Individual Therapy
Individual therapy involves one on one engagement between client and therapist and usually focuses on personal goals such as reducing maladaptive behaviors or increasing self-awareness. Building on a client’s strengths, the therapist is able to develop a partnership to help alleviate emotional and relational difficulties. My approach is simply: you define the problem areas to be worked on; I use some special knowledge to help you make the changes you want to make. Clients are always allowed (and often encouraged) to include other members of their support system in session if they feel it will be beneficial for their emotional growth. Some issues commonly discussed in individual sessions are:
§ Depression
§ Anxiety
§ Anger/Aggression
§ Self-awareness
Couples’ Therapy
Joining two personalities can bring a unique set of challenges for couples. Occasionally, couples can get off track and may become complacent in their relationship. With proper communication and the right tools for compromise, couples can overcome almost any challenge life throws at them. I enjoy helping couples build healthy communication practices and assisting them in having lasting, loving, and intimate relationships. Some of the issues addressed in couples’ sessions are:
§ Communication
§ Infidelity
§ Sex/intimacy
Family Therapy
Our families are the foundation for how we handle our future personal and professional relationships, which makes them critical to our success. As a family therapist, I believe it is crucial to our general well being to have positive unconditional regard for and from our family. Many families benefit from a solution-focused perspective utilizing what works well for them and getting rid of what doesn’t. Family sessions can benefit all members as individuals while improving their relationships with each other. Some commonly addressed issues in family sessions are:
§ Parenting/Discipline
§ Divorce/Separation
§ Aggression/Abuse/Violence
§ Enmeshment
Adolescence can be a challenging stage for many families. It is a time for teens to begin asserting their independence, and this can bring about challenges. Many of these common difficulties can be handled easily with small changes in the family system. I have ample experience working with adolescents and their families in both academic and private practice settings. I have also had success in helping teens deal with personal issues like:
§ Low self-concept
§ Anger/Aggression reduction
§ Low grades/Study skills development
§ Depression and Anxiety
Adolescence is a crucial developmental stage and it is important to help adolescents develop positive coping skills and a healthy self-concept in order to have positive, successful adults in our future.
Group Therapy
Group therapy includes meeting in a setting with 5-9 additional group members who share a common goal. Groups meet once or twice a week for an average of 6-12 weeks. In groups, change occurs through normalization, instillation of hope, imparting information, and development of healthier social skills. General goals for group therapy include improving interpersonal relationships and communication, increasing client self-concept, self-efficacy, and feelings of personal control, and gaining an understanding of our feelings, motivations, and behaviors. These newly developed skills can then be generalized to life outside the group. Some issues commonly addressed in group sessions are:
§ Low self-concept/Self-acceptance
§ Anger/Aggression reduction
§ Grief/Loss
§ Trauma/PTSD
Anger Management/Resolution Therapy
Anger management is slightly different from traditional "talk" therapy. A certain amount of education is included, and skills training is slightly more intense. If managing anger is the focus of therapy, it is generally due to experienced disruption in the client's life, so it is often critical to begin with behavior adjustments immediately. Distress tolerance skills as well as interpersonal effectiveness work is included to assist client in a more comfortable transition into behavior change.
Individual therapy involves one on one engagement between client and therapist and usually focuses on personal goals such as reducing maladaptive behaviors or increasing self-awareness. Building on a client’s strengths, the therapist is able to develop a partnership to help alleviate emotional and relational difficulties. My approach is simply: you define the problem areas to be worked on; I use some special knowledge to help you make the changes you want to make. Clients are always allowed (and often encouraged) to include other members of their support system in session if they feel it will be beneficial for their emotional growth. Some issues commonly discussed in individual sessions are:
§ Depression
§ Anxiety
§ Anger/Aggression
§ Self-awareness
Couples’ Therapy
Joining two personalities can bring a unique set of challenges for couples. Occasionally, couples can get off track and may become complacent in their relationship. With proper communication and the right tools for compromise, couples can overcome almost any challenge life throws at them. I enjoy helping couples build healthy communication practices and assisting them in having lasting, loving, and intimate relationships. Some of the issues addressed in couples’ sessions are:
§ Communication
§ Infidelity
§ Sex/intimacy
Family Therapy
Our families are the foundation for how we handle our future personal and professional relationships, which makes them critical to our success. As a family therapist, I believe it is crucial to our general well being to have positive unconditional regard for and from our family. Many families benefit from a solution-focused perspective utilizing what works well for them and getting rid of what doesn’t. Family sessions can benefit all members as individuals while improving their relationships with each other. Some commonly addressed issues in family sessions are:
§ Parenting/Discipline
§ Divorce/Separation
§ Aggression/Abuse/Violence
§ Enmeshment
Adolescence can be a challenging stage for many families. It is a time for teens to begin asserting their independence, and this can bring about challenges. Many of these common difficulties can be handled easily with small changes in the family system. I have ample experience working with adolescents and their families in both academic and private practice settings. I have also had success in helping teens deal with personal issues like:
§ Low self-concept
§ Anger/Aggression reduction
§ Low grades/Study skills development
§ Depression and Anxiety
Adolescence is a crucial developmental stage and it is important to help adolescents develop positive coping skills and a healthy self-concept in order to have positive, successful adults in our future.
Group Therapy
Group therapy includes meeting in a setting with 5-9 additional group members who share a common goal. Groups meet once or twice a week for an average of 6-12 weeks. In groups, change occurs through normalization, instillation of hope, imparting information, and development of healthier social skills. General goals for group therapy include improving interpersonal relationships and communication, increasing client self-concept, self-efficacy, and feelings of personal control, and gaining an understanding of our feelings, motivations, and behaviors. These newly developed skills can then be generalized to life outside the group. Some issues commonly addressed in group sessions are:
§ Low self-concept/Self-acceptance
§ Anger/Aggression reduction
§ Grief/Loss
§ Trauma/PTSD
Anger Management/Resolution Therapy
Anger management is slightly different from traditional "talk" therapy. A certain amount of education is included, and skills training is slightly more intense. If managing anger is the focus of therapy, it is generally due to experienced disruption in the client's life, so it is often critical to begin with behavior adjustments immediately. Distress tolerance skills as well as interpersonal effectiveness work is included to assist client in a more comfortable transition into behavior change.
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