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I pracatice holisitc therapy that engages mind, body and spirit. I try to create an accepting environment that feels safe and conducive to honest open conversation. I also help clients identify their inner "parts" and to engage in a useful dialogue with them. Healing comes from insight, selfawareness and behavioral change. We work together to make sure these changes are occuring inorder for the client or couple to have a more enjoyable life with successful relationships.

Psychotherapy is a collaberative process between client and therapist to bring about better emotional, mental, physical and spiritual healing. I will seek to develop a working and professional RELATIONSHIP with you which is paramount to all counseling processes in order to help you reach your goals. Reseach shows that psychotherapy is an effective way to treat an array of issues and can sometimes be more effective than medication. When medication is necessary, combining it with psycotherapy can yield much greater results.

My Psychotherapy approach is warm, focused, purposeful, compassionate, present-centered and holistic (incorporating the mind, body and spirit). It is infused with curiosity, humor and education. Our work is guided by my belief that you have innate desire and capacity to heal. I trust that you have your own best answers and together we will strengthen your knowing muscle through an ongoing exploration of "how do you know what you know?"

People often choose therapy to address "stuck" places in their lives - relationship patterns, unhealthy habits and addictions, pervasive, negative thoughts - that are rigid and self-defeating. It takes energy to change, and if a person has felt stuck for a long time, they may at first be overwhelmed and stressed. I offer clients in my psychotherapy practice a safe, nonjudgmental space to build self-trust, self-understanding and self-compassion, and most importantly, to be heard and believed.

Many people report experiencing some relief after just one psychotherapy session. A psychotherapist offers you immediate support and a viewpoint from someone who is not emotionally over-involved. That's why a psychotherapist can be helpful-- they do not have an personal emotional investment in the decisions that the client makes. A caring psychotherapist genuinely wants a client to be healthy and happy, but does not try to persuade a client to make a particular decision (unless a matter of safety is at stake).