Private practice. Couples and adult individuals.
If you want to work on your relationship with your partner, here
are some of the things we'll consider:
What are the strengths of your relationship?
What do you want more of in your relationship?
What behaviors do you do that get in the way of having what you want
in your relationship?
What feelings are underneath those behaviors?
If the two of you are at a point in your relationship where you seem
to be having conflicts and arguments that never get resolved, you
seem to have the same arguments over and over, there is a way to
progress past that. When you feel emotionally attacked or
misunderstood, defenses come up. Communication then seems to be
impossible. On the other hand, how do you feel when you're accepted
for who you are, and you know that what you say makes sense to the
other person, and they're curious about your perspective on things?
Defenses come down, safety is created, intimacy can happen and feel
GOOD. Complaints and criticisms are requests for something--learn to
see the needs that underlie the frustrations you both have, and
you'll both end up feeling heard and understood.
If you or your partner has had an affair, it doesn't necessarily
mean the end of your relationship--there can be healing and
recovery. You don't have to feel 100% committed to your relationship
at this particular time in order to explore your options and the
possibilities. We like it when relationships succeed, but not all of
them do. You can still grow personally and gain awareness about what
you contribute to your relationships. Diversity is always welcomed.
I also see individual clients for depression, anxiety, relationship
issues, trauma. Anxieties are more common than you might think.
Don't let them isolate you. Social phobias and general anxieties
respond well to cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness interventions.
Past trauma can be resolved. I do hypnosis to help stop smoking and
to lose weight, when requested.
