Other Specialties

Life Coaching

I combine psychotherapy with life coaching, blending deep insight with no-nonsense guidance to help you get unstuck, find clarity, and actually enjoy the ride. If you’re feeling somewhat lost, unsure of where you’re headed, or just trying to feel more like you again, I can help you clarify your goals, gain a better knowledge of yourself, and remove the roadblocks that have been standing in your way. Let’s work toward the life you want.

Grief & Loss

Grief is messy and unpredictable, and it kicks you in the @$$. You can be mourning a person, a relationship, or a job. Your grief is real, not linear, and often very overwhelming. There’s no “right” way to grieve, and you don’t need to do it alone. We can work through this together, acknowledging your sadness and helping you find a sense of stability and peace along the way.

Multi-Racial & Cultural Relationships

You may be coming from two different cultures and attempting to make your relationship work. You are questioning whether this relationship is worth it. It’s difficult enough sometimes when you come from the same cultural background, let alone two diverse cultures.

You’ve been brought up differently. You may each see the world from another point of view; have contradictory opinions about literature, music or art; maybe political differences as well, yet you connected for a reason. Somewhere along the way, you stopped hearing each other.

Let’s work on communication so you both understand each other on a deeper level with an open heart, and then decide if you want to make this relationship work.

Mindfulness

“The curious paradox is, when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”
– Carl Rogers

It feels as though you are unhappy and unsettled with who you are. You have been fighting with yourself, making it difficult to move forward. You’re allowing your inner critic (also known as your negative voice) to run the show.

We will incorporate Mindfulness in therapy. It is a method of helping you stay in the present moment without judgment. With mindful self-compassion, you’ll explore how to be kinder and gentler with yourself and truly accept who you are. Mindfulness helps you become more aware of your negative voices, which you will realize are NOT TRUE! I incorporate Mindfulness in my everyday life and have found it to be an incredible help to me, and I believe it can help you move forward in your life.

Substance Use

Maybe it started as a way to take the edge off, or maybe it’s been a daily ritual for a long time. Substance use has been affecting your life, relationships, and your mood. You want to make a change.

In therapy, we’ll discuss what you’ve been going through and find the root of the issue so you can begin to heal. I’ll listen, provide a judgment-free zone, and call you out on your BS (with love), and I hope you’ll do the same with me.

We’ll focus on harm reduction, where we will work on subtle ways of reducing your substance use. For example, a young man came to see me, who was drinking a fifth to a fourth of vodka a day. By the end of his treatment, he was drinking one can of beer at dinner. We’ll discuss your goals, and I’ll offer insight and resources to help you see yourself out of the woods and back to living the life you want.

Divorce & Infidelity

Your trust has gone out the window. You’ve grown in vastly different directions, and things feel raw, confusing, and painful. You haven’t been intimate in a long time, and one or both of you have found comfort and intimacy outside of the relationship.

It’s a long road back to each other. Do you want to work together to rebuild trust, or are you considering leaving the relationship? We can have these difficult conversations together and get to the underlying issues that have been dividing you.

Let’s talk it out, swear it out, cry it out, laugh it out, and get you both on the best path forward, whatever decision you make.

Women in Treatment

You feel overwhelmed by the responsibilities you have as a woman in today’s world. From relationships and career stress to body image, boundaries, and parenting, women face a unique kind of pressure. I create a safe space, your comfort zone. Here, you can laugh, cry, vent, and scream because we’re in this together! As a woman in this world, I have been to hell and back, and I will take this journey with you.