While I treat a variety of concerns, I specialize in anxiety/stress, parenting concerns, relationship challenges, life transitions/changes, coping with medical conditions, and supporting individuals who are intellectually gifted. I utilize a strengths-based framework, a warm collaborative style, and individually tailored strategies incorporating evidence-based tools including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and promoting a healthy lifestyle. I encourage thoughtfulness regarding ways that you can feel more connected to those who matter to you, and how to make life choices consistent with your own priorities, values, and beliefs. I listen with compassion while also incorporating humor. We can use a mix of conversation, structured skills-building, and also tasks/exercises to complete between visits. I am available to speak with other health care providers for consultation and coordination of care.
When children and teens are in my office there are options to play and engage in therapeutic art activities. I will never know or spend as much time with your child as you do, and greatly value your collaboration in your child’s care. We will create a plan regarding how much of session time is spent with and without a parent present and how frequently to have parent-only appointments. I am available as needed to provide consultation to your child’s school and to remotely attend school meetings.
When working with couples and families I strive to help all individuals feel valued and heard. Strategies often include building effective communication skills, appreciating multiple perspectives, and collaborative goal-setting and problem-solving. I encourage all involved to balance willingness to compromise and appropriate limit-setting.
I provide data-driven psychological assessment services to identify an individual’s emotional and/or behavioral challenges and clarify current symptom levels. I administer, score, and analyze all inventories and review records myself. All therapy services begin with an assessment process to guide treatment planning, with the option of periodic re-evaluation to objectively track treatment progress. I also offer stand-alone assessments for reasons such as deciding whether therapy services are needed (for example, after experiencing a challenging life event), reviewing testing received elsewhere, or as part of a requirement prior to a medical procedure or school admissions process.
I love when I have the opportunity help prevent mental health challenges in children, teens, and adults before they begin! This can include structured education regarding coping strategies and learning techniques such as mindfulness and relaxation. I am also available to work with community groups to provide workshops teaching these skills and to craft and deliver custom presentations on mental health topics. I am available for consultation as a partner in helping your organization identify ways to help create a culture of belonging and connection.
I serve as a clinical field research evaluator for the publishers who create and update widely used psychological assessment measures, including mental health inventories (ex BASC) and cognitive tests (ex WISC and WAIS). I invite individuals of all ages to contact me if interested in the opportunity to participate in paid research studies that contribute to improving mental health care. Individuals both with and without a history of mental health diagnoses are needed. All information remains confidential. Often participation consists of completing online inventories using secure web-based platforms from the comfort of your home at whatever time is convenient for you.
Reinhold Niebuhr
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