Areas of Expertise

 
 

Anxiety & Trauma

Anxiety and Trauma are common reasons to seek therapy. In fact, nearly 80% of persons will experience a major traumatic event in their lifetime, and 1 in 5 people will deal with maladaptive anxiety. If you’re experiencing intrusive thoughts, obsessions, panic attacks, or worries to the degree that you feel considerable distress and it interferes with certain aspects of your life, you may benefit from evidence-based treatments for anxiety. Anxiety symptoms may also occur as a result of a traumatic experience. In addition to anxiety, people with a history of trauma may also experience recurring memories of the traumatic events, avoidance of places and situations that trigger those memories, emotional dysregulation (e.g., particularly anger or shame), and nightmares. Common diagnoses for anxiety or trauma include: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, OCD, PTSD, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. I offer many of the best front-line treatments to reduce the impact of these disorders and help you begin to live the life of ease.

Treatments offered:

  • Exposure Therapy/ Exposure and Response Prevention

  • Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy

  • Prolonged Exposure Therapy

  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Cognitive Behavioral approaches

Interpersonal & Intimacy Concerns

Are you someone who gives to others to the detriment of your own needs? Perhaps, you have difficulty expressing emotions and your opinions with others? There’s just something missing in relationships and you feel stuck and confused about how to move forward. It’s possible you have had a history of neglectful or toxic relationships, or perhaps you didn’t have the best adult models to show you how to open up, share, and get your needs met. When we don’t know how to get our needs met we tend to feel disconnected from others. Connection to ourselves and to others is integral to our well being. And disconnection is often a source of tremendous pain. Through psychotherapy targeting interpersonal relationships, you can begin to reconnect with yourself and those dearest to you through learning to identify your needs, developing an authentic voice, and overcoming your fears to enhance your relationship with yourself and others.

Treatment Approach:

  • Radically Open Dialectical Behavior Therapy

  • Functional Analytic Psychotherapy

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Personal & Professional Growth

Navigating life’s choices can be challenging. In this day in age we are pulled in so many directions we lose sight of where we are going and who we are. As we drift further from the aspects of life that energize us or get us in our life “flow”, we may begin to feel confused or helpless. Perhaps you’re a university student in need of guidance and support as you transition into your career. Or maybe you’re a professional who has it all together at work but struggles with managing your personal life. No matter your specific life transitions, psychotherapy may be helpful to uncover your mental and emotional blocks, let go of the need for perfection, and make meaningful moves toward meaningful change. Through solution-focused, motivational, and values-based techniques, you can begin to develop clarity and confidence in your decisions.

Techniques utilized:

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Solution-focused Therapy

  • Skills training/coaching

  • Career Assessment tools