Specialties
Trauma -
Including dealing with past sexual assault, childhood trauma, environmental trauma (e.g. witnessing/experiencing violence), PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder)
Relationship challenges and couples therapy -
Feeling unsatisfied in your partnership; communication challenges; addressing issues of power and voice; contemplation of separation; questioning one’s place in the relationship; breakups, friendships, dating; using Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for couples work
Performance and creativity in school and work -
Rediscovering any lost performance and/or creativity at work or coursework; graduate student challenges (e.g. dissertation writing, research, writing blocks, career exploration)
Meditation/mindfulness -
Assists meditators to integrate spiritual practice with their work in psychotherapy
Integration of spirituality and psychotherapy -
Utilizing spirituality as a tool in healing; enjoying a deeper felt connection with the spiritual dimension of one's life
Life transitions -
Adjusting to a new life stage, new relationships, career transitions; graduate student career and life transitions; mid-life existential, relationship, and career challenges; losing one’s drive or burn out
Anxiety -
Generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks
Depression -
Sleep and energy disruption, overall mood disturbance, inability to enjoy yourself, and difficulty being motivated, amongst many other symptoms
Sexual abuse -
Caring support along the pathway to safety, wellbeing, and healing for survivors of sexual abuse and assault; has previously worked at the Rhode Island Rape Crisis Center
Chronic illness -
Managing chronic illness ; receiving a diagnosis, contemplating and processing related emotions, viewing through a holistic lens
Cultural adjustment -
Moving to a new city, country, and/or culture
Existential challenges/crises -
Questioning purpose, spirituality, existence
Family issues -
Navigating family challenges; helping parents with their own issues within the context of supporting children
Graduate studies -
Navigating any blockage or challenges in dissertation writing, research, writing blocks, career exploration