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345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, Rhode Island 02906
(401) 244-8539
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Teenagers
Adults
Elders (65+)
Individuals
Couples

Relationships and transitions often involve loss, grief and sadness. The diagnostic terms we use - anxiety, depression, difficulty coping - are an attempt to make understandable the pain and suffering that our clients and patients experience. Counseling and psychotherapy, and I use the tems synonymously, should enable the relief of the sadness and anxiety that are part of managing symptoms. The primary theoretical orientations - interpersonal, cognitive behavioral, and psychodynamic - that I use and in which I have been trained and educated - are always infused by and with the essential and core qualities of empathy, understanding, warmth, and genuiness. I treat couples and individuals. All couples become 'gridlocked," defensive, and frustrated. Men may 'stonewall,' while women pursue their concerns. I help couples by emphasizing 'repair' skills that enable them to de-escalate tension. Individual therapy, centered on anxiety, depression, and relational discord, can facilitate cognitive and behavioral change. I believe that every human life has dignity, worth, and value, and that, with proper treatment, a 'facilitative environment' can be created in psychotherapy that allows healing and relief from suffering. I have an attunement to, and empathy for and sensitivity to the gender and cultural concerns of clients/patients.

My Specialties
Relationship Issues
Anxiety
Grief
Academic Underachievement
Addiction
Adoption
Alcohol Abuse
Anger Management
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Career Counseling
Chronic Pain
Chronic Relapse
Coping Skills
Depression
Depression and Sadness
Divorce
Domestic Abuse
Drug Abuse
Elderly Persons Disorders
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders