Individual therapy

Relationships

I work with adults of all ages who are facing the stresses and challenges of a life transition. Whether it is a new job or a lost job, a newly blending family or a family struggling with divorce, a lack of love or a lost love – all of these challenges are opportunities to take a look at how we perceive life events and how we define ourselves. I provide a secure place where this can happen. We can explore what is holding you back, or limiting your vision. I believe that even the most crushing setback can be a catalyst for transformative growth. I help people take many small, successive steps toward the kind of change that can release their potential for success and happiness.

I have been a parent, so I know how stressful, confusing – and rewarding – this endeavor can be. My passion is to renew the joy in this most fundamental relationship. I help parents deal with their own emotional responses to their child’s behavior. I work with parents to develop plans to support and maintain positive changes in their children’s emotional wellness and behavior. The result for both adult and child is greater centeredness, emotional balance, and confidence. The result for the family is increased expression of love and respect.

Sometimes raising a child brings up painful or uncomfortable memories from our own childhood. We might vow that we will be different from our own parents. Nevertheless, when anger or frustration or stress gets the better of us, we start sounding just like our mother or our father. It is possible to break this cycle. Coming to terms with your own childhood hurts, losses or disappointments can help you show your child genuine acceptance and affirmation. Talking with someone who understands what you’re dealing with is the first step.

Life Counseling

Engaging in this work is like having in-depth, life-changing conversations that build on one another to create mental shifts that release the capacity within you.  Together, we explore what is truly important in your life, and clarify the values that make your life meaningful.  We discover what blocks your energy, steals your happiness, gets you off track.     With support, you learn to stop judging yourself based on comparisons or goal achievement-- and start instead asking yourself, "Were my actions today aligned with my values and what I want for myself?"  I help you develop strategies that work, specifically for you, to tackle what feels overwhelming.