Treatment Approaches & Challenges Addressed

I take an integrative approach to helping by drawing from different treatment interventions to match each client's age, personality and current challenges.  For some problems, there are specific, empirically-validated treatments shown by research to be effective.  When appropriate, I believe it is best to draw upon these approaches to maximize the therapeutic benefit of psychotherapy.

My treatment approaches include:

• Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), certified by PCIT International
• Behavior Modification
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
• Cognitive Behavior Play Therapy (CBPT)
• Interpersonal Psychotherapy
• Play Therapy

I specialize in helping to address challenges associated with:

• Adoption  (helping children learn about their special place in their family and guiding parents on when and how to talk with children about being adopted)
• Aggression  
• Anxiety  (including selective mutism, generalized anxiety, OCD, social anxiety and phobias)
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Coping with chronic illness and/or painful medical procedures
• Coping with the death of a loved one
• Depression
• Difficulty with transition to preschool or kindergarten
• Shyness