Counseling services can be a wonderful tool for dealing with specific problems and crises that arise throughout the life span. I love applying these techniques to struggles in relationships and marriages as well. I believe in providing a safe space to identify and explore problems with an ultimate goal of redefining an individual’s relationship to them. This means that I will assist you in finding unique, creative and personal ways of discussing your problems. This process creates space between you and them and allows us to work together to use the strengths and resources in your life to create new, more satisfying narratives and ways of being in the world. The fundamental principles of my practice are curiosity, non-judgement, collaboration and hope. I firmly believe that each individual is unique and therefore the solutions that will free them from the influence of problems will also be unique. My background is as a narrative therapist but I utilize aspects of many other traditions that allow me to tailor counseling to each person that I work with and accommodate their communication style, culture, gender and worldview. As a result of this approach, a lot of work can be accomplished in a relatively short period of time and many problems can be addressed in 6-12 sessions (longer term therapy is available as long as it is consistently useful). The goal of therapy is to connect you with resources, both internally and in the world, rather than to keep you in the counseling room. While my specialties include working with men, the GLBT community and survivors of trauma and abuse; I have experience working with a broad range of people and problems and invite you to bring in issues around relationships, cultural concerns, employment, life satisfaction, mood, creativity, grief or anything about being a person in this world that troubles you. If I am not the appropriate helping professional, I have a network of skilled and wonderful professionals that I can connect you with.
I am deeply committed to providing collaborative counseling that empowers the people I work with. I enjoy being a different kind of counselor who offers an alternative to the "therapist as expert" experience that is often present in the field.
