Psychotherapy and supportive counseling services are provided to individuals (adolescents and adults) who are seeking an opportunity to address and resolve the effects of overwhelming experience in their lives - from more commonplace life challenges to severely traumatic events.
Services are provided in-person and via Telehealth to residents of Arizona (including the Hopi Reservation and Navajo Nation) and via Telehealth to Medicare recipients nationwide.
Fees are payable via AZ AHCCCS (including the American Indian Health Plan), Blue Cross Blue Shield (including AmeriBen and Summit), and Medicare. Individuals can generally receive reimbursement (or partial reimbursement) from other insurance plans that include out-of-network benefits. A sliding scale is offered for those who do not have insurance.
Individual Counseling or Psychotherapy
Individual counseling or psychotherapy is initially the service of choice during the early phases of coming to terms with the herpes virus and its emotional and social implications. This is often supplemented, however, by couples or family counseling or psychotherapy - to the degree that other individuals may also have been affected by the herpes diagnosis.
Couples or Family Counseling or Psychotherapy
Couples counseling or psychotherapy is often indicated to address issues regarding trust, sexual intimacy, choices regarding health consciousness and future safety, and, in some instances, real or perceived infidelity. Couples counseling or psychotherapy may be indicated for couples who have been together for long periods of time or for those who have come together more recently. An individual who has been diagnosed with the herpes virus may request couples services to assist in negotiating herpes-related issues with former partners or with new ones.
Family counseling, including adolescents or children, may be indicated when an adolescent or child has been (regrettably) exposed to information regarding a parent or caregiver having received a herpes diagnosis - or when the individual who has been diagnosed is, themselves, an adolescent or child.
Group Counseling or Psychotherapy
Following initial stabilization, individuals who have been diagnosed with the herpes virus, or those who are closest to them, often receive great benefit from talking, within a safe and supportive environment, with others whose circumstances are similar.
Workshops and Educational Seminars
Workshops and educational seminars are offered to physician groups, mental health facilities, hospitals, and other interested community entities. Fees are negotiated based on the location and length of the workshop or semin
Licenses/Certifications
 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
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License Info
049853 (NY)
Bio
I am a psychotherapist (licensed clinical social worker) with over 25 years of combined experience in providing psychotherapy services to children, adolescents, and adults (including senior adults) within public and private organizations and currently in private practice. I have worked extensively within both the mental health and addiction fields. As well as being well versed in regard to traditional (or mainstream) psychotherapy I have an enormous appreciation for alternative and complementary approaches to mental health care and possess training and experience in multiple alternative modalities - including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), SE (Somatic Experiencing), NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programming), Ericksonian Hypnosis, and Brainspotting.
My particular strengths lie in the areas of trauma resolution, grief and loss, death and dying, and in non-pharmacological approaches to stress management and pain reduction.
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Payments Accepted
Cash or Check
Practice Areas/Issues Treated
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Therapy
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Anger Management
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Anxiety and Panic
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
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Body Image Issues
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Caregiver Issues
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Chronic Illness
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Couples
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Depression
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Divorce
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Eating Disorders
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Grief and Loss
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Herpes and STD Counseling
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Life Transitions
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Loneliness
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Marriage & Family Therapy
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Marriage Counseling
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Online / Teletherapy
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Pre and Postpartum Mental Health
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Relationship Issues
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Self-Esteem Issues
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Seniors and Elder Care Issues
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Stress Management
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Trauma and PTSD
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Work and Career Issues
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