What kinds of conditions do I treat?​
Addictions of all kinds​
I am a mental health counselor able to work with dual diagnosed conditions of various kinds. I have many years of experience treating alcoholism and drug addiction as well as other addictive behaviors. Sometimes individuals feel that  individual therapy for their addiction is more helpful than group situations, or a combination of both. 

Relationships of all kinds​
Helping couples, parents and children and larger family groups, to break negative patterns of communication and find  better ways to express themselves and listen to one another is something I love to do and find very rewarding.

Trauma Recovery​
Recovery from trauma is a 3 stage process. First a therapeutic alliance needs to be created. Trust is the most important  foundation between therapist and client and is necessary for  the work of healing. Next, when the time is right, comes the  process of working through the past experiences. Finally, comes the period of making new connections with the  community and the world as one is able.

Loss and Grief​
Sometimes the loss and grief that results from a death or other loss is overwhelming and debilitating. Therapy can help  one to work through all the thoughts and feelings and find a way to survive without what we have lost. Sharing our loss  in this way with the therapist, helps to resolve the experience and find new ways to cope and go on with our lives.

Meaninglessness​
This is the underlying cause of depression. Life can sometimes become unlivable because we have lost our way  and do not know the way forward. We can lose our belief in ourselves, in others and in life itself. When this occurs, spending time understanding our deeper thoughts and beliefs can help to uncover things about ourselves that we might not be aware of. Therapy can help to open up a dialogue with the therapist and with ourselves so that we can discover how we have arrived in this situation and then hopefully a way forward will open up.​
Other things​
There are other conditions too. Like anxiety, employment and career issues, religious issues, or some topic that does not  fit nicely under a heading. Some issues are interconnected. In any case, therapy can help to untangle and understand  ourselves and our connections to others.