CouplesCounseling
Most couples notice that after a few years of marriage, differences start to become annoying instead of cute and quirky. You might both feel like you're not being heard or understood. You no longer give each other the benefit of the doubt. You don't trust the other person to have your best interests at heart. Your friendship seems to be disappearing. But there are many things you can do to improve your relationship. I love working with couples to teach them how to listen and understand each other better. I can help you translate husband-speak and wife-speak to a language you can understand. I use the Enhanced Gottman Relationship Checkup questionnaire to help couples improve their relationship and find a way to like each other again.
- Depression Counseling
- Anxiety Counseling
- Couples Counseling
- Self-Esteem Counseling
- Coping Skills
- Help Changing Negative Thinking Patterns
Certification
I have undergone training and received Level 1 Team-CBT Therapist Certification from the Feeling Good Institute. I also have been trained in SPACE, which stands for Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions, a program for parents of children and adolescents with anxiety developed by Dr. Eli Lebowitz at the Yale Child Study Center.
Counseling Services
- Individual counseling can help you identify problem areas and make changes
- Marriage counseling can teach you better ways of communicating, both speaking and listening, to get what you want out of your relationship
- Most people who are struggling with depression symptoms have a lot of negative thoughts and excessive guilt
- Counseling for depression includes changing some negative thought patterns
- Family counseling can help you strengthen the connections in your family
- Adolescents often can benefit from having a safe place to talk and an objective third party to listen
self esteem and parenting
Improving your Self-Esteem
We often replay tapes in our heads from things we heard as children or teenagers. Sometimes this is what we base our self-esteem on. However, it may or may not be true! It is important to look at the evidence and the facts to determine our worth and value. It is not always true just because we feel it is. Let me help you identify if your negative thinking is resulting in low self-esteem. Let us challenge some of the self-talk going on in your head.
Finding meaning as a parent
Although being a parent is one of the coolest life experiences out there, it is still challenging. Sometimes being a stay-at-home mom feels unfulfilling, or lonely. Fathers may feel a lot of pressure, both financially and emotionally, once they have a family. But somehow it is difficult to admit this, and especially to tell others about these feelings. Let me provide a safe, caring setting in which you can honestly express some of the challenges you are having as a parent, and help you come up with ideas for finding fulfillment in this particular area of life.