“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."      (Helen Keller)

    Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by stressors in your life? Most people feel this way occasionally. Most of us cope pretty well the majority of the time. In fact, I believe that people truly have all the solutions to their problems within themselves. The real problem is that we all get overwhelmed, and we just can’t figure out what the correct solution is at times. This is when we need to seek counseling. Most of us need counseling at some point in our lives because of stress brought on by problems in a relationship, difficulty at work, the loss of a loved one, a secret that we have tried to keep, or some other personal problem. As a counselor, I listen. I provide a safe place for you to share your feelings, secrets, and to feel safe. I help you figure out what it is that you need to do to make yourself feel more in control of your life. I provide a type of therapy that is called solution focused therapy. It works on the belief that you are the expert on your life. As I listen, I try to make sure that each of my clients feels that he or she, first, has been understood and validated for who he/she is, and second, that this counseling experience will make a lasting, life change.

    Give a man a fish sandwich, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. My goal in therapy is to help feed you for a lifetime.

    If you are having some type of struggle in your life that you think might benefit from counseling, don’t be afraid to seek out a counselor. It does not mean that you are weak. It means that you are strong. If you are struggling with a problem in your life that is keeping you up at night and won’t let you sleep, or maybe you find yourself sleeping all the time so you don’t have to think about things, then seeking counseling might help. Or, if you have a secret that you keep hidden from everyone, and you just wish you had someone to share it with, then talking might help. Maybe you have a someone in your life whom you really love. And you find yourself arguing and fighting more than you want to. Then you owe it to yourself to get some counseling and try to work things out, rather than continuing on until the relationship gets worse or you are thinking of giving up. I accept most insurance plans, and if I am not a participating provider on your insurance plan, I will try to get into your insurance plan’s network or work out a payment option that is workable for you.