Life presents all of us with opportunities and challenges. However, if one is feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed or confused it becomes seemingly impossible to arrive at a sense of balance, well-being and meaning thus impeding our ability to meet those challenges or take on those opportunities. 

Therapy can help one gain a sense of calm and perspective necessary to see more clearly and understand the options available to live a more satisfying and fuller life. Research continues to demonstrate that each of us is capable of altering the way we perceive the world. We are not destined to always look at it with the fear-survival negativity bias that for many of us seems "normal" or at least very familiar. Rather, we are each capable of cultivating a more expansive view. A view that not only helps with our psychological well-being but is proving to also affect our physical health.

Our habitual negative thinking can be challenging to change on our own. For many, it is difficult to see how that thinking can influence every aspect of our thoughts. We see the world as the glass half-empty instead of seeing 4 ozs of liquid. Having a guide to alert, inform, question and kindly re-direct you at your own pace can help to switch that thinking...can re-train the mind to view the world in a more balanced and joyful manner. We can avoid getting "hooked" or triggered by people, places and events that bring us right back to the past. Instead, one can look at the world through eyes that see the present moment informed by the past rather than being dominated by the past. We can become open to new experiences and curious rather than frightened or shut down. The very structures of our brains can be altered by changing harmful habitual thinking. If you are interested in seeing the world in a new way, therapy can be very helpful.

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Your privacy is very important to me, and indeed is the bedrock of all therapeutic relationships. My records are not stored online nor in a cloud for the protection of my patients' confidentiality. I adhere to the NASW (National Association of Social Workers) code of ethics. You should know that I am also legally mandated to adhere to certain legal protections provided to those who are at risk of harm or abuse. It is my obligation to report child and elder abuse or situations in which I feel someone is at imminent risk to themselves or others.


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