My Approach
Currently, I am conducting sessions by secure video conference.
Welcome! I am happy to share with you information about my practice. We will collaborate and partner with each other to explore what is happening in the present that has you considering therapy. Often that brings up past experiences and stories. I am interested in the story as it relates to where you are now. More importantly, I am curious and want to get to know you, the storyteller.
Our work together will aim to increase self-awareness, build support, strengthen relationships, learn and practice skills, and make meaningful changes. Acceptance, compassion, empathy, and support - balanced with challenge, motivation and willingness to leave one's comfort zone - are what make a therapeutic relationship transformational. I believe the process supports the outcome.
Since 1997, I have continued to grow as a Social Worker and Psychotherapist on multi-disciplinary teams in schools, community mental health and social service agencies, an intensive treatment center with multiple levels of care, and now in private practice.
My treatment interests include:
-Couple and Family Therapy
-Parenting
-Emerging adulthood
-Anxiety
-Depression
-Body Image
-Mindfulness
I also offer:
- Teen Personal Growth Group - see groups page
- Ongoing Personal Growth Group at The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland since 2001
Ohio LISW-S / I.0008745-SUPV
Illinois LCSW / 149.023767
New York LCSW/ 092182
Clinically Appropriate Therapy
Working with children and adolescents requires an up-to-date understanding of child and adolescent development and school-related issues.
As a native Clevelander and Shaker Heights resident, I am deeply committed to providing sound and effective treatment in the communities I serve.
Collaboration and communication are critical to good care and I believe wholeheartedly in a team approach. I work to keep the lines of communication open with parents, teachers, school personnel, and other providers.
Information About My Practice
Office Location
My office is located inside a re-purposed original Shaker Heights school building in a quiet residential neighborhood. Please note the entrance to the building is on Falmouth Road.