and Services Offered

          We now know more about the brain, the emotions, effective communications, and the intricate interpersonal relationships within the family than we have ever known before.

          I am committed to helping individuals and family members learn  techniques for managing painful emotions and  communicating effectively to solve the problems that bring them in for help.

          My experience in working with families has taught me respect for generational boundaries and differences in communication style that must be recognized for effective problem solving.  

          My years of treating eating disorders have taught me about the importance of good nutrition and exercise in dealing with depression, and my experience with eating disorders, substance abuse, and dissociative disorders has taught me about the importance of shame in the cycle of abuse and compulsive behaviors as well as a variety of techniques for dealing with shame-based disorders.

          My experience and training in Hypnosis and NeuroLinguistic Programming have taught me that patiently meeting and joining the client is a vital prerequisite to introducing them to creative interventions, that people are capable of learning amazing things, and that humor and fun are effective aids to learning new skills.

          I find that people are often more willing to learn new skills than to accept a diagnosis of mental illness, so my focus, with individuals, groups, and families, is on identifying valuable skills they already have, and helping them to develop new ones.

A Clinical Social Work Practice Serving:

For cost effective approaches, I like to teach basic skills