My vision is of a world full of kind, loving, compassionate people who live and work peacefully together to provide abundance for all. My purpose is to help people learn, grow, and make new and better choices to improve their lives and relationships so that they can live as long, healthy, happy, loving, connected, and meaningful lives as possible. My mission is to use my “signature strengths” of creativity, optimism, knowledge, and research-tested methods to encourage and foster the personal, relational, and spiritual growth and change needed to make that change possible.
I specialize in building relationships and emotional development: I help parents get more cooperation and compliance from their children with less energy so they can enjoy each other; I help couples beat the odds to stay happily married; I help all kinds of creative people overcome barriers and roadblocks to express their artistic vision entirely, and I help diverse individuals and families adjust to the inevitable and often tricky transitions we all face in life.
I am dedicated to helping everyone I work with access and use their creativity to find and add the resources they need to their strengths so they can achieve therapeutic goals as quickly as possible. My most successful clients believe that positive change is possible, are hopeful about the future, and are ready for change. They understand that true and lasting change comes from within and requires patience and persistence.
They value our time together and trust our relationship enough to do the work (even when it gets difficult) in and between sessions. As long as you appreciate creativity, risk-taking, and open, honest communication, attend sessions on time, do assigned homework, and are willing to describe what is and isn’t working genuinely, I want to work with and help you. When you’re ready for success, I would be honored to help you find the solutions that work and make the last changes so that you can live your very own ‘happily ever after’!