Welcome

Thank you for visiting my website.  I hope this will give you an idea of what I do and whether I might be a good fit for your needs. My primary work consists of individual psychotherapy with adults, but I work with some couples, children and families, and I do some psychological assessments and consultations as well.   Although I enjoy working with a range of issues, I specialize in working with anxiety problems, including panic attacks, phobias, trauma, and obsessive-compulsive and related disorders.  I also offer hypnotherapy and have developed an effective 4-session hypnotherapy program for smoking cessation. I have studied and been trained in several different approaches to psychotherapy in the course of my career, and have been fortunate to learn from leaders in the field of therapy.  (See the "About Me" page.) 

Having conducted psychological research in college and graduate school and followed developments in psychology over the years, I have some respect for research and how that can inform clinical practice.  Years of psychotherapy research suggest that qualities of the relationship between therapist and client have a strong influence on therapeutic outcomes, perhaps more important than the method of therapy in many situations. 

But some therapeutic methods have proven to be especially effective for some problems, both in research and in professional experience.  Part of the challenge of effective therapy is to match the therapy (and therapist) to each particular client.  If you choose to see me for therapy, I will be happy to discuss with you the possible ways we can work together, and even alternatives that other professionals could offer you.

Please call or write me if you want to discuss how I may help you.