Psychotherapy Options
-
Individual Therapy
The life-changing work done through therapy leads individuals to more connected and fulfilled lives.
-
Couples Therapy
In couples therapy, couples often develop a sense of curiosity and openness which enables a deeper and more connected relationship.
-
Family Counseling
Families who work together in therapy often feel a new excitement and deeper connection with themselves and the ones they love the most.
Individual Therapy
It is a courageous step to seek out help. Whether you are reaching a point of crisis or merely frustrated by some aspect of your life, therapy offers a way forward in the areas you may feel stuck or discouraged.
I can work with you to navigate through anxiety, relationship and intimacy difficulties, direction and purpose, transition, grief, overwhelming anger, sexuality, mental illness, family issues, and many other complicated aspects of life.
Like life, therapy is a journey. It takes time to understand and appreciate what is unique about ourselves and how we relate to others and the world around us.
Couples Therapy
and
Marriage Counseling
One of the most difficult relationships to navigate in life is with our spouse or partner. There are many reasons for why this is and are as varied as there are people.
Whether you are newly married, planning for that special day, or wanting to remember why you said "I do" in the first place, I seek to inspire new responses to your life together that are healthy and vibrant.
These are some areas we can work through together: sex and intimacy issues, relationships with in-laws, children and family, work and career stress, communication, trust, grief, past history, and trauma.
We begin couples therapy work by first getting a sense of how you and your partner communicate with each other. I will invite you in the session to tell me about a recent conflict. You will each be able to share your experience, thoughts, and feelings about this conflict. Through this beginning practice, we can discover more about the underlying difficulties and needs that are having a hard time being seen and understood.
Many people fear that the therapist will pick a side, so they come into the session determined to have the therapist understand their point of view. However, as your couples therapist. My work is to listen for the more difficult truths underlying the conflict, so we can see what is needed to change and bring about a closer and more meaningful connection. In my work with couples, it is common to develop a sense of curiosity and become less defensive. Couples become better able to recognize and own their own feelings without making them the partner’s responsibility. This important understanding about themselves and the other enables a deeper and more connected relationship.
Family Counseling
There is some truth to the idea that we don't get to choose our family. However, we do get to choose who we are in the family that we have. Families are sophisticated social groups and don't change easily. Families have to see the benefit of new choices and habits before they will choose to pursue something different.
Some of the issues we can navigate together include: divorce, old family secrets, death and loss, financial struggles, life transitions and change, domestic violence and fighting, trouble with boundaries, narcissistic family systems, and mental illness.
I work daily with families caught between the desire for change and the difficulty of growth. When they are able to choose something new for themselves, they almost always find that they have made the right choice and feel new excitement for themselves and the ones they love the most.
Family counseling or therapy is very similar to that of couples therapy. Sometimes it’s helpful to have a session and half because of the amount of individuals involved.
We begin family therapy work by first getting a sense of how each family member communicates within the family system. I will invite each family member to tell me about a recent conflict. Each person will each be able to share their experience, thoughts, and feelings about this conflict. Through this beginning practice, we can discover more about the underlying difficulties and needs that are having a hard time being understood and causing the conflict and disconnect.