Providing Therapy to Couples & Individuals
Connections with yourself
and with others
I work with a wide range of emotional challenges, providing services that span from couples therapy as well as individual therapy for anxiety, depression, parenting support, health related concerns and ADHD. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each client's individual needs to help them attain the personal growth for which they are striving. I am committed to staying on top of the latest research as it pertains to mental health and emotional well being. I have worked in a wide variety of settings that have allowed me to cultivate my clinical skills.
My approach
Where DID I learn about a
neurobiological approach?
First let me start by saying I am a life-long learner. I completed Dr. Ruth Newton's Scaffolding the Brain: A Neurobiological Approach to Assessment and Intervention, which set me on the path of learning more about implementing neuroscience principles in my practice. I am fortunate enough to have participated in a monthly study group with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, Ph.D., a leader on parenting whose focus is whole-brain integration for children and adolescents. In 2016, I completed a year-long training with experts in couples therapy, Dr. Ellen Bader & Dr. Peter Pearson, with a focus on attachment & development and neuroscience. In this program, I had the opportunity to work with people from all over the world who utilize this model during treatment with couples. I have also attended trainings with other leading trauma and neuroscience experts such as Dr. Bruce Perry, Dr. Dan Siegel, and Dr. Rick Hanson. Furthermore, I have completed two year-long trainings from Dr. Stan Tatkin, a world expert on couples therapy, from which I learned and utilized a psycho-biological approach. Locally, I coordinate a study group in my community for clinicians who implement neuroscience principles, developmental theories, and attachment theory in their own clinical practices.
Couples Therapy is my specialty. I have had specific couples therapy training in five researched based models:
Julie and John Gottman - Gottman Model
https://www.gottman.com/about/the-gottman-method/
Ellyn Bader & Pete Pearson - Developmental Model
https://www.couplesinstitute.com/
Stan Tatkin - Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy known as PACT https://thepactinstitute.com/dividedpage/what-is-pact/
Martha Kauppi - Institute for Relational Intimacy
Institute for Relational Intimacy
Richard Schwartz & Toni Herbine-Blank - Internal Family Systems - Intimacy from the Inside Out
TREATMENT SPECIALIZATIONS INCLUDE:
Couples Therapy
Maternal Health
Depression and Mood Disorders, including Postpartum Depression
Anxiety (PTSD, OCD, Generalized Anxiety, Test Anxiety, Panic Attacks)
ADHD
Parenting Support
Cancer patients & their loved ones
Career Issues
Stress Management
Conflict Resolution
Sleep Difficulties
Grief & Loss
Adult Children of Alcoholics