I am licensed as a Professional Counselor in West Virginia and as an Independent Marriage and Family Therapist in Ohio. I have extensive training in couples and family therapy, as well as training in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of individual mental health issues.
I specialize in couples therapy, stress management, coping and adjustment to disability, blended family issues, parenting assessment and training, sexual behavior issues, relationship issues, post-divorce adjustment issues, anxiety disorders, and mood disorders.
My approach with individuals is an often an integration of cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused therapy. With families, structural-strategic approaches are utilized, as well as Satir-inspired approaches. In couples therapy, I work on the attachment processes using emotionally focused therapy. My goal is to provide clients with education and skills to live a full life psychologically, spiritually, and socially.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Expats, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Phobias, Pregnancy and childbirth, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Sex Addiction, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Gottman Method, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
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