Areas of Speciality
I see myself as a general practitioner first and foremost and have experience and interest in treating a wide range of issues. However, the areas listed below are issues of specific interest to me and areas that I have spent significant time deepening my knowledge, understanding, and experience in.
- Group therapy
- Couples therapy
- Working with victims of narcissistic abuse (understanding and healing from the trauma being in this type of abusive relationship causes)
- Self-love deficit disorder and co-dependency
- Love addiction
- Healing from rejection and heartbreak
- Attachment issues
- Attachment trauma
- Existential exploration
- Spiritual exploration (specific training in and knowledge of Christianity and Buddhism)
- Mindfulness and meditation
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Relational issues
- Identity exploration and self actualization
- Dream analysis
- Multiculturalism, diversity, equity, and anti-discrimination
- Gender identity issues and development
- Sexual identity issues and development
- Life transitions including: individuation from family of origin, beginnings and endings of relationships, marriage, divorce, becoming a parent, and transitioning to an "empty nest"
- The Enneagram model of personality theory
- American Sign Language and Deaf culture
Therapeutic Approaches
- ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
- Client-centered (Rogerian)
- Attachment-based Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Jungian
- Mindfulness and body-centered psychotherapy
- Existential
- Experiential
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Structural Family Therapy
- Bowen Family Systems Therapy