If you have found yourself here, you or someone you care about may be experiencing a difficult time in their life. Often, life changes can provoke intense unexpected emotions of guilt, shame, fear, anger, resentment, confusion, sadness as we try to cope with new circumstances. I have over 25 years of experience of helping people triumph through difficult life transitions that may seem overwhelming.
If you are struggling and looking for therapy or counseling in Monmouth county, I can help you find your way. People often ask how I can help them. The most simple answer is I specialize in helping survivors of all types of loss, trauma and change, endure, survive, and learn to live again. Unable to sleep and your emotions feel all over the place or completely absent.
I'd like to help you find your way. With Acceptance, Empathy and Respect, I will work with you on whatever brought you through my door. My style is interactive, approachable, "and real". I am collaborative and will help empower you to find and trust your own voice.
If you are struggling and looking for therapy or counseling in Monmouth county, I can help you find your way. People often ask how I can help them. The most simple answer is I specialize in helping survivors of all types of loss, trauma and change, endure, survive, and learn to live again. Unable to sleep and your emotions feel all over the place or completely absent.
I'd like to help you find your way. With Acceptance, Empathy and Respect, I will work with you on whatever brought you through my door. My style is interactive, approachable, "and real". I am collaborative and will help empower you to find and trust your own voice.
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My 20 plus years of professional experience and education have shaped my therapeutic philosophy.
For those who are curious about my theoretical orientation, I integrate approaches from Relational / Interpersonal Psychodynamic models, CBT, DBT, ACT, and Solution Focused interventions.
While I am happy to discuss theory, I believe these terms are often of little value and meaning to someone looking for a therapist.
What individuals typically really want is a sense of what all those terms mean for them and more importantly, how I will work to assist them.
For those who are curious about my theoretical orientation, I integrate approaches from Relational / Interpersonal Psychodynamic models, CBT, DBT, ACT, and Solution Focused interventions.
While I am happy to discuss theory, I believe these terms are often of little value and meaning to someone looking for a therapist.
What individuals typically really want is a sense of what all those terms mean for them and more importantly, how I will work to assist them.
You know grief is a natural response to loss, but you might not have expected to be grieving for so long.
Grief Counseling can help.
Each person has their own unique experience of grief.
The pain of grief has no time frame, but our culture has unhealthy expectations on the length of grieving.
You might currently be feeling your grief as frightening isolating, and lonely.
Whether your loss was sudden or anticipated, acknowledging the reality of it can take weeks or months or longer.
If you've experienced a traumatic loss such as suicide, accident or murder, it's common for grief to be even more complicated, intense, and prolonged.
Grief Counseling can help.
Each person has their own unique experience of grief.
The pain of grief has no time frame, but our culture has unhealthy expectations on the length of grieving.
You might currently be feeling your grief as frightening isolating, and lonely.
Whether your loss was sudden or anticipated, acknowledging the reality of it can take weeks or months or longer.
If you've experienced a traumatic loss such as suicide, accident or murder, it's common for grief to be even more complicated, intense, and prolonged.
It is likely you are experiencing a desperate search for answers.
You may be feeling abandoned and isolated, and struggling with overwhelming confusion, self blame, rage and guilt.
You might also be dealing with the traumatic experience of witnessing a violent death, or finding the body, and dealing with police.
A suicide can bring up all kinds of questions and feelings that surprise you.
Even if the suicide was 20 years ago, some common themes of pain may have remained for you, coloring other relationships, and altering beliefs about yourself and the world.
You may be feeling abandoned and isolated, and struggling with overwhelming confusion, self blame, rage and guilt.
You might also be dealing with the traumatic experience of witnessing a violent death, or finding the body, and dealing with police.
A suicide can bring up all kinds of questions and feelings that surprise you.
Even if the suicide was 20 years ago, some common themes of pain may have remained for you, coloring other relationships, and altering beliefs about yourself and the world.
This loss has overturned the natural order of life, leaving you dazed, paralyzed and disoriented.
You aren't alone - I can help you get through this.
The loss of a child of any age is often referred to as one of life's most unspeakable events.
Even if you've had other losses in your life, losing a baby is different and you may find yourself surprised at how you are reacting.
There is no predictable course of grief and the bereavement journey is not a straight line.
It is a very personal experience.
You aren't alone - I can help you get through this.
The loss of a child of any age is often referred to as one of life's most unspeakable events.
Even if you've had other losses in your life, losing a baby is different and you may find yourself surprised at how you are reacting.
There is no predictable course of grief and the bereavement journey is not a straight line.
It is a very personal experience.
They can fill such a huge space in our hearts.
When they are sick, you worry about them like you do a child.
As they age, you begin to dread their passing with as much worry and anticipated sorrow as you might have for an elderly relative.
Anticipating pet loss can be as difficult, if not in some ways more difficult than other kinds of grief.
Your companion animals have filled a significant role in your life.
They have been there for you in the long lonely nights providing an unconditional, steady, non judgmental presence.
When they are sick, you worry about them like you do a child.
As they age, you begin to dread their passing with as much worry and anticipated sorrow as you might have for an elderly relative.
Anticipating pet loss can be as difficult, if not in some ways more difficult than other kinds of grief.
Your companion animals have filled a significant role in your life.
They have been there for you in the long lonely nights providing an unconditional, steady, non judgmental presence.
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