Individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults, psychological testing for individuals; school-aged children through adulthood. Areas of special interest include depression, anxiety, childhood traumas, relationship problems and adolescent and adult adjustment-related issues. Psychological assessment specialization including testing to determine IQ, academic functioning, personality and other emotional issues. Psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral orientation.
Psychotherapy
As a clinical psychologist, I work with adolescents and adults combining psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches to help relieve psychological symptoms like anxiety, depression, moodiness, fears and panic. Many times, people find themselves repeating problematic patterns or feeling frustrated with their direction in life. We will work together to help determine the causes of your struggles, which are often multiply determined. We will have the opportunity to understand yourself on a deeper and more meaningful level, recognizing the impact of past experiences on your current life, freeing yourself of unnecessary emotional burdens and making healthy changes. Areas of specialization include: transition to adulthood (emerging adults), adjustment to life changes (parenthood, marital status changes, retirement, etc.), and adolescent/parent relational problems.
Psychological Assessment
I am experienced in cognitive, academic, personality and projective testing for school aged children through older adults. Using psychological testing, I am able to diagnose emotional and behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, intellectual deficits, giftedness and personality disorders. Psychological testing is also very useful when a current therapy is “stalled” or more extensive treatment planning is necessary.