What Is Therapy?

Some Questions for You

- Are intense emotions getting in the way of living the life you want?

- Are impulsive or dysfunctional behaviors causing problems?

- Are your relationships conflictual and stressful?

- Are you feeling overwhelmed and don't know which direction to go?

- Are you feeling stuck or confused about your life and/or your identity?

If you answered 'YES' to any of these, psychotherapy can help. And in particular, Dialectical Behavior Therapy can help.

What Is Therapy?

Therapy (psychotherapy) is a process of learning more about yourself. When you understand yourself better, you have more ability to change the patterns that might be getting in the way of feeling as good as you would like.

If you are like most people, you run on auto-pilot; having the same thoughts and reactions day in and day out. You often WANT to change certain patterns, such as negative thinking or using a substance to temporarily feel better, but you find that your engrained tendencies keep pulling you back to the familiar.

Therapy can help you think and act in new ways, by learning techniques to increase awareness to your thoughts and emotions, by learning how to let go and/or reframe unhelpful thoughts, and by learning how to cope in all types of emotional situations.

How to Get Started

The first step in getting started in individual or group therapy is to fill out a Contact Form and/or schedule an intake appointment via the online scheduler.

You can call me, but most likely you will have to leave a message. Be sure and tell me the best times to return your call or leave your e-mail address if I can respond that way.