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It is easy to feel stuck in relationships, personal and professional pursuits and with ourselves. We become frustrated and discouraged when our efforts don't bring us the desired results. How we think, how we feel and what we do can reveal how we are holding ourselves back and what will help us move forward. I would like to help you learn more about the internal obstacles that get in the way of achieving your desired goals and discover how to move through them successfully.

I am a Licensed (#7998) Clinical Mental Health Counselor experienced in treating individuals of all ages: adolescents, adults, families and couples with interpersonal relationship and life issues, addiction and recovery, separation and divorce, depression, anxiety, transitions, grief and loss, low self-esteem, conflict, post-traumatic stress, mood disorders, loss of creativity and imagination, and those in a crisis of confidence or meaning.

Integrating my training as a clinical psychologist and certified psychoanalyst with 3 decades of coaching & playing competitive soccer, I developed a unique style of integrating my passion for athleticism and team into my psychotherapy and coaching practice. While the quest for understanding the past is important to the process, achieving goals, identifying obstacles, considering options, and defining action steps is the essence of the work. "Trying" is understandable but "Doing" is essential! This approach has been particularly successful with adolescent and adult men.

Now more than ever, many of us are doing our best to survive and get through each day. The thought of doing more than just surviving can be paralyzing. Perhaps you've been coping with anxiety or depression, daily stressors related to parenting and relationships, work related stress or trauma. Perhaps you are on a personal quest to identify what makes you feel alive in this world. Therapy can be a great place to explore such challenges. I take an eclectic approach to therapy and we will work together to find the path that best meets your needs.

It takes courage to enter therapy and engage in the process of emotional healing. I am dedicated to respecting and honoring that courage by providing clients with a safe and nonjudgmental space within which deep self-exploration and personal growth can occur. Through this compassionate process clients rediscover their inner wisdom/strengths and reconnect with values-consistent living.

It is possible for all people to affect change in their lives, and to feel more contentment and empowerment, no matter your age or how long you have been struggling. Congratulations on having the courage to reach out. We all need support in navigating life and asking for help is the first step in that direction. The individuals and couples that are seeking my services are looking for guidance in communicating with family members and significant others, decision-making, coping with depression and anxiety, challenging patterns due to past trauma, and support in making changes in any area of life.

Difficult times or life challenges can leave you feeling overwhelmed. You might find yourself trapped in troubling thought patterns and repeated behaviors or need support learning how to respond to various situations. Or maybe your goal is improving your relationships or resolving past hurts and trauma. Are you looking for a safe interactive space in which to tackle difficult subjects, deep seated trauma, or to just say the things you never thought you could say out loud. A place to discover the sadness behind anger and the light in yourself and others. To acquaint yourself with the root problems and thus find real solutions.

I founded Blue House Therapy (website under construction but it is up) because I believe we are all worthy of living meaningful and fulfilling lives. I feel so honored to be able to work together with couples and individuals in exploring and writing their next chapter of life. You may be seeking counseling because you are aware there is something standing in your way, we could call this “the problem.” There is a saying that resonates with me, "you are not the problem, the problem is the problem."

Update JULY 2024: Currently I have a Waitlist for new patients (age 21 and up) for individuals via telehealth. I am able to see patients residing in Massachusetts and residing in New York. Whether you are looking for short term counseling to address immediate stress or would like to engage in long term therapy to explore and gain better insight into yourself, your behaviors and your relationships, I offer a safe, non-judgmental space for patients to process their thoughts and emotions. By taking an eclectic approach to therapy, together we can examine your needs and form a treatment plan. I offer free consultations.

If you find yourself wondering why you have the difficulties that you have and are at a loss for how to effect real change, you are not alone. Our symptoms are most often expressions of the best solutions we can find to cope with our deepest wounds. However, these solutions can become wounds of their own, and often draw us further from the sources of our suffering, leaving us feeling stuck, hopeless and confused.

SHIFT HAPPENS. You cannot stop the changing tide . Follow your passion, change your career, rebuild self-esteem, strengthen relationships, control addiction, delete stress, find balance in your life. You need a therapist who has first hand experience and empathic approach to make you successful. There is no SINGLE method that works for all people. I focus on the individual needs and responses of my clients to ensure that they are free of cookie-cutter therapeutic approaches or psyhchobabble, where the individual always counts first. You owe it to yourself to experience the strength you can gain from the right guide.

In my practice I work with people who are struggling with issues that have come up in the course of their living their lives. In this work I focus on helping them take up their authority for their lives again. Together we will put these troubles into context and through understanding one's personal history and current experiences we can begin to resolve troubling thoughts, feelings and/or behaviors.

You may be struggling with a life transition, a recent loss, or long standing depression. Perhaps, intimacy and positive, productive communication with others is a challenge. A comfortable relationship with a skilled, non-judgmental therapist is invaluable. I am a licensed independent clinical social worker and certified psychoanalyst. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and couples. Together, we can gain insight into your inner conflicts and the external events that overwhelm you. This understanding opens the path to making better choices that lead to personal growth and satisfaction, and enhanced inner comfort.

How can I feel better? How can I change this? Why does this keep happening to me? What do I do now? Who am I really? These are some of the questions that propel people to seek out therapy. We want more from our lives, from relationships, we want relief from suffering, but we’re not sure how to proceed, or why we haven’t been able to make positive changes on our own.

People often come to work with me after other treatment approaches have failed to help them get to the root of the problem and achieve the goals they set for themselves. Approaching life with a greater sense of meaning and vitality is possible, but it means cultivating the courage to face the difficult aspects of our experience and find out how and why we've gotten stuck in life. My treatment approach is specifically tailored to each individual's personality and goals to help empower you to approach your life with a fresh perspective, greater understanding, and more reliable tools for approaching your inner life and relationships.

Psychotherapy is a helpful way to get relief from stress and suffering while at the same time finding meaning and purpose. As a licensed psychologist, I work with my clients to help them understand their emotions, relationships, and thinking patterns so that they will be able to face new challenges and make sense of past experiences. I work to create a relationship in which you will feel comfortable sharing. During our meetings I will pay careful attention to what you say and how you say it. Through curiosity, noticing patterns, and using humor we will work together to navigate the challenges you are facing.

One of the core reasons people come to counseling is that they feel a lack of connection. Sometimes that connection is to others in their life; loved ones, partners, friends, or co-workers. Just as often that lack of connection is to themselves; fear, trauma, sexuality or shame. Fostering those connections with transparency, brevity and compassion is something I love to do. Helping people find understanding and to build coping skills that aren’t just instant gratification which drown out the real issues we’ve got (can feel good though). Skills and insight that’s more meaningful and effective than avoidance, or memes on Instagram.