Children/Adolescent: My primary goal is to help children/adolescents feel good about themselves.  It is my belief that helping children/adolescents feel good about themselves will lead to a reduction in problematic behaviors, improve a child's mood, and lead to overall better self-esteem.  

While most people view child/adolescent therapy as a way to address behavioral problems, I think therapy can be helpful preemptively to aid children in developing a positive sense of self which can prevent a lot of the problems that often arise in adulthood. 

In short, I view my work with adolescents to be coaching youth towards a healthy adulthood.

Adults: Whether you're struggling with anxiety or depression or just want to make changes to improve your life, I utilize cognitive approaches to help you address the areas causing distress and psychotherapeutic techniques to identify and address the core issues underlying the problem areas.

While most people associate therapy with "problems", I have found that most everyone can benefit from therapy. Specifically, I believe everyone has past experiences from their past that affects the way they see the world. Addressing these through short term therapy can be effective in helping someone see why they make they do what they do and lead to overall satisfaction in life.

Couples: Most couples attribute their relationship problems to "poor communication".  My question is why two people who are able to hold jobs and communicate effectively in that setting, struggle to communicate with their spouse or significant other.  While there may be different reasons for this, my goal for couples is to help them identify what is interfering with their ability to communicate effectively and help them address these issues.  

It is my hope that by addressing the areas of conflict in the relationship, the couple will begin developing/deepening the intimacy in their relationship.