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I'm glad you're visiting my website. Psychotherapy is a complex process that is difficult to capture in words. My goal in these pages is to describe what it would be like to be in psychotherapy with me and to explain how you might be helped by me. I've tried to do this as clearly and straightforwardly as possible. I hope you will feel that I've succeeded.
My Approach
I provide psychotherapy that is practical and effective in bringing about positive change that lasts. I help people expand and strengthen their core sense of themselves so that it becomes possible for new positive, authentic feelings and desires to develop in place of current automatic, devitalizing emotional experiences. Learn More »
Individual Therapy
For many of us, it is necessary to adopt self-protective behavior that also, unfortunately, eventually thwarts our emotional development. I help people strengthen their sense of themselves so that they require less protection and can resume growing.
Couples Therapy
Couples rely on each other to feel special and enlivened. When there is a rupture in the relationship and resentment and defensiveness replace empathic responsiveness, I can help partners understand the nature of the breakdown in terms of legitimate wishes and help them develop more satisfying ways of being together.
Child and Adolescent Therapy
I seek to understand the specific meaning that behavior has for a young person in terms of their life and current needs and desires and in terms of their attempts to achieve experiences of vital importance. This leads to increased self-esteem, greater tolerance of negative feelings, increased capacity to self-soothe, and improved ability to relate to others.
Family Therapy
Family ties can be our most important human connections. In work with families, I focus on strengthening emotional bonds between members by helping them experience the ways in which they have a positive impact on each other. This helps families be most able to explore and respond effectively to fears, conflicts, depression, and challenging life situations.