I counsel women and men in individual therapy. Individual therapy is a place to feel seen and understood, where you can discover the freedom of becoming authentic and fully alive. I have worked with many people who are facing depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, relationship problems, grief, loss and difficult transitional periods in their lives.

I am a relational psychologist. In relational therapy, you learn to identify how you may be pushing people away rather than attracting them and also come to understand how these behaviors are related to past experiences. One of the goals of relational therapy is to help you to develop and maintain stable, healthy and secure relationships. A lack of fulfilling relationships in our lives is believed to cause a number of common psychological issues, including mood instability, social anxiety, addiction and higher susceptibility to trauma. Relational therapy helps you become more aware of the past experiences and patterns of behavior that prevent you from developing healthy relationships, as well as helping you develop new ideas and the needed skills to improve your relationships.

Group therapy can be one of the most powerful and cost-effective forms of therapy. Some of our greatest pain comes from feelings of not belonging. Group therapy is a place to “experience” how you interact in your relationships and to learn how to enrich them. The dynamics of a group often mirror those of society and family in general. The therapist along with the other members of the group, allow you to experience and understand your patterns in relating to others (i.e., do you fear intimacy and find ways to push people away, do you want to be close and connected to others, but don’t know how?). This type of therapy can help you improve your current relationships by learning how to communicate more effectively and to understand the interpersonal patterns that have been painful or unsatisfying. Group therapy involves learning through experience and deepening your understanding of yourself. It is an opportunity to come together with new people for the shared purpose of personal growth.

Group therapy can benefit those who experience anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, loss, life transitions, aging and addiction. I will help you determine if group therapy is the best fit by meeting with you individually for a few sessions to learn about your interpersonal history and goals for therapy.