Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

The challenges of growing up in today's rapidly changing society are enormoChildren, adolescents and young adults need to be equipped with skills for survival and growth that were never before imagined.  

My philosophy is one of self-empowerment: rather than giving clients answers, I prefer to teach them tools to find answers and solve problems for themselves. By integrating cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and other therapy modalities, clients learn to more effectively communicate and express their feelings appropriately, gain self-confidence in all of their interactions and develop more positive social skills. I focus on teaching techniques that empower youth and young adults to develop the social and to emotional skills necessary for a positive school or college experience and to live a fulfilling and happy life.

I provide a warm, non-judgmental setting in which my clients can begin to understand their environments and see themselves and others more clearly. I encourage them to try on new ways of thinking and behaving and explore change, as well as, identify both positive and negative patterns as they arise and make thoughtful choices accordingly.  

I balance deep support, kind humor and gentle challenging throughout my work.