I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in New York State. My experience in the field includes work in foster care, school-based mental health, traumatic brain injury, and substance abuse counseling. More recently, my focus has been on offering support and assistance to military members and their families as they adjust to the unique demands of the military lifestyle. My approach toward engaging with individuals, couples, and families is to maintain a non-judgmental, solution focused outlook as we work together toward achieving the goals identified for the counseling relationship.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, ADHD, Adoption and Foster Care, Antisocial Personality, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Infidelity, Jealousy, Life purpose, Military and Veterans Issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
NY LMHC 000928