Individual Treatment
The basis for all treatment protocols
I believe that all individuals experience difficult situations in life, and that each of us has potential to make positive changes in outlook, interpersonal functioning, and lifestyle behaviors as we see fit to do so. This may mean choosing to enhance communication and conflict-resolution skills or alleviating depression, anxiety, grief, lingering childhood issues, or trauma –– including sexual and other forms of abuse, that keep us from maximizing the talents, abilities, and interests that make us unique, and enhance our enjoyment and performance in life.
My role as therapist is to assist you in the process of understanding your past so as to make the changes in the present that will lead to a healthier and happier future.
Because I think holistically, I encourage you to look carefully at your physical and spiritual functioning as well. Although I must acknowledge that, as an individual, I enter the therapeutic relationship with an established set of social and spiritual values, my intention is to honor the values the client brings. I encourage clients to explore the underlying beliefs that shape their lives.
The home page further expands on the use of EMDR and the adjunctive care I provide for Substance Abuse. Please note that as an individual practitioner I do not provide the full range of treatment that would be required for mandated clients.