I worked in community mental health for twenty years before entering into private practice. My education is in therapy and social work. This prepared me to practice in the areas of chemical dependency, psychiatric inpatient units and crisis interventions.
My style is informal and promotes collaboration with the client. I work with you to create a new narrative, challenge distorted thinking, and to regulate emotion. My areas of focus are grief, ADHD, depression and life transitions.
I offer an environment of trust, safety and acceptance. Our first session will use this environment to obtain clinically relevant information, review guidelines of therapy and offer time for you to ask any questions. We will also identify both short term and long term goals for treatment. These goals typically include changing behavior, increasing self confidence and symptom management
