Specializing in Anxiety Treatment, Depression and Couples Therapy
Anxiety
Having feelings of worry or fear, experiencing unexpected panic spells, living with a sense of dread or apprehension, feeling on edge, difficulty concentrating, and/or experiencing racing thoughts are all symptoms of anxiety.
As we work together, we will safely and comfortably explore how to reduce and eliminate these often very distressing experiences. We will begin the process of understanding where they are coming from and how to make changes to alleviate these symptoms so that life can feel comfortable, peaceful, and normal again.
Depression
Life is difficult. At times, overwhelming feelings of sadness and discouragement can begin to dominate. Coping feels almost impossible. A sense of failure can pervade, causing isolation, tearfulness, and sleep difficulties. Depression disrupts our lives.
I have extensive experience treating mood disorders, and I will work closely with you to understand the cause and treatment that would work best for your personally to help you return to a fulfilling and productive life.
Relationships/Couples
Life is all about relationships - our relationship to ourselves, our environment, our peers, our families, and our world. One of the most challenging and rewarding is the one with a life partner. I have been trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, an intervention based on the scientific study of adult love and bonding processes in couples. It address distress in intimate relationships of adults, and works to identify and change negative behavioral patterns.
Couples seeking counseling to improve their relationship may find this method a beneficial approach, as it aims to help people better understand bother their own emotional responses and those of significant people in their lives.