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How I Work

 If you come to me for therapy, my first task is always to take the time to
ask questions and listen to you, so that I really understand you, your
relationships, your perspective on life, your goals, your struggles, and your
strengths and resources. I'll share my understanding with you. I am biased
towards a compassionate understanding that views you as good-natured and assumes  you have been doing the best you can with your life and your relationships.

From  there you may want to refine, clarify, change or deepen what you've said. These discussions, in and of themselves, are enough for some people to move towards  positive change in their lives. Sometimes, change means a change from a more  negative to a more positive perspective on yourself and your life. Other times,  change involves more concrete changes in behavior. I may notice that the way you  are conceptualizing a problem allows for no solution, no positive outcome. In  this case, I will offer you a different slant on the problem in order to point  the way towards a positive outcome.

Sometimes, these discussions are not enough, in which case I may suggest various kinds of exercises or experiments. There are many different kinds of  interventions that can be useful in therapy, depending on the client and the
situation. There are far too many possibilities to mention here. If I  think I have something that will be useful to you, I will let you know and give you the choice to try it or not try it.

If the topic at hand is a trauma, then I will provide more structure and  direction in the therapy , in order to best help you to process the trauma and  not become overwhelmed. If you start to become panicked or numb, I will help you
come back to a more comfortable physical and emotional state. You will also  learn how to do this for yourself, outside of therapy. Traumatic feelings and  memories are more successfully processed in a calm state of body and mind.

If you are coming in for relationship therapy or couples counseling with a  significant other, I will help you to bolster the strengths of your relationship  and improve communication. I work with couples of all kinds, same-sex couples
and polyamorous couples included.
 
Areas of Expertise and Interest

 This is by no means a complete list, but these are some of the topics I  have experience in helping people with  in my professional life as a therapist:
 
-Improving Relationships (Couples, Families, Friends, Co-Workers)
-Anxiety and Post Traumatic Stress
-Self-esteem and identity
-Depression
-Immigration and Asylum
-Hidden disabilities

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    • Adrian Reyes
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      • Masako Guthrie
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    • Renee Grevenberg
    • Nicki Koethner
    • Susan LaCroix
    • Larry Santiago
    • Kayo Sumisaki
    • Lior Tsarfaty
    • Ester Vines
  • Contact Us
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