I have been described as a warm, outgoing, resourceful, solution-oriented psychotherapist.  Skilled in multiple treatment approaches, I can tailor to help you develop a plan for addressing your concerns and meet your specific needs.  As an action oriented therapist who likes to see the results, I use various methods to support the changes you want in your relationships.  Using methods that are based in scientific research, I use interventions based on treatment approaches that have been well researched and proven effective in multiple populations.  I provide support and practical feedback to help clients resolve current problems and long-standing patterns.  With sensitivity and compassion, I can help you find solutions to a wide range of life challenges and psychological issues. I work with each person to help you build on your strengths to identify and achieve your life goals.

Since 1990, I have been practicing family therapy and I am a Clinical Member of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy  (www.AAMFT.org).  Solution Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy are my primary resource for use with children, adolescents and their families in their homes, at schools, and in office settings. 

As a Certified Relationship Enhancement Therapist for couples, I use psychotherapy and couples workshops to promote healing through deep empathy and intimate dialogue. This method teaches core relationship skills and coaches individuals and couples to communicate with greater effectiveness and skill. (www.nire.org) 

In 2007, I completed my PhD in Family Studies from the University of New Mexico.  This further education provided a wider vision of family issues beyond therapy, including family management, dual-earner and dual career families, parent-child interaction and economic and public policy concerns of families.  My dissertation research on Parental Love: As Defined and Expressed by Parents of Young Children illustrates my commitment to listening to the meaning mothers and fathers attribute to their emotional experience of parenting.