Depression & Anxiety

Your inner-peace matters. Many individuals can experience symptoms associated with painful and traumatic circumstances. Anxiety, fear, and hopelessness are a few emotions that can linger after traumatic events. Additionally, complex trauma can settle into your body causing various physiological maladies. I can help you in working to overcome these symptoms, and will guide you through a three-step process towards healing. 

In calming your sympathetic nervous system I use: (i) trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), (ii) critical incident stress debriefing, (iii) stress inoculation therapy (SIT), (iv) narrative and stress-externalized therapy, (v) prolonged exposure therapy (PET), (vi) mindfulness-based therapy, and (vii) psychoeducation to help you find your way back to peace.

Your significant relationships are of great worth. Counseling is beneficial to all couples, and in all stages of their relationship, who are looking to strengthen their emotional and physical connection. No matter the hurt, or disconnection, you can heal back towards vibracy of heart.

I specialize in research-based methods, as they aide in providing unbiased assessments. Those that I have found to be most effective are: (i) the Gottman Method, (ii) Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT-C), (iii) family systems therapy, and (iv) narrative and externalized therapy. With these therapeutic methods, I can help couples learn practical skills, effective communication, and values skills. Additionally, written assessment tools will facilitate the creation of a personalized therapy treatment plan that will nurture the intimacy, happiness and joy you deeply desire.

When loss and heartache show up unexpectedly in our lives, one can feel either overwhelmed in a "foggy numbness", or hyper-realistic with irritation and anger. I understand. With compassion and empathy, I can help guide you safely back into an emotional middle-ground of stability and healing. 

To effectively achieve this, I use: (i) grief counseling therapy, (ii) mindfulness-based therapy, (iii) narrative and externalized therapy, (iv) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), (v) positive psychology therapy, and (vi) psychoeducation to help you move forward, while still retaining cherished memories.

Freedom from chains that bind you. When you struggle with an addiction of any kind, you feel like you are just holding on, in a continual battle against the "beast" of the addiction. I can help you gain a clearer understanding of what the addiction is protecting you from, and how to approach the "root" of the problem from a different perspective. By changing your inner-lens, you can choose a new path forward - and finally find peace.

I use only proven empirically-supported treatments (ESTs) which are: (i) motivational interviewing therapy, (ii) cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), (iii) narrative and externalized therapy, (iv) behavioral modification therapy (v) positive psychology therapy, and (vi) mindfulness-based therapy in helping you find a new and unchartered way back to freedom.