeding behavioral problems, including disorders such as binge eating disorder, bulimia and anorexia nervosa, and avoidant or restrictive feeding disorders
- Adjustment disorders/life transitions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Mood disturbances, including major depression and bipolar disorders (type I or II)
- Anxiety and panic disorders
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Personality adaptations
Some people don’t experience any of the above; they just know they don’t feel their best and are looking for guidance, support, or feedback as they navigate the stressors of life. Even if you have supportive friends and family, therapy can offer a unique, non-judgmental perspective on those difficulties.
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
John Green
While I employ a variety of therapeutic techniques, I believe that all the tools and information in the world cannot be of service to my clients without a solid foundation of trust and rapport between us. Above all, I consider myself a relational therapist – that the relationship between us offers you a chance to understand the way you operate in other relationships in your life. First and foremost, I want you to feel safe and like you’re on solid ground with me. Nothing else will be able to happen in therapy until that happens first. So, we’ll definitely spend some time just building that connection with each other. This is by no means an intellectual process, but an intuitive one – and different for each client I work with.