I've been practicing for over 40 years, and completed my Ph.D in 1986. I believe that our relationship is the key to therapeutic success and will work to establish a comfortable and meaningful experience, as we address your issues. I also provide EMDR for resolving traumatic experiences.
My therapeutic orientation is rooted in Humanistic Existentialist theory, but also borrow broadly from other approaches such as Behavioral, Psychodynamic, Systems, and Rogerian.I am also a certified EMDR practitioner and use that where appropriate. I use our sessions as our "laboratory" since it is primarily our relationship which brings healing.
I begin therapy with an assessment to get an idea of your background, history, and issues. I want to get to know you in order to be helpful. During this session we will also establish goals for working together, and discuss my approach to therapy, and your goals and expectations.
