Below are my areas of expertise. All psychotherapy services can be purchased as individual sessions or discounted multi-session packages. Click here to learn more.
I am particularly skilled at working with conflicts engaged in high level of conflict and dysfunction. Couples therapy is absolutely critical to stabilize the relationship if you and your partner are:
I help couples resolve the blocks to healthy communication and intimacy. Therapy is an incredibly powerful and practical way to untangle ineffective dynamics in your relationship and strengthen the emotional ties to your partner.
Mindfulness meditation, which stems from Buddhism, is a well researched and easy-to-learn set of coping skills. Mindfulness has been shown to help decrease chronic stress, relapses in depression, reduce anxiety and panic disorder, and suicidal behavior. Mindfulness is also very effective for reducing chronic pain as well as emotional reactivity and impulsivity found in addictive disorders.
I draw from the many skills and insights of Mindfulness Based Psychotherapy with the goal of helping you achieve both immediate symptom relief and long-term healing. Depending on your specific goal, I will teach you the principles of mindfulness meditation, its application to daily life as well as guide you through a series of meditation practices.
I integrate cognitive/mindfulness-based therapy with EMDR (Eye Movement Densitization & Reprocessing), the treatment of choice for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. EMDR is a very safe and highly effective treatment for PTSD, anxiety, and chronic grief in which immediate symptom relief is typically experienced. EMDR is very powerful and every client who has undergone EMDR with me has reported lasting benefits and resolution.
PTSD often results from having experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, automobile accident, or sexual/physical abuse. Even “smaller” trauma that remains unresolved can be very distressing and impeding your day-to-day living. PTSD often includes high levels of anxiety, flashbacks, nightmares, and recurring thoughts of a stressful event.
I consider addiction to be a bio-psycho-social-spiritual disease and believe that you are more likely to succeed in your recovery when all of these dimensions are treated. I can help you learn how to cope with and reduce your urges to use drugs/alcohol, address underlying psychological issues and prevent further relapses. My success rate is very high in helping individuals not only stay sober but quickly get back on track should they relapse.
I can help you if you are in early recovery (1 month to 1 year) and need assistance in strengthening your coping skills or if you have maintained your sobriety on a longer- term basis (over 1 year) and need continued support. I am very familiar with the 12 Step process however I can help you explore and develop an alternative spiritual practice as well.
Anxiety can feel very crippling. You may feel that your best efforts to control and cope with situations and relationships is actually making you feel more overwhelmed and ineffective. Anxiety is a warning sign that you are feeling mentally, emotionally or spiritually out of balance and that you are feeling paralyzed by the stresses of modern life. Anxiety is, however, very treatable. Whether you are struggling with Social Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or Panic Disorder, I can help you make immediate, short-term improvements and approach anxiety as an opportunity to create greater meaning and depth in your life.
Depression, no matter how severe, can also be a chance to finally let go of emotional suffering and find purpose and a sense of aliveness again. I can help you experience immediate relief through becoming more tolerant of internal distress and less self-destructive. I can also show you how to create lasting change through helping you learn how to detect early symptoms of depression or anxiety and address any underlying causes to these issues. I use Mindfulness-based approaches which has been shown in recent studies to be one of the most effective ways to prevent relapses in depression.
I prefer not to recommend psychiatric care, unless absolutely necessary. Instead I will help you learn more effective coping strategies, create more positive attitudes and perceptions, and enhance your lifestyle.
To support these changes, I may refer you to a local integrative health professional all of who are the best in their respective fields in Miami. My professional network includes an Integrative Medical Doctor, a Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, an Energy Healer, a Physical Therapist and a Nutritionist.