To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.

~ Oscar Wilde ~

We’ll look at your past as it is how you got here today. We’ll look toward the future as we examine your values, dreams, and aspirations. We’ll identify goals and obstacles to increase the chances for the future you dream of.

Interpersonal conflicts, repetitive relationship patterns, childhood trauma, substance abuse, untreated mental health issues, physical health issues, aging, economic upheaval, and the existential questions that attend each life changing event are all challenges. Together we’ll discover solutions and a way forward.

Solutions might be found in the discovery of dysfunctional beliefs, in which a correction may propel positive changes in behavior and mood. Solutions might be painful, especially if a close relationship isn’t working, or when traumatic memories need to be exposed.

As a psychotherapist trained as a social worker we’ll go outside the heart and the mind to assess the environmental forces operating against your goals and find remedies to lessen the impact of these forces.

If I believe medication will significantly improve your progress, I will recommend seeing a psychiatrist. I’m not a pill pusher, but medication sometimes helps. Medication is like a plank of wood that gets you across a muddy puddle; you exert the effort and courage to make the crossing.

Psychotherapy is a collaborative effort, but it is you who will do the work of change when solutions are revealed. My role is to guide, query, provide tools, and sometimes challenge you. Our process may go on for a few months or longer. We’ll know when the time comes.

Engaging in psychotherapy is often described as hard work.

Many often refer to it as “Doing The Work.”

"Work" is the performance of mental and/or physical effort in order to achieve a purpose or a result. We workout, play an instrument, speak another language, give birth to a dream, all of which require consistent effort. Psychotherapy is worth the effort; it could be one of the most rewarding experiences of your life. 

I am incredibly grateful to witness your efforts toward change.

I work with individuals, couples, families, and groups.

Contact me and let's see if we're a fit