I help people to navigate challenges that we all face at some point in our lives. By providing science-based techniques in a positive, encouraging, and nurturing environment, I work to make recovery a faster and more effective process. All of us want to have good relationships, good feelings, and to be fully engaged with life. I can help get you back to feeling that way if you are experiencing any life difficulty, but my decades of experience make me especially equipped for the following challenges:

My approach to psychotherapy is guided by four principles:

  1. Our work together is relationship-based. This means I regularly ask you to tell me if what we are doing is working for you. If it is not, we will change to something else. Our visits include a simple grading form so you can give me feedback on how we are doing.
  2. I will accompany you through your work and provide suggestions about how you can feel better and be more effective. What we do together is a therapeutic conversation. I listen carefully and, where appropriate, I make suggestions about how to improve the situation.
  3. Our work is strength-based. This means I am vitally interested in you-at-your-best. Even in the midst of great difficulty, confusion, or suffering, you likely exhibit attitudes and behavior that show courage, resourcefulness, humor, and grace. We will find and celebrate those.
  4. Psychological science has converged in recent years around skills that are at the core of healing. Wherever you are in life, you can can get better at thinking more clearly and problem-solving (cognitive therapy), at calming yourself down (meditation-based skills), and moving with more physical comfort through your day (walking, stretching, strengthening, yoga).

I will listen, I will never give up on you, and I will help you to get more out of life. We all want to have good feelings, to have good relationships, and to be engaged fully with life. None of us can do it alone. If you are thinking about counseling, I encourage you to contact me.