Areas of Practice

Anxiety disorders differ from normal feelings of nervousness or anxiousness and involve excessive fear or anxiety. Anxiety disorders are the most common of mental disorders and affect nearly 30 percent of adults at some point in their lives. But anxiety disorders are treatable.

Depression negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable. Depression causes feelings of sadness and/or a loss of interest in activities you once enjoyed. It can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems and can decrease your ability to function at work and at home.

An adjustment disorder is an emotional or behavioral reaction to a stressful event or change in a person’s life. The reaction is considered an unhealthy or excessive response to the event or change within three months of it happening.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, series of events or set of circumstances. An individual may experience this as emotionally or physically harmful or life-threatening and may affect mental, physical, social, and/or spiritual well-being. 

Counseling in which guidance and advice focus on issues confronting relationships between partners. Couples counseling is short-term and problem oriented; it may include a variety of approaches to such difficult areas as shared responsibilities, expectations for the future, and loyalties.

(CBT) helps people identify and change thinking and behavior patterns that are unhealthy or ineffective, replacing them with more accurate thoughts and functional behaviors. It can help a person focus better on current problems and how to solve them. It often involves practicing new skills in the “real world.” CBT can be helpful in treating a variety of disorders, including depression, anxiety, trauma related disorders, and eating disorders.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders (CBT-E) is an evidence-based treatment designed to help individuals with anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. It focuses on identifying and challenging negative thoughts and behaviors around food, weight, and body image. CBT-E promotes healthier thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and self-esteem, helping clients build a balanced relationship with food and work toward long-term recovery.

FBT is an evidence-based approach that involves the family in the recovery process. It empowers parents to take an active role in supporting their child’s recovery from eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia. FBT focuses on restoring healthy eating behaviors, improving family dynamics, and building strong support systems to foster long-term recovery.