Services
Areas of Specialization
Children | Adolescents | Adults | Individual & Group Therapy:
Addiction
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Career Counseling
Clinical Supervision toward Licensure
Codependency
Coping Skills
Co-occurring Disorders
Court Ordered DUI/DWI Evaluations and Treatment
Depression
Family Conflict
LGBTQIA
Medication Management
Men's Issues
Mood Disorders
N.J./N.Y.S. approved clinical supervision to students and recent graduates
Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
PTSD
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Sex Therapy
Sexual Abuse
Stress
Substance Use
Trauma
Weight Loss
Treatment Approaches
Types of Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive-behavioral therapy stresses the role of thinking in how we feel and what we do. It is based on the belief that thoughts, rather than people or events, cause our negative feelings. The therapist assists the client in identifying, testing the reality of, and correcting dysfunctional beliefs underlying his or her thinking. The therapist then helps the client modify those thoughts and the behaviors that flow from them. CBT is a structured collaboration between therapist and client and often calls for homework assignments. CBT has been clinically proven to help clients in a relatively short amount of time with a wide range of disorders, including depression and anxiety.
Dialetical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) is a type of cognitive behavioral therapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy tries to identify and change negative thinking patterns and pushes for positive behavioral changes. DBT may be used to treat suicidal and other self-destructive behaviors. It teaches patients skills to cope with, and change, unhealthy behaviors.
Harm Reduction
Harm reduction is an approach to treating those with alcohol and other substance-use problems that does not require patients to commit to complete abstinence before treatment begins. Instead, an array of practical strategies are deployed to reduce the negative health and social consequences of substance use, and psychotherapy aims to change behavior according to the goals of each patient, whether that means moderation of use or complete abstinence.
Abstinence
The act of refraining from the use of something, particularly alcohol or drugs, or from participation in sexual or other activity. In most instances, abstinence from drugs or alcohol is the primary goal of substance abuse treatment. During psychoanalysis, the guideline that the individual ought to refrain from any gratifications which may divert him or her from the analytic course of action or deplete instinctual vitality, apprehension, and annoyance which may be employed as a motivation in the treatment. Instances of these kinds of gratifications are using tobacco, taking part in idle chat, acting out in the course of the treatment, unrestricted carnal actions, and all-consuming pursuits, along with enjoyment engaged in outside the treatment sessions.
Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
For clients with chronic pain, hypertension, heart disease, cancer, and other health issues such as anxiety and depression, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, or MBCT, is a two-part therapy that aims to reduce stress, manage pain, and embrace the freedom to respond to situations by choice. MCBT blends two disciplines--cognitive therapy and mindfulness. Mindfulness helps by reflecting on moments and thoughts without passing judgment. MBCT clients pay close attention to their feelings to reach an objective mindset, thus viewing and combating life's unpleasant occurrences.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a method of therapy that works to engage the motivation of clients to change their behavior. Clients are encouraged to explore and confront their ambivalence. Therapists attempt to influence their clients to consider making changes, rather than non-directively explore themselves. Motivational Interviewing is frequently used in cases of problem drinking or mild addictions.
Person-Centered
Person-centered therapy uses a non-authoritative approach that allows clients to take more of a lead in discussions so that, in the process, they will discover their own solutions. The therapist acts as a compassionate facilitator, listening without judgment and acknowledging the client's experience without moving the conversation in another direction. The therapist is there to encourage and support the client and to guide the therapeutic process without interrupting or interfering with the client's process of self-discovery.
Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Solution-focused therapy, sometimes called "brief therapy," focuses on what clients would like to achieve through therapy rather than on their troubles or mental health issues. The therapist will help the client envision a desirable future, and then map out the small and large changes necessary for the client to undergo to realize their vision. The therapist will seize on any successes the client experiences, to encourage them to build on their strengths rather than dwell on their problems or limitations.
Trauma Focused
Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) helps people who may be experiencing post-traumatic stress after a traumatic event to return to a healthy state.
I am committed to working with my clients from a culturally sensitive and supportive approach.
Through utilizing these theoretical models/approaches of treatment, I am able to provide a compassionate, sensitive and safe therapeutic experience.
Ecletic Therapeutic Approach
Trauma Informed Justice Involved Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Psychodynamic Therapy
Direct Intervention Therapy
Humanistic