Working together can be useful in many ways. Maybe you've heard other people talk about their experiences or feel you should be able to solve your own problems. In fact you do solve problems on your own. I will not tell you what to do and I do not know what's best for you. I'll listen and offer a perspective that is both objective and caring and together we can better understand a way through the difficulties you face. Have you ever had the experience of being upset with someone and saying something to them that felt right at the time only later to realize that it wasn't the best thing to say? We all do this. We lose perspective when we are upset and we become reactive and act out of our feelings. We can only feel our point of view. Sometimes it helps to hear yourself talk out loud about your thoughts and feelings. Being listened to is healing.

Our therapy is about becoming more deeply aware of not only how you react to others or events but it will give you a better understanding and a context of why you reacted the way that you did. My belief is that problems are best understood in the context of your family that you were born into, your family of origin. Conflicts with relatives, co-workers, mates and family members can be better understood when we look at how your own family dealt with issues like communication, authority, work and fun, money, power, conflicts and getting acceptance or recognition from others for your efforts. Therapy is an invitation to a journey of deeper understanding about how your current behavior is connected to growing up in your family. It's about making sense of your actions, feeling and thoughts and having options for how to respond in the future. It takes a commitment to yourself and courage to explore your assumptions and expectations. Therapy is about courage. Patience and the ability to laugh can also be helpful!