I’m a clinical social worker with 30 years experience providing counseling to individuals, couples and families. I have learned so much over those years from each client, and have been privileged to travel with them on their life journey.

I have expertise in the following areas: anxiety/panic disorder, depression, child behavior problems, grief and loss issues, marital and relationship issues, post-divorce conflict, stepfamily issues, gay and lesbian concerns, childhood abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder, and adult child/parent issues.

I believe that two of the most effective ways to help people are cognitive therapy (helping folks understand how our thinking can change how we feel) and solution focused therapy (finding solutions instead of dwelling on problems). Underlying all of this is my philosophy that there is a deep reservoir of resilience, or the ability to bounce back, in all of us. If I can work together with a client, we can tap into that positive resource and great progress can be made.

I have three adult children and two grandchildren, who have taught me more about love and acceptance than any other life experience. Traveling to foreign countries to build houses has convinced me that there really are universal human experiences, and that helping others helps me more than I help them. Being outdoors, especially walking with a friend, has become one of my greatest joys. I still hope to read all those books I’ve collected, to do a lot more volunteer travel and to learn something new each day.