If you come to me to explore possible therapy or counseling, our first task is for me to get to know you, what your goals are and what resources you have to reach those goals. We will move through an understanding of what you want to change, your strengths and personal history to a plan of action. If the plan and our relationship seems workable to you we will continue. I work with a combination of strategic problem-solving and exploration of history in order to meet your goals. We will review your assumptions, feelings, thoughts, and behavior. Our work together will be based on the therapy plan. We will work as quickly as seems effective at a pace that seem thorough and safe. I believe in collaboration in the work and we will pause frequently to review what is working best for you so that we can do more of it. I work with adults with a variety of problems: anxiety, depression, relationship fears and difficulties, career issues, loss of sense of purpose and meaning. While our goal is resolution of the dissatisfactions that bring you in, I am also interested in your having your most fulfilling and satisfying life. I believe strongly that we all have the resources to change what we want to change. I believe in identifying and building on our strengths. I believe we sometimes need to review and explore our personal history in order to release the blocks to accessing our own possibilities. This all happens in successful therapy.