Who are you at your essence? Your core? The space within that is the ground of your being? Do you operate from this center, or is it like a beloved friend you have lost touch with over the years? Sometimes on our way to what we imagined for ourselves, life has a way of making other plans: A loved one dies, we are diagnosed with a serious illness, a love relationship becomes distant or ends.
We may also find ourselves in the grips of an addictive process, see our child riddled with anxiety or depression, or find our once gratifying work place, toxic and unfamiliar. These are some of many obstacles we might encounter. Or, do you find yourself caught in a vortex of internal chatter, reactivity, or the seemingly endless tasks of daily life?.
During such challenging times, I am a believer of using as many resources as possible. Psychotherapy is one such powerful resource. We talk of taking a village to raise our children or becoming more efficient in the workplace, but do we give our emotional health and well being as much attention and consideration?
We may also find ourselves in the grips of an addictive process, see our child riddled with anxiety or depression, or find our once gratifying work place, toxic and unfamiliar. These are some of many obstacles we might encounter. Or, do you find yourself caught in a vortex of internal chatter, reactivity, or the seemingly endless tasks of daily life?.
During such challenging times, I am a believer of using as many resources as possible. Psychotherapy is one such powerful resource. We talk of taking a village to raise our children or becoming more efficient in the workplace, but do we give our emotional health and well being as much attention and consideration?
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I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked in the human services field since 1993.
After graduating from Hamilton College in 1993, I began a year of volunteer service at Turning Point Youth Services in Visalia, California, serving chemically dependent teens and their families.
Upon returning to the east coast, my work expanded to school based youth services and crisis intervention counseling at Hackensack High School.
In 1998, I graduated from Hunter College School of Social Work with a specialization in Group work.
After graduating from Hamilton College in 1993, I began a year of volunteer service at Turning Point Youth Services in Visalia, California, serving chemically dependent teens and their families.
Upon returning to the east coast, my work expanded to school based youth services and crisis intervention counseling at Hackensack High School.
In 1998, I graduated from Hunter College School of Social Work with a specialization in Group work.
In my practice, I provide individual and couples counseling for adults, and individual therapy for adolescents.
A large part of my practice includes, but certainly is not limited to, Help for Helpers, encompassing work with those in helping professions, namely: educators and school personnel, therapists, medical professionals, emergency and first responders, ministers, parents, and coaches.
Furthermore, over the years I have received numerous referrals of the friends, loved ones, and colleagues of former clients.
A large part of my practice includes, but certainly is not limited to, Help for Helpers, encompassing work with those in helping professions, namely: educators and school personnel, therapists, medical professionals, emergency and first responders, ministers, parents, and coaches.
Furthermore, over the years I have received numerous referrals of the friends, loved ones, and colleagues of former clients.
My passion and training is in the Internal Family Systems model (IFS), by Richard Schwartz.
By learning our internal landscape and why we do what we do, we can have greater compassion for ourselves and learn to heal ourselves and our wounds from the strongest, most deeply centered place within us.
As a psychotherapist committed to my own ongoing personal work and professional training, I have seen firsthand the breakthroughs that can come from deep therapeutic work.
However, I recognize that it can be difficult to entrust your inner most thoughts, history, and vulnerabilities to someone you barely know.
By learning our internal landscape and why we do what we do, we can have greater compassion for ourselves and learn to heal ourselves and our wounds from the strongest, most deeply centered place within us.
As a psychotherapist committed to my own ongoing personal work and professional training, I have seen firsthand the breakthroughs that can come from deep therapeutic work.
However, I recognize that it can be difficult to entrust your inner most thoughts, history, and vulnerabilities to someone you barely know.
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