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I work with individuals seeking to establish relationships, create meaning, and find balance in their lives. I specialize in helping individuals connect their early family experiences with their ongoing romantic and caregiving relationships. I also work extensively with folks struggling with depression, anxiety, infertility, perinatal and post-partum difficulties, grief and loss, trauma, and adoption-related issues. My theoretical orientation is predominantly psychodynamic. |
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Therapy with young children is dyadic, meaning that I work with the infant, toddler, or preschooler with their caregiver. This is essential because all aspects of a child’s development occur in relationship, and YOU are the most important person in your child’s life. I help families sort through risk factors for children (especially for those who have experienced abuse or neglect, foster care, or adoption into a new family) and diminish their impact. I also intervene with the behavioral, adjustment, and attachment disruptions in the child’s world and help them learn to bond and regulate. I can provide developmental assessment, standardized testing, and referral as needed. |
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Parenting children with high needs due to a less-than-ideal start in life (drug exposure in utero, abuse, neglect, the multiple transitions and losses of divorce, foster care or adoption) is a challenge for all families. I help families cope with stress, identify problematic patterns and forge new ways of relating, and develop a unique narrative for their family. I also provide psychoeducation and consultation to develop concrete behavioral strategies, sleep hygiene plans, feeding interventions, and transition plans. I specialize in working with “new” families including perinatal, postpartum, and adoptive adjustment. |
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