Treatment and Rates

Anxiety,  fear, and Depression are some of the most common and uncomfortable  emotions that we may experience at some point in our lives. Anxiety and  Depression can be different sides of the same coin. Anxiety can lead to Depression, and Depression can bring up feelings of Anxiety. Should you  suffer from one, or both, Talk Therapy can help by teaching you how  adjust your thoughts and actions, learning how to communicate better, or  giving you the skills to problem solve and manage your symptoms.  Through counseling and treatment, you are able to help yourself recover  motivation, perspective, and joy that you once had in your life. Often  times when you learn there's a name for what you're suffering with, and  someone to help you manage it, it can lead to improvement in your life  while you learn these new skills.  

Relationship  counseling can be beneficial to couples who are looking to strengthen  their emotional connection, in all stages of their relationship.  Maintaining a relationship is a lot of work. Relationships can often be  enhanced by therapeutic "tune-ups" where issues can be addressed in a  safe, cooperative space where both partners can speak freely in a  collaborative setting, rather than a combative one.  Therapy sessions  are held with a couple and become a supportive place to discuss issues  and solutions to better strengthen your relationship.        
Sometimes however, relationships are not able to succeed for a variety  of reasons. In these cases, Therapy can assist the transition through  separation, divorce, and a new life beyond marriage, or partnership. 

Autism  Spectrum Disorder (ASD) now affects 1 in 59 children, with boys 4 times  more likely than girls to be diagnosed. Your loved ones are unique and  special, which means their treatments should be too. Treatments are  individualized for each person, and developing trust between your loved  one and a therapist is our first therapeutic intervention, followed by  behavioral therapy and learned coping skills, which reflect their lives,  their interests, and their experience.   

Grief  is a process that's different for everyone. Therapy can assist in  processing death and dying, as well as recognizing the effects of loss  on your life and personal relationships.
 

Long  Term Illnesses and End of Life Issues are also something that all of us  will face, either as caregivers, or active participants in the act of  dying. Facing the end of life can be a frightening process for all  involved, but it doesn't have to be that way. Achieving understanding,  comfort and peace, while working within a client's faith, or absence of  faith, is possible with therapeutic intervention.

A person’s sexual, or romantic orientation, or gender identity  should not  be a source of distress. However many people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual,  transgender, questioning, intersex, asexual,  or any other orientation or  gender identity may find that the social stigma of living as a minority is a source of stress or anxiety.

Despite  rapidly growing cultural acceptance of diverse sexual and romantic  orientations and gender identifications, oppression, discrimination,  and marginalization of LGBTQIA people persists. Coping with   discrimination and oppression, coming out to one’s family, and sorting   out an “authentic” sense of self in the face of social expectations and  pressures can lead to higher levels of depression, anxiety, substance  abuse, and other mental health concerns for LGBTQIA people.

Although I'm not a member of the LGBTQIA Community, I am supportive and comfortable offering counseling support.