Good psychotherapy requires a "match" between client(s) and therapist and avoids "stretching the client to fit the couch." Finding the right psychotherapist involves both clinical skill and personality match. A good therapist is genuine, warm, and offers a human relationship with guidance and good advice. What I offer as a clinician is an active style of psychotherapy with a high regard for where you are in your journey, what your goals are, and what things can be pointed out and changed along the path to growth and improved relationships. As a Marriage & Family Therapist, I work with individuals, couples and families providing child, adolescent and adult psychotherapy.

My approach is inclusive of Eastern and Western thought and I have knowledge of, respect, and regard for differing faiths and cultures. My approaches include fields of neuropsychology, neurolinguistics, emotional and cognitive intelligence, and communication skills. Although my graduate specialty included child and adolescent therapy in my family training, I enjoy working with a range of ages and problems. Of particular interest to me are approaches that integrate the whole person. My specialties include cognitive behavioral therapy, logotherapy, neurobiological theories, play, art, and sandtray therapies, ADD/ADHD, alcohol and substance abuse recovery, PTSD, trauma, grief, bereavement, chronic and terminal illness, women’s’ and men’s issues, and gay and lesbian issues.