Specializing In Helping Children, Adolescents, Couples & Families
FIND FREEDOM, ACCEPTANCE AND JOY
Welcome!
Everyone has something. Every family has something – something we struggle with, hoping it will magically disappear, fix itself, or that we can throw away.
We try stuffing away feelings of frustration, anxiety, anger, guilt, sadness, disappointment, fear, regret, or shame… Until they resurface again.
No matter what you or your family’s “something” is, identification and acknowledgement is the first step in beginning a personalized journey of discovery, understanding, awareness, and lastly, acceptance.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
Whether I am working with frantic parents of a newborn, a toddler who has elected himself boss of the home, a child who has continues to disobey at school, an adolescent believing his parents are stupid, a broken-hearted college girl, a couple dealing with infidelity, or a family who has experienced the death of a child, I make a practice to meet my patients where they are emotionally.
I want each person I work with to know they do have a voice, and by becoming accountable, they can change their lives for the better.
Our Unique Approach
My patients describe me as having an “out-of-the-box” approach with kids as well as adults. My office is purposefully designed to not be the typical clinical setting. Having no desire for a standard office setting, I created instead an atmosphere of uniqueness, comfort, and safety.
My support team includes a 39-pound Sulcata Tortoise, our Golden Retriever therapy dog and chicks!
Our Unique Services
Mental Health Tools
- Abuse
- Addiction
- Adolescent Teens
- Anxiety / Worry
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Divorce
- Grief
- Journal
- LGBTQ
- Meditation & Mindfulness
- News
- Parenting
- Personal Growth
- Pet-Assisted Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Racism
- Relationships
- Self-Harm
- Shame
Cut the Commentary: Why Less is More When Talking to Kids
In my last article, Confessions of a Therapist: When Parenting Turns into a Courtroom Drama, we talk about fostering a healthy family dynamic where authority is respected, and children feel valued and understood. In this article, we will dive into overexplaining and how to negotiate in a healthy way. We have either observed or done […]
Confessions of a Therapist: When Parenting Turns into a Courtroom Drama
Thirty years in the therapy chair have offered me a window into countless lives; I don’t think there is much I have not seen. But there’s a recurring plot in the family saga that has me both amused and perplexed: the continual rise of the mini attorneys that present themselves in my office. These pint-sized […]
When Love Falls Short: Coping with Disappointment
In my last article, “Can Love Endure? Exploring Falling Out of Love While Still Loving Someone“, we discuss an extremely heavy question most people are terrified to dig deeply enough to determine the answer: Is a relationship over if you fall out of love but still love someone? Today, I want to expore what happens […]
Can Love Endure? Exploring Falling Out of Love While Still Loving Someone
This is extremely heavy question most people are terrified to dig deeply enough to determine the answer. Is a relationship over if you fall out of love but still love someone? The dynamics of relationships can be complex, and whether a relationship is over when one person falls out of romantic love while still loving […]
Dissecting Emotions: Love vs. Being in Love
Before we dive into Love Vs. Being in Love, please read my previous article, “What is “Love” Anyway?” where we discus what love really is and ten examples most commonly given by my patients. Now, let’s dissect…. “I love her/him but I am not ‘in love’ with her/him”. I have hard this statement countless times […]
What is “Love” Anyway?
In my previous article, we ask if love is enough and discuss the many factors involved in the success of a relationship. But, what is “love” anyway? Love is a deep and complex emotional and psychological connection characterized by affection, care, compassion, intimacy, and a strong attachment to another person. It involves feelings of warmth, […]
Is Love Enough? Navigating the Realities of Relationships
Is love enough in a relationship? Ask anyone you know, “Is love enough to keep two individuals together in a relationship?” and you will likely get the same response from each, “No”. When asking what they feel needs to exist with love, you will get a variety of answers but bottom line, for couples to […]
Repairing Broken Trust: Where Do We Go From Here?
In my previous articles, Building Trust in Relationships: The Power of Self-Accountability and Taking Charge of Your Relationship: Embracing Self-Responsibility, we discuss the lack of personal responsibility in relationships. This is the biggest factor, in my opinion, in couples staying together. But what happens when trust is broken or there wasn’t any trust to begin […]