Emotional stress and physical symptoms in the body are intimately connected. The systems in the mind and body that control our daily experiences are tightly intertwined. For some people, it can feel like these systems have been hijacked and out of control, disrupting their lives, and often the lives of those around them. Through therapy and integrative treatments, we can learn to recognize these unconscious dynamics and identify the root cause of your challenges, instead of just masking the symptoms. 

Every person is unique, making a personalized approach important. We work together to explore the best therapeutic approach for your individual needs and goals.

My values and style as a therapist are reflected in my practice. I treat all clients with dignity and respect. I provide compassionate care, as every human being deserves. I emphasize open communication and honesty. I listen intently to understand each person’s life story. I use a blend of therapeutic approaches that have been validated by research. I use my mind and heart to help my clients find the path to healing.

Individual therapy services are offered to adults of all ages, including older adults, young adults, college students and teens. 

If you have struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, or other substance abuse, there is almost always a good reason. Perhaps during your life, you have had feelings or experiences that felt intolerable. The only way out, and sometimes even the way you managed to survive through those times, has been for you to not feel at all. Drugs and alcohol are very effective at numbing those painful feelings. However, there are of course negative consequences, and you are realizing that those are now keeping you from living the life that you desperately want and deserve.

Perhaps you suffer from other kinds of addiction, like food-addiction and obesity. Just like drugs and alcohol can numb painful feelings, food often plays the same role for many people.

Therapy work is an integral part of recovery from all kinds of addiction and substance abuse. By understanding the role our minds and behaviors play, we can heal our own suffering.

Counseling and therapy services are offered in-person in Boulder, or online with Telehealth (video conferencing) to adults of all ages, including older adults, young adults, college students and teens.

Our body’s physical responses can give us valuable clues to what is going on inside our minds, just like our feelings do. The mind-body relationship has been well-established, and there is a clear connection between mental health and physical problems.

Often people wonder why different people with the same diagnosis or illness, have such different outcomes. Why do some people get better and others not? How can people with the same illness, using the same treatments, have such different experiences?

Some people that have experienced serious or life-threatening illness find that even though their physical signs and symptoms are gone, they still cannot recover, and continue to suffer.

My practice uses integrative medical psychotherapy (health therapy) for patients with a variety of chronic health conditions. In our work together, we explore how mental health, social and emotional factors affect your experience with illness and recovery.