Providing child, adolescent, individual adult, couples and family counseling with the following treatment specializations:
For Infants, Toddlers, and Pre-schoolers:
- Abuse and Neglect
- Adaptation to serious medical issues (including concerns related to prematurity, child illness or parent's serious illness)
- Anxiety (including separation anxiety)
- Attachment and Adoption
- Behavior problems
- Developmental Delays
- Play Therapy
- Separation and Divorce
- Tantrums
- Traumatic events
- Regulation problems (feeding and sleeping)
For School-Aged Children and Adolescents:
- Abuse and Neglect
- ADD/ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
- Adolescent and Family Issues
- Anxiety (including Selective Mutism, School Refusal, Separation Anxiety, Social Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive, Sleep problems)
- Aspergers and Pervasive Developmental Disorders
- Depression (including Bipolar)
- Divorce and Post-Divorce Issues
- School Problems
- Self-Esteem Issues
- Social Skills
- Traumatic Events
For Individuals:
- Acculturation Issues
- Anger and Stress Management
- Anxiety
- Child Abuse Survivors (including sexual abuse)
- Crisis Intervention
- Depression (including Bipolar)
- Divorce Recovery
- Grief, Loss and Bereavement Issues
- Guilt and Forgiveness Issues
- Medical Illness (Coping, Management, and Thriving)
- Men's Issues
- Personal Growth and Development
- Women's Issues
For Couples and Families:
- Adoptive Concerns and Planning
- Infertility stresses
- Blended family issues
- Communication Skills Building
- Conflict Resolution
- Divorce Planning and Recovery
- Intimacy and Sexuality Concerns
- Pre-Marital Concerns
Assessment Expertise includes:
- Assessment of the Preschool aged child (birth to 5 years)
- Assessment of Developmental Disorders
- Assessment of Cognitive and Educational functioning in the School aged child
- Assessment of ADHD and Learning Disabilities (from young child through adult)
- Assessment of Anxiety and Depression (including Bipolar Disorder)
- Assessment of Parent-Child Relationships and Attachment
- Assessment of Adolescent and Adult Relationship Attachment
Evidence-Based Practices and Intervention therapies for:
- Parent-Newborn Adaptation and Coaching
- Child Feeding Problems (including breastfeeding) and Failure to Thrive
- Parent-Infant Relationship and Attachment Issues (CPP, ARC, NCAST)
- Parent (Caregiver)-Child Therapy (PCIT, PTT, Barkley)
- Anxiety Disorders including Selective Mutism, Specific Phobias (fear of dogs, insects, flying, public speaking), Obsessive-Compulsive disorder, Social Anxiety and Trauma Focused Therapies (Abuse, Car Accident, Homefire, Victim of Crime, Domestic Violence)
- Relationship Counseling and Changes (Marriage, Divorce, Adult Children)
- Parenting Support and Education (Chicago Parenting Program)
- Couples Counseling and Family Counseling (Structural and Strategic)
- Chronic pain (headaches, low back pain, phantom limb pain, pain of unknown origin)
- Life-Altering illness (chronic illness, cancer, AIDS, ALS, MS, Lupus)
- Grief Counseling (Death of a Loved One, Miscarriage, SIDS)
- Life Transitions (Adolescence, Graduation, Work changes, Moving, Loss of Community Support, Aging)
- Depression (Interpersonal therapy and CBT)
- Work and Career issues
- Stress Management
- Conflict Resolution
- Organization Assessment and Re-structuring
My partners and I work with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for depression and grief counseling to parenting support, couples counseling and beyond. In a comfortable and supportive atmosphere, I offer a highly personalized approach tailored to each of my client's individual needs to help attain the personal growth they’re striving for.
Supervision is available on a limited basis for Pre-licensure or Advanced (Post-doc) Clinicians
