Services & Specialities

Children & Adolescents

I work with children ages five and up. Whereas adults tend to communicate by talking, children most naturally communicate through play. Play helps kids process their thoughts and feelings, make sense of events, and learn new skills. For these reasons, I use talk and play therapy based on each child and adolescent’s unique needs and developmental stage. 

Youth are wonderfully resilient and more important than the challenges they face is how their support system responds. Since the relationship between a child and parent/caregiver is one of the most important in a child’s life, I deem parent/caregiver collaboration as an essential part of the treatment.

Children and adolescent services may entail individual sessions, family sessions, and/or parent consultations. Sessions are 45-60 minutes.

Specialities include: 

• Self-esteem

• Anxiety and Panic Attacks

• Social/Peer difficulties

• Family conflict

• Acting out

• Inattention, hyperactivity, and ADHD

• Trauma and post-traumatic stress (PTSD)

• Stages of life transition and changes 

Emerging Adults & Adults

Individual therapy for adults can cover a large variety of topics and can be short-term or long-term depending on the presenting issues.

Specialities Include:

• Stress management

• Relationship/family/coworker conflicts

• Lack of job fulfillment

• Identity development and integration

• Stage of life concerns (e.g. transitioning to college, parenthood, or late adulthood)

• Adjustment difficulties

• Trauma

• Anxiety and Panic Attacks

• Sleep issues

Sessions are 45 minutes.