Experience
I am a Licensed Psychologist with over 35 years experience helping individuals and couples with a variety of concerns such as Relationships – Communication; Affairs; Separation and Divorce; Stress; Anxiety; Panic; Depression; and Addiction Recovery.
Counseling Style
My approach is informal and active. I listen intently, care deeply, and use everything I can from my training, experience, and personality to help clients create change in their lives. I am active in offering suggestions and possible solutions, and I encourage clients to become better skilled in managing their lives and relationships. I call upon clients to actively participate in behavioral and lifestyle changes, as well as readings and other activities between therapy sessions. After all, as the saying goes, “If you keep doing the same things over and over, you’ll keep getting the same results”.
I believe that wellness involves the whole person — physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. And healing must take place in those areas to relieve suffering and find happiness.
Counseling Approaches
I use a variety of techniques, both traditional and innovative: Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Couples Counseling and Relationship Enhancement, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Energy Psychology/ Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. For information about these and other approaches, click on the link to Resources.
Academics and Achievements
My academic training includes a B.A. in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University, a Master’s in Counseling from the University of Delaware, and a Ph.D. in Psychoeducational Processes from Temple University. I’ve worked in the areas of Mental Health and Addictions from the beginning of my career in 1973. I’ve taught graduate classes in counseling, trained many addictions counselors and other staff, and been in private practice since 1988.
I’m proud to have founded the Delaware Association for Children of Alcoholics, been the President of the Delaware Mental Health Counselors Association, served on the Executive Council of the Delaware Psychological Association, and am currently on the Board of the Contra Costa County Psychological Association. Most of all I’m proud and honored to have helped so many people grow through difficult times in their lives.
