Positive Psychology focuses on the positive influences in the client’s life, such as institutions, optimistic emotions, and character strengths.
Positive Psychology therapists believe that emotional and mental factors lead to happiness, so they help clients identify happiness from moment to moment.
Positive Psychology utilizes positive emotion, engagement, and meaning to enhance the client’s life. The therapist will ask the client to maintain a journal of positive experiences each day in detail. Keeping a gratitude journal helps rewire the brain, offsetting ruminations of negativity. The client becomes more attentive to their expectations and memories of events, creating a more balanced perspective.
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I am a post-doctoral clinical psychologist and I specialize in working with children, adolescents and families presenting with a wide range of concerns. I aim to build a warm, non-judgmental and trusting therapeutic environment where clients can feel comfortable. In addition to therapy, I provide school consultation services to help facilitate communication between families and school staff to...
Why go to therapy? You might seek therapy when experiencing a lot of emotional pain or stress, maybe even confusion about a situation or yourself. Life throws curve balls. Bad things happen. One goal of therapy is to relieve anxiety, and every session should give you greater understanding of the issue and should bring relief—whatever the issue may be. You might feel alone and maybe overwhelmed...
Are you struggling with how to make your relationship(s) work? Do you find yourself slipping into unhealthy patterns and behaviors when it comes to your relationship(s)? Have you tried to work things out on your own with little or no success? Change takes energy and is hard to achieve on our own. We tend to maintain a familiar way of handling our problems. As an unbiased observer, I help...
I work with children, adolescents and their families. These families are varied and come in all the different ways families are made. I offer a lot of practical experience with problem-solving, negotiation and conflict resolution. Home work is often a part of my client session to be completed in between visits. A good listener, a kind heart, unconditional regard and music help everyone. Experie...
I am a licensed psychologist dedicated to working with people going through challenging times in their lives. I am specialized in eating and body image concerns, depression, anxiety, relationships, and life changes. I center my work around each individual’s unique attributes, and I focus on helping people utilize their inherent self-worth, personal strengths, and individual goals. Using this...
Life happens. Let’s talk. As a licensed professional clinical counselor (and supervisor) and certified anger management specialist, I am here to work with you on navigating the challenges that life presents. Together we will find solutions to problems and develop your unique personal skills and abilities that will allow for growth, healing and reaching your full potential. My goals are to provi...
The relationship between you and the therapist (known as the therapeutic alliance) is critical when deciding to come to therapy. I will work to build a connection with you based on mutual trust, support, empathy, and challenge that will help you grow. I deeply value the relationship with my clients and have a profound respect for the level of vulnerability, risk, and discomfort you are taking b...
The best way to describe what I do is to say I help people close the gap between who it is they are now, and who it is they want to be. We do this by clearing away what issues linger from the past and simultaneously working to create new ways of engaging with one's life moving forward. We work to alleviate fear & anxiety, depressed or obsessive thoughts, and negative patterns of emotion. We wil...
Do you wish your partner understood you better? Do you feel like you can't connect with your kids? Do you want to manage relationships better? You can! I work with clients of all ages to make relationships healthy and strong. Clients see me individually, or with loved ones to learn how to communicate better and diffuse conflict. When working with couples and families, I utilize John Gottman’s...
For 20 years, I have been fortunate to work in various settings with adults who are struggling with problematic issues that affect their sense of self and their relationships. I am committed to first listening in order to understand and then aligning myself with my client so that together we can design a plan that will alleviate their pain and stress. I especially enjoy work with older adults w...
Hello, I look forward to meeting with you. We are not meant to be perfect; we are meant to be whole. My goal is to help you create the life experience that makes you happy. I will provide a safe, supportive, confidential, and nonjudgmental environment for you. I offer therapy that is empowering, collaborative, and client-centered to adolescents, individuals, couples, and families. My areas of...
* I CURRENTLY HAVE A WAIT LIST FOR NEW CLIENTS* Wouldn't it be nice to not only feel better but to actually feel good? This is possible!!! This is the way life should be. I have two goals in counseling. The first is to help you get through whatever you are going through right now. The second is to help you improve the quality of your life and to actually feel happier! I understand that It's oft...
Life can be difficult. Everyone experiences stressors in their life that can seem overwhelming at times. Whether they are due to childhood issues, life transitions or trauma, a caring, compassionate therapist can offer you the support you need to move forward and create lasting change. I am here to support you through these times and help you develop tools to create positive changes in your lif...
People enter therapy for many reasons, from anxiety, stress, or depression to trauma and bereavement. Our individual therapy is designed to help individuals solve problems, set and achieve goals and heal from past trauma, addiction, and other issues. It can be difficult to understand how our personal struggles affect our families – and how our families affect us. Family therapy can help repair ...
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years experience, I fully appreciate the importance of finding the right match with a therapist who can offer a compassionate and professional approach to navigating life's challenges. I embrace what may be very painful difficulties as opportunities for positive growth and problem solving, while holding sacred the courage and curiousity it takes...
