Services I Provide

I currently offer both in-person and telehealth appointments between 9am and 3pm, Mondays through Thursdays. On Wednesdays, I offer evening appointments until 8pm.

Free Phone Consultation

I highly recommend contacting me for a free fifteen to twenty minute phone consultation prior to scheduling an initial session. These conversations, while brief, will provide you with a preview of what it will be like working with me, and will help you make a more effective decision about whether I will be the best fit for you.

Individual Therapy

I primarily see individuals who are struggling with managing anger and conflict, those struggling with grieving the loss of a loved one, and those who have a hard time dealing with intense emotions. I usually see individuals for 50-minute weekly sessions, though I do offer twice weekly sessions if you and I decide that is clinically appropriate. After a certain number of sessions, when you feel you are sufficiently making progress toward your goals, we may decide it would be appropriate to meet twice a month or less frequently. I have training in CBT and DBT, and can help you challenge your negative thought patterns, change ineffective behaviors, and work toward creating the life you truly want.

Couples Therapy

I work short-term with couples struggling with conflict. I have completed Level 2 training in Gottman Method Couples’ Therapy, and offer 50 to 90-minute sessions to work with you and your partner on improving communication and confronting the negative beliefs that may be impacting your relationship.

Conjoint Therapy

Occasionally in therapy, it may become appropriate to bring in your mother, father, sister, brother, partner, roommate, best friend, etc. in order to provide you the opportunity to work together on your relationship, begin to communicate difficult issues or practice skills you’ve learned in therapy with your support network. These can also be useful sessions in helping me get an objective perspective of relationship dynamics that might be currently affecting your mood/stress. These sessions are different from family therapy, as they are typically limited to 1-2 sessions and are focused primarily on helping you, the individual, address issues that are impacting you but that might involve another person.

Modalities I Use

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

DBT is a modality created by Marsha Linehan to help individuals struggling with borderline personality disorder or, more broadly, emotion dysregulation. Emotion dysregulation describes a pattern some people experience with emotions, where their emotions are triggered very easily, and they might have a hard time re-regulating to their baseline. Often, when people are struggling with frequent intense emotions, they do things that might unintentionally worsen their situation (e.g., self harm, suicide attempts, lashing out, etc). DBT was created to help people manage intense emotions without making things worse.

Please note that while I am intensively-trained in DBT, I am not currently on a DBT consultation team and do currently not offer group therapy or phone coaching and therefore do not offer formal/comprehensive DBT. What I offer is individual therapy that is informed by the principles of DBT. I help people who are looking to build on DBT skills they have developed in earlier treatments, or are interested in learning how to integrate DBT skills into their treatment for the first time. I am happy to refer you to a formal DBT program in the area if this is something you are interested in.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT has been widely used as an effective treatment for depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and more. Essentially, this treatment helps you become more aware of and then challenge your negative thoughts (things like “I’m an idiot”), so that you can view yourself and others in a more realistic and balanced way. CBT can also help you change behaviors that might be making you feel worse (isolation, lashing out, etc.).

Gottman Method

John and Julie Gottman have been studying relationships for decades, during which time they have developed a highly effective therapy for helping couples connect better. Gottman Method includes a detailed assessment process to help me understand the strengths and areas of growth of your relationship. Once we have examined areas for progress, we can begin to implement and practice new skills to help you and your partner communicate more effectively and increase the feelings of romance, friendship and connection in your relationship.

Telehealth Therapy

I currently offer telehealth therapy using Simple Practice’s HIPAA-compliant/secure video platform. I am also offering in-person initial sessions; if preferred (and if clinically appropriate) you can switch to telehealth at any time!