General Therapy Practice Areas

  • Addiction
  • Anger and Rage
  • Anxiety
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Complex PTSD
  • Depression
  • Developmental Learning
  • Goal Setting
  • Grief and Catastrophic Loss
  • Living a Meaningful Life, Purpose
  • Male Identity, Self-esteem and Confidence
  • Marriage and Divorce for Men
  • Relationships
  • Resistance to Change
  • Negative Thought and Feeling Patterns
  • Stress Management
  • Suicide Ideation
  • Self-Care
  • Work-life integration

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autistics are both the canary in the coal mine and are an expression of human potential

Relationships are essential to our well-being, but connecting with those who are not autistic can be difficult; bullying and social rejection or alienation are, unfortunately, common experiences.

Pressures to socially conform and maintain a livelihood tend to overshadow other priorities and effective accommodations are rarely available at schools and workplaces.

Autism includes some sensations and experiences that are difficult to manage, including auditory, olfactory, spatial, and proprioceptive capacity. For too long, the therapy approaches developed by non-autistic professionals have been aimed at making autistic people look like they are “normal”, that is, not autistic. Although mental health professionals are beginning to listen to and learn from autistic adults, we still need to develop a lot more flexible and customized methods to provide truly effective help to autistic clients and their families.

As a high-functioning autistic, I work collaboratively from a place of lived experience. We focus on your strengths and areas of life that you can improve.

 

 

Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)

Developmental and Shock Traumas

Somatic Experiencing® is used to treat two types of trauma: shock trauma and developmental trauma. A single traumatic event or near-death experience causes shock trauma. Developmental trauma refers to the damage that occurs during childhood development. Unlike traditional therapies, the goal of Somatic Experiencing is to be present in the “here and now,” explore choices and options and create stability in patients’ relationships and lives. In this approach, we believe that accessing the nervous system and bypassing the brain allows for more relaxation, containment, and emotional self-regulation where natural healing can occur.