I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist working with individuals, couples and families inspiring motivation, hope and healing. My specialities include relationship issues, couples counseling, anxiety and mood disorder management and the field of addiction. With 20 years in the mental health field, my broad experience encompasses many years of addiction treatments of all kinds (substance abuse, eating disorders, gambling, s*x, smoking, shopping, etc.) with clients of various backgrounds and cultures. I work from a psychodynamic perspective which entails talk therapy, a safe place for self reflection and exploration. A desired outcome would be allowing unconscious material to be available to the client’s conscious mind. This entails some discussion of the client’s earliest memories of relationships and events. However, I see myself as able to recognize all theories as colors of the rainbow. Often I find it beneficial to borrow from all the colors. For instance, when working with addicts as well as adolescents, I often use cognitive behavioral therapy which can provide help in teaching them how to recognize the events, thoughts and feelings that lead to self destructive behavior and give them the tools to change that behavior.
