I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor with over 25 years experience in private practice and community mental health.

My master's degree is in psychology, and I have extensive training and experience in psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral,   client-centered, and existential theory and psychotherapy.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Some of my areas of special studies include  personality disorders, mood disorders, motivational enhancement techniques, addiction recovery and relapse prevention, couples therapy, trauma and attachment problems, and severe chronic mental illnesses.

You will find me to be an active and dedicated advocate who brings curiosity, empathy and a sprinkling of humor to a deep reserve of resources: problem-solving skills, cognitive-behavioral techniques, family systems theory, insight-oriented therapy, and addiction treatment.

With experience and training in several schools of therapy, I focus my skills on your needs and concerns to help facilitate positive and lasting changes in your life.  Good therapy allows you to change your negative or unproductive thoughts and habits into new and more beneficial attitudes and actions. We will look at ways that your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors affect your life and examine how you might choose to alter them for the better.

Counseling is an active process; your dedication, feedback, questions, and dynamic participation all contribute to your achieving the most positive and satisfying outcome to your goals.

 "Just the Facts"

• Currently teaching as Adjunct Faculty at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
• Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Roosevelt University
• Clinical Training at Illinois State Psychiatric Institute and Holy Family Hospital "Keys to Recovery" Program
• Additional study includes the University of Chicago, Northwestern University Family Institute, American Psychiatric Association, Hazelden, Chicago Institute of Psychoanalysis, Illinois MISA Institute/Heartland Alliance 
• Experience includes individual, couples, group, and family therapy; private practice; hospital & out-patient psychotherapy settings; hospital & out-patient chemical dependence treatment programs; family support groups; community mental health programs; juvenile justice work & court-mandated substance use evaluations; supervision of psychotherapy students and other clinical therapists; presented workshops on such topics as "increasing self-esteem," "understanding and treating dual diagnosis (mental illness & substance use)", "how to be assertive."