Individual, Couples & Family Therapy
I provide psychological services to individuals, couples and families for a variety of issues including:
- Depression & anxiety
- Self-esteem issues
- Relationship counselling (e.g., communication and intimacy problems)
- Personal and work-related stress
- Anger management
- Chronic unhappiness (e.g., feelings of alienation and despair)
- Grief counselling (e.g., grief and loss due to death, divorce)
- Past and recent trauma / abuse (e.g. post-traumatic stress)
- Family of origin issues
- Parenting issues
- Adjustment to physical health concerns
- Terminal illness (e.g., HIV, cancer)
- Self-injury (e.g., cutting)
- Substance abuse
Care for the Care-Giver
Part of my practice specializes in providing confidential psychological services to health care workers and other professionals. Care for the care-giver is often overlooked until serious emotional and health concerns arise.
In my work with professionals, I find that extra attention and sensitivity to issues of shame, trust and privacy is essential, otherwise the therapeutic work is stymied.
Some of the issues that arise with health care workers, psychotherapists and other professionals are:
- Burnout
- Secondary and vicarious traumatization
- Clinical consultation / supervision