I strive to create a safe, nonjudgmental, supportive space. My goals are to help reduce the experience of pain and suffering and to support building a life worth living. I teach tools that increase one’s ability to tolerate intense waves of emotion and spiraling negative thought patterns. We all develop coping strategies to manage challenging situations. I help clients identify effective coping strategies to reduce reliance on ineffective or harmful ones.

In addition, I provide consultation with parents to more effectively support their teenager.

Older adolescents coming to my practice want to work on a range of issues including:

 

• Anxiety

• Test anxiety

• Trauma

• Depression

• Self-harming behavior

• Bullying

• LGBTQ issues

• Transitions

• Parental divorce

• Sleep issues

 

I also offer therapy for emerging adults and adults.