Therapy for young children, teens/adolescents and adults.

 I take a collaborative, strength-based, cognitive behavioral approach to my work.

Teens/Adolescents 13-21 years old

For this age group, I use a mix of traditional talk therapy as well as art/play therapy to help teens feel comfortable expressing themselves. Therapy helps adolescents learn healthy communication skills, coping skills and develop inner strengths to help them transition this challenging life phase.

Parental participation is not required but I do encourage it.

  • Peer relationship issues

  • Depression and anxiety

  • Self-esteem issues

  • Anger management

  • Transition issues from adolescence to adulthood

Parent Consultation

As a parent, you might also have concerns, questions about your child’s development and need support in your parenting. Together, we can discuss your child’s issues and needs and find ways in which you can best support your child’s healthy development. I can help you identify and employ strategies to effectively manage his/her behavior. We can explore your child's strengths and needs, and help him/her develop the skills to adjust and cope with changing life circumstances.

Children 2-12 years old

Young children's most natural way of communicating is through play. I incorporate game-based interventions, art therapy, sand trays, puppets, stories, and other techniques designed to help children express themselves. Communication with parents/caretakers is an important part of the healing process, and I strongly encourage parental participation.

  • Social skills (making and keeping friends)

  • Child development

  • School difficulties

  • Temper tantrums

  • Childhood anxiety

  • Child anger management

  • Behavior management

  • Childhood trauma

  • Parental Consultation

  • Collaborative

    Collaborative means that treatment is a two-way street. We will meet each other halfway, each of us actively participating in the process, to reach our shared goal of overcoming your challenges, whatever they may be.

  • Strength-based

    Strength-based means that, whether you realize it or not, there are unique aspects of who you are today that work in your favor: your life experience, your skills, your belief system, perhaps even your ethnicity or family history. We will identify these and use them as resources to help you heal.

  • Cognitive Behavioral

    A cognitive behavioral approach is one that takes into account how your thoughts affect the way you feel about yourself, other and the world. And how these affect your behavior.

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