About
I believe that feeling heard, understood, and validated is the first step to a therapeutic relationship in which growth to one's potential can occur. Recognition and affirmation of strengths is important to my approach. Being sensitive to an individual's life experience is central. I focus on one's feelings, thoughts, stressors and resources, as well as try to understand the individual and cultural history from which issues evolve. I apply a variety of approaches including mindfulness-based, cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal, and psychodynamic. I have many years of experience working with individuals with a wide array of concerns. Anxiety, depression, relationships, adult ADD, and mind-body connections are issues with which I find I am most involved within my practice. I always have enjoyed work with individuals from many ethnic backgrounds and a diversity of lifestyles. I work with individuals, couples and groups. I am trained in Mindfulness-Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. I am also a certified Meditation Teacher trained by the Mindfulness Center in Maryland. I am trained in Hand-In-Hand Parenting and utilize this and other approaches when working with parenting concerns. I also facilitate mindfulness meditation, offering training groups and retreats.
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| Qualifications: | Southern Illinois University at Carbondale |
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| Academic Suffixes: | PhD |
| Expertise: | ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, Divorce, Grief, Other, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD), Parenting, Relationship Issues, Stress |
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