-Are drugs and alcohol wreaking
havoc on your life?
-Have you been severely mistreated by someone you thought you could
trust?
-Are you using self-harmful methods of coping (cutting, picking your
skin, using drugs or alcohol) with your internal pain?
-Do people walk all over you, leaving you frustrated and depressed?
We can get through this together!
These are problems about
which I have experience, training, and understanding. I want to offer
you my help. As a licensed psychologist who’s been helping people
for over ten years, I can teach you skills to help you cope differently
and make better choices. Together we can access your inner
strength and wisdom. You have developed ways to survive life’s misfortunes,
and for a long time those ways may have served you well. I am proposing
that you consider other options that may have less damaging consequences
in your life. I have helped many trauma survivors, substance abusers,
and people with mental illness recover from what has happened to
them, and to forge healthier, happier lives for themselves. I have also
worked with people who are dually diagnosed with health problems
and/or mental illness and substance abuse. You don’t have to suffer
alone; your courage will allow you to accept help from people who care.
About Me:
I have worked individually
and in groups, with children, teens, and adults as old as 86. I’ve
also helped people from diverse cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds,
as well as sexual minorities. I have also worked with people in the BDSM
communities and consider myself open-minded and flexible to many different
lifestyle choices.
I strive to create a healing
partnership with each of my clients, whether I help an individual, a couple,
or a family; I tailor my approach to fit the needs of that particular
client. Together we imagine the desired outcome and collaboratively generate
steps to achieve that goal. My approach includes elements of Dialectical
Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Oriented Therapy,
EMDR, and psychodynamic therapy. My specializations are chemical dependency
treatment and trauma recovery. I have worked extensively
with anxiety, depression, relationship issues and job stress.
For more information on
these treatment types, please see the buttons on the left.
I accept the following
insurance: Aetna; Blue Cross; Cigna; Managed Health Network; Magellan;
and various EAP plans. I have a sliding scale for people who
cannot afford my full fee, which is $120 per hour. |