I have experience with adult, child and adolescent populations. I have worked as an individual and family therapist at community mental health clinics in Springfield and Cape Cod. I worked as a behavioral specialist for several years at The Center for School Crisis intervention, an alternative school, in the Springfield/Holyoke area. In addition to private practice, I currently am a crisis clinician on the Psychiatric Assessment Team (P.A.T.) at Cape Cod Hospital. When working with adults I specialize in depression and anxiety disorders. My work with children and adolescents involves behavior modification, coping skills, verbal skills and involvement of the parents(s) as part of the treatment team.

While I do provide general psychotherapy for adults, my specialty is addictions counseling. Having worked for many years with individuals and family members who have suffered because of the disease of addictions, I can attest to the reality that the quality of life and relationships become significantly better with treatment. I offer individual and couples counseling and work with people in all phases of the disease. Becoming sober is the beginning of recovery. With the help of an addictions expert , as well as 12step programs, life does get better for all.

Conflicts in a marriage are rarely about the issues, but instead how couples talk about the issues. In our couples counseling sessions, partners communicate face-to-face, openly and honestly about their issues. Throughout the conversation we will identify and prevent flashpoints that create conflict escalation. We will give feedback and provide direction toward the most effective way of communicating in a given situation. Our feedback encourages respectful and mutually compassionate interactions, and helps dispel miscommunications that cause marital tensions. Small steps soon become major strides as couples progress from confrontation and impasse toward an understanding of their differences. The underlying goal of our sessions is to: • Increase the pleasure of spending time with your partner • Heighten or reestablish emotional intimacy • Help rediscover happiness in your relationship Over the years, Relationship Resources has helped hundreds of married and unmarried couples undo rigid and negative patterns of behavior and transform their relationships to newfound levels of happiness and enjoyment.