Treatment
My primary focus as a therapist is to help to create a safe emotional space for clients to explore their inner experiences and to identify patterns which may interfere with overall feelings of well-being and life satisfaction. Early in therapy, we will discuss your goals for therapy and will collaboratively develop a treatment plan to help you reach these goals. We will routinely revisit our plan together to assess its effectiveness with regard to meeting your goals and expectations. I invite you to offer feedback about the overall process at any time during the course of therapy.
Couples
My approach to couples therapy is based on extensive training in a model of treatment called Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT) developed by Dr. Sue Johnson. According to recent research, EFT is the most robust treatment model for decreasing relationship distress and increasing relationship satisfaction overall, both during and after treatment. The focus of this approach is helping each couple build a more satisfying, connected emotional bond.
Frequently, couples describe feeling unwanted, shut down, shut out, attacked, criticized, unheard, unseen, and distant from their partner. These patterns typically cause distress in both partners. EFT is designed to address all these patterns of interaction and shift them back to balance.
According to Dr. Johnson’s research, what truly makes a relationship thrive and provides the key to long-lasting love is emotional responsiveness. Couples benefit from EFT regardless of the form of distress they are experiencing. Even couples who are not in acute distress but would like to deepen their emotional bond can benefit from EFT.
I have seen countless couples in my practice benefit tremendously from this approach and it’s beautiful to witness couples find their way back to each other.
Individual
Areas of focus for individual therapy include interpersonal relationship difficulties, depression, anxiety, trauma-related disorders, self-esteem/self-worth issues, impact of dysfunctional family dynamics, childhood abuse/neglect, impact of narcissistic abuse on adults in intimate relationships, grief and loss, phase of life changes, and career challenges.