Qualifications

• School: Boston College
• Year Graduated: 1985
• License and State: 05987 Iowa

Specialties & Issues

Approach

Although everyone struggles at times, we all handle conflict differently. Insomuch, I will seek to understand what you want and need in the context of your work, relationships and lifestyle. It’s common in the midst of everyday life for your true desires to be suppressed or replaced by the need to accommodate the wishes of others. However, in a safe, therapeutic environment with compassionate support you can begin to let go of that façade and begin to truly live. I believe that living according to your values and pursuing your true passions allows the greatest ability to thrive and be happy. Together, at a pace that feels comfortable for you, we’ll explore your identity, values and passions and develop specific ways to help you reach your goals. I also believe the ability to relate is formed early on in life and modeled by attachments to significant people. Exploring those attachments can be a powerful process in our evaluation of how certain emotions and beliefs keep you feeling stuck. Looking objectively at your thoughts and emotions can help you make decisions about whether specific thoughts and ongoing feelings are helping or hindering your wellbeing. We may also explore your support system. A vibrant support system is a significant factor in healing and growth. Developing and maintaining a strong support system will enable you to utilize your inherent resilience and strength. By the end of our work together, my goal is for you to be able to feel strong in the places that felt weak, and confident and hopeful in your ability to foster loving and healthy relationships with yourself and others. Through the therapeutic process, you will increase your self-awareness and learn new tools to effectively navigate challenges as they come up again in the future.

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