Psychotherapy for Adults (Individuals and Couples): 

Concerns for which people contact me are:

• life transitions, such as new parenthood, empty nests, retirement, job changes, losses, coping with illness
• grief and bereavement
• relationship difficulties
• depression
• anxiety
• feelings of discontent
• life direction
• vocational choices
• academic difficulties
• gender identity
• sexual identity
• interfaith/intercultural/interracial relationships
• loneliness
• feelings of emptiness and being lost
• lack of connection and meaning in relationships and work
• feelings of resentment and regret

The therapeutic relationship can provide a place of deep connection to reflect on your path in life, past, present and future, and to improve your sense of self through the caring of a therapist. Therapy is also a useful venue to review one's choices, rediscover strengths and interests, and plan a course for the future.

My Approach
When looking for a therapist, it is critically important to find a good match in terms of approach and personality.  Like any relationship, a relationship with a therapist should feel right to you.  The below information is one way to learn more about me.  Please contact me if more information would be useful to help determine if I would be a good fit.

The first step for me is to understand how history - both family and relationship - has influenced you and narrowed your choices, sometimes in ways of which you are not yet aware.  In discovering these influences, often we will find that your true self has been buried behind walls erected as a barrier against chronic pain and disappointment. As a result, no one knows you - no one has taken the time to discover you, and you are effectively alone in the world. Understanding this is important. In addition, a committed, safe, and on-going therapy relationship can actually provide the deeper sense of being valued and having a place in the world - and this relationship is the ultimate antidote to depression, anxiety, and many relationship problems. Because of my life experience and training, I feel passionately about people suffering from this sense of invisibility and am dedicated to providing help.

For some people, a longer commitment is important as a way to most deeply address their concerns. For others, a brief set of meetings can be very useful as a starting point and a way to rejuvenate their lives.  I hope to find a way to best accommodate each person's needs.