First and foremost, I respect and emotionally support the people I see.  Technique and strategy come second, and only at my client's invitation.  I see myself as a humanist who applies experience and a variety of approaches, including well-researched cognitive/behavior therapies, depending on the person and problems being experienced.


Assessment and therapy for anxiety problems
Social anxiety
Panic
Other specific fears/phobias
Obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive behaviors
Acute and post-acute traumatic stress problems


Assessment and therapy of mood problems
Mild to severe depression
Situational mood problems
Substance-induced mood problems


Life transitions
How to grow with all the changes of our lives,
       from adolescence, to relationship and career changes, 
               adjustment to losses, mid-life changes, and beyond.
Finding self-actualization


Couple therapy
Mutual problem-solving for couples with failing   
               communication, anger, fidelity, sexual, and other problems
Bringing back compassion and trust
Clarifying values and boundaries with positive communication


Assessment and treatment of substance use and other addictions 
Private assessment and office-based recovery therapy for:

       Alcohol and other drugs
Gambling
Over-eating
Sex/love
Spending
Screens, and other addictions