I utilize integrative psychotherapy. Honoring the interconnection of mind, body, and spirit facilitates deeper and more lasting transformations.
I find drama therapy to be a highly effective complement to traditional talk therapy. The North American Drama Therapy Association defines drama therapy as “the intentional use of drama and/or theater processes to achieve therapeutic goals.” As an embodied approach, the therapeutic results tend to be more integrated and longer lasting than solely intellectual insights.
I guide clients in working through issues such as:
- Anxiety – Constructively utilizing this energy in healthy and productive ways
- Depression – Creativity-building that allows for more spaciousness in your life
- Anger – Managing and externalizing anger in constructive ways
- Healing from Trauma/PTSD – Strengthening and accessing aspects of posttraumatic growth to lessen reactivity associated with triggers from traumatic experiences
- Relationship Counseling – Helping people in all types of relationships to become more creative and loving partners
- Improving Intimacy/Sex – Loving yourself whole so that you can more fully love others; building skills for healthy dating, intimacy and sexuality
- Sexual and Gender Identity Issues – Working with gender dysphoria and other issues related to sexuality and sexual identity
- Improving Relationships – Learning skills to create healthy relationships, build community support and create new and healthy friendships
- Addictions/Recovery – Finding alleviation from the sufferings of sex addiction, drugs and other compulsive behaviors, making possible greater fulfillment in your life
- Coping with Chronic or Terminal Illness – Managing the suffering associated with chronic pain and illness
- Coping with Loss – Dealing with the grief around the loss of a loved one
- Career Development – Finding true, purposeful living
- Workplace Conflicts – Creating healthy and sustainable livelihood
- Family Issues – Slowing down and stopping the intergenerational cycles of suffering
