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About My Clients
I work with individuals, couples, and adult families from various communities, relational styles, sexual orientations, socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic identities. My clients tend to be committed to growth; often demonstrating great courage in tolerating vulnerability, complex emotions, and personal honesty during therapy. As there is no one size fits all, psychotherapy is tailored to the specific needs and desired outcomes of the people I work with.
My Background
I earned my MSW from Boston University in 1995 where I specialized in therapy with families and children, while also earning a sub-specialization in group psychotherapy. I worked in community mental health from 1995 to 2003, and my post-graduate training focused on studying various forms of family and couples therapy. During this time I worked with families recovering from domestic violence, substance abuse, and psychological trauma. In 2003 I opened my own practice and continued training in couples therapy including EFT, The Developmental Model, Gottman method I&II, and Discernment Counseling. In 2010, after three years of study and supervision, I was certified as a sex therapist through The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. In 2015, I was certified as a supervisor of sex therapy. I am a supportive, direct, and fearless clinician committed to supporting my clients in the changes they work to create in their lives and relationships.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
Talk, empathy, and insight alone rarely create lasting growth. Change involves investing time, resources, compassion for self and others, and a courageous desire to heal old wounds and make choices to evolve in one's relationship to self and others. This requires honesty, engaging in emotional risk taking, and a commitment to working with complex emotions while holding yourself accountable to shape the life you want to live. What has happened in the past does not have to drive how one lives in the present. Therapy is hard work. However, you don't have to go it alone. I provide a respectful, supportive, and challenging environment where we can address the past and create a present that provides options for more fulfilling relationship with self and others. I deeply believe in the capacity of people to create greater relational possibilities.