I appreciate that people come from a variety of backgrounds and, in consideration of this diversity, I give great respect to the uniqueness of each persons struggle and their hopes for the future. I have substantial experience helping adolescents and adults achieve mental wellness by overcoming behavioral issues, depression, social-emotional difficulties, anxiety, eating disorders, and addiction.My work is grounded in an evolving collection of traditional empirically based therapies, expressive therapy, and other healing practices that inform a respectful, collaborative and non-pathologizing approach to treating individuals and families. I am intensively trained in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and facilitate DBT skills groups, provide individual DBT therapy for adults and teens.My approach and many years of experience have helped individuals and their families become increasingly self-defining and capable as they endeavor to overcome the obstacles that keep them from living emotionally satisfying lives. I meet with individuals of all ages and with couples and families of limitless definitions.