Therapy Objectives

My goal in therapy is to teach individuals and couples psychological concepts and tools that empower them to solve their own difficulties so that they will achieve a greater sense of well being and a more meaningful connection with others.

I believe that most couples in therapy can improve the quality of their interactions, overcome repeated frustrating patterns and achieve a happier more intimate loving relationship.

Therapeutic Orientation

My therapeutic orientation is eclectic. I draw from my education and training in the following disciplines:

Psychoanalytic:
Graduate School Education

Client centered:
Supervised by C.H. Patterson
(student of Carl Rogers, Ph.D.)

Transactional Analysis and Gestalt Therapy:
Trained by Dr. Bob Goulding and Mary Goulding.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:
Courses with Aaron Beck, M.D. and David Burns, M.D.

Codependence:
Codependence Certification by Pia Mellody, R.N. CAC

Marital Therapy:
Certified Imago Relationship Therapist by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
Trained with Dr. John and Dr. Julie Gottman in Scientifically Based Marital Therapy.

Quantum Psychology:
Workshop with Stephen Wolinsky, Ph.D.

Enneagram:
Trained with Helen Palmer and David Daniels, M.D.
Typing Training with J.D. Daniels, Ph.D.
Trained with Don Riso and Russ Hudson.

Many other courses have been taken to expand my knowledge and expertise in various areas of psychology.