I work with individuals and couples who have experienced challenging or traumatic situations, including:
- children’s acute and chronic medical conditions
- divorce or dissolution of primary relationship
- adoption of children
I have a passion for working with couples. My goal is to support the partners in connecting in the midst of crisis. I use Nonviolent Communication to help partners hear and understand one another. I try to help the couple move beyond right-wrong thinking, to a place of compassion and empathy.
I help individuals understand how to work with traumas from their family of origin, and to address these unresolved issues, so that they do not have to be re-enacted in present relationships.
In some cases, I use EMDR with clients, to aid in resolution of traumas.
My goal is to help my clients return to a more present and zestful life.