Who Comes to See Me? I am glad to have a general practice. This means that I see a lot of different folks walk through my office door. Some are young and some are older. I work well with both genders, with singles, those who are coupled, and with those who have separated/divorced or are in the process of doing so. It pleases me to do therapy with individuals of different races, national origin, religious beliefs, social backgrounds, sexual orientation, and political persuasions. I provide individual, couple, family, and group therapy as well as school and workplace consultation for my clients depending on their needs. I treasure and benefit from the ‘mix’ of people I see as it constantly provides me a way to continue my development both inside and outside of my office. What Might Therapy Offer You? At the simplest level I hope to offer you a routine space and time to be with the truest parts of yourself. In this regard, I act as a witness of your work. For example, it is qualitatively different to be in a room by your lonesome and say, “I want love!” or “I hate my husband right now” than it is to be in a room with me and/or your spouse (father, sister, …etc.) and say such a thing. Therapy is a powerful means to become more conscious and stand in your truth. It is a tool that can help to restore and shift broken, undeveloped, delayed, stuck, or pained parts of the self to fuller health. Whatever type of therapy you enter into, it is ‘your’ work. Make no mistake about it, I cannot do it for you though I will offer support, encouragement, and challenge you to show up as needed. Lastly, when clients come for therapy sessions, I work with them from a ‘non-pathological’ model. That is, people who come to see me are not considered ‘defective or crazy’. Rather, I strive to help my clients understand the meaning of behaviors, moods, thoughts, body-symptoms, and agonizing interpersonal patterns of relating. Many times the most stubborn ‘problems’ or long-term ‘struggles’ hold great meaning for the individual and if explored in a new way, with support, can function as a doorway to change and health, not simply as painful dysfunction.			The benefits of seeking and striving for such deep personal change include: Alleviating emotional pain and stuckness Developing better practical coping skills to deal with life stressors Experiencing a greater sense of pleasure in yourself and in your relationships Letting go of old wounds and hurts and living more in the present moment Affecting change in others and creating new opportunities for yourself