In my practice, I provide individual counseling and psychotherapy for teens, adults and older adults. My therapeutic style is supportive, collaborative and includes cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, evidence-based, and mindfulness approaches. Clients often describe sessions as a safe place to reflect, collaborate, problem-solve and ultimately move forward. Many say that they appreciate my helping them identify and stay focused on their therapy goals.
I have expertise in treating depression, anxiety disorders, stress, relationship issues, eating disorders, and insomnia. I also work with clients to navigate life transitions and adjust to change. I have successfully helped people deal with relationship break-ups, grief, chronic pain, job-loss, and retirement.
One specialty that sets me apart from many other therapists is my career counseling work. Career counseling helps people achieve a satisfying and rewarding career that fits their interests and talents. Individual career counseling is tailored to a client’s unique needs and goals, and may include testing, such as an interest assessment.
In addition, having experience on college campuses, I am skilled at working with the personal, educational, and career concerns of college students. I help students manage life transitions, such as adjustment to college or graduate school, needing to change majors, anticipating graduation and entering the world of work. I also work with recent graduates and young adults, including those who are stuck or struggling.
I really enjoy giving presentations and workshops. I have presented locally, nationally, and internationally on topics including mindfulness, stress reduction, counselor training, career development, multicultural diversity, and workplace change. Recently I facilitated the continuing education workshop “Mindfulness for Our Clients and Ourselves: Concepts, Benefits and Practices,” sponsored by Maryland Psychological Association, Delaware Psychological Association and Baltimore Psychological Association.
I specialize in:
- Anxiety including Social Anxiety, OCD, GAD, and Panic Disorder
- Depression
- Stress Reduction
- Mindfulness
- Self-acceptance, self-esteem
- Bulimia, binge eating disorder, compulsive overeating
- Insomnia
- Relationship issues
- Career Counseling and Career Workshops
- College students, including personal, educational and career concerns
I believe that a strong working relationship between client and therapist is essential for psychotherapy to be effective. This makes sense and is also evidence-based. In my work with clients, I focus on “the therapeutic alliance” to help guide our work together. This means that I listen carefully to my client and together we set treatment goals and choose the best methods to decrease symptoms and work toward treatment goals.
