Individual Therapy: How I work with clients
When working with clients on an individual basis, I strive to create a warm and supportive atmosphere so that you can fully and comfortably explore the issues that led you to seek therapy.
I typically use a combination of psychodynamic therapy (which is focused on understanding the roots of your problem) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (which is focused on making systematic active changes in behavior) so that you can both understand why the problems are surfacing while simulataneously learning how to cope with them in a new, more effective fashion.
How Do You Know if You Need Therapy?
Starting individual therapy is a very personal and individual decision to make. Here are some guidelines to help you decide if therapy might be right for you.
* You have trouble making or keeping satisfying relationships.
* You realize that an emotional issue has been causing stress for a long time.
* You feel depressed, anxious, fearful, agitated or have trouble managing your anger.
* You attempt to manage your feelings with food, alcohol, drugs, sex or shopping.
* You are frequently distressed by traumatic memories.
* You have trouble obtaining or keeping a satisfying job or your behavior keeps you from advancing in your career.
* You find that you need more support than is available in your everyday life.
* You have difficulty separating your feelings from the feelings of others.
* You want to learn to stand up for yourself.
* You have questions about your sexuality or sexual identity.
* You feel especially challenged as a parent.
* You have difficulty expressing your feelings or even knowing what you feel.
