Welcome and  thanks so much for visiting. Over the years I've developed a few areas of "expertise," specifically, marriage and couples therapy, family therapy, individual therapy, and comprehensive clinical psychological evaluations.

Details regarding my focus areas can be found on each webpage, with a few highlights below:

Family Therapy and Parent Effectiveness Coaching:   In family therapy the focus is on working  with defiant children and adolescents, severe misbehavior, truancy, adoption and foster care, Autism Spectrum Disorders, establishing effective discipline strategies, school problems, limit setting that works, symptoms of ADHD, anxiety and depression among children and teens, how to support and live with a family member with a severe and persistent mental illness, and how to manage your own stress levels. Parent Effectiveness Coaching is designed to teach parents the skills for managing their child or adolescent's emotional and behavioural problems at home and at school. It is designed to correct maladaptive parent-child interactions, especially as they apply to discipline, by teaching parents how to respond to difficulty without "feeding" the problem or worsening it. Both family therapy and parent coaching stress long term consistency as the base for creating and sustaining change.

Couples/Marriage Counseling: In marriage and couples therapy, many issues center on infidelity, loss of intimacy, unresolved issues, marriages in crisis and on the verge of divorce, power struggles, chronic problems, communication issues, a partner who is emotionally unavailable, addictions, emotional and physical abuse, and incompatibility. Therapy is designed around teaching couples tools for resolving conflict, expressing emotions in a constructive manner, repairing long term damage, reconnecting emotionally, communicating more effectively, learning to listen, changing destructive behavior patterns, and even arguing in healthier and more productive ways.

Individual Therapy: Areas of focus range from depression and anxiety, to addictions, ADHD, crisis intervention, problem solving, breaking old habits that interfere with life, learning to stop self defeating behaviors and beliefs, developing better coping strategies, and learning to let go of past pains to start living a fuller life. In therapy you'll develop some new tools, learn to more skillfully use the ones you already own, and practice using them with some guidance and support.

Comprehensive Psychological Evaluations/Assessment/Testing: Psychological assessments or evaluations are conducted for children, adolescents, adults, and for personal injury (psychological injury) cases. 

School-wide Behavior Management: Evidence based practices (e.g., Positive Behavioral Support, CHAMPs, Assertive Discipline) are aligned with the school's mission and goals, and tailored for the specific needs of your school. The primary goal is to increase instructional time for all students, from one classroom to school-wide, using the most practical, user friendly, realistic, and effective strategies available.