Specialties

Lots of parents struggle. I help parents who:

• Are having difficulty adjusting to the role of being a parent, and what that means for their own identity.

• Carry guilt that they are not the parent they imagined or hoped they would be.

• Are unsure how to respond to their child's emotional and behavioral challenges.

• Are having difficulty adjusting to a new or existing diagnosis.

• Feel like what is needed to support their child requires more from them than what they have to give.

• Struggle with the stress of supporting a child with complex needs.

Learn more about the strategies I use to support parents here and here.

Anxiety among children, adolescents, and adults is on the rise. While everyone experiences some anxiety at times, for some, anxiety is frequent, persistent, and causes significant distress and impairment. Specific types of anxiety that I treat include:

• Generalized anxiety

• Social anxiety

• Separation anxiety

• Specific phobia

• Panic attacks

• Other worries and stress

Learn more about anxiety in youth here, in adults here, and the strategies I use to treat it here. 

OCD is about much more than being neat, clean, orderly, or "so OCD." It is characterized by intrusive and distressing thoughts or urges that cause intense distress (obsessions), and repetitive behaviors or mental acts that are completed in order to temporarily relieve that distress (compulsions). These obsessions and compulsions can take a wide range of forms, and they can significantly interfere with daily life, academic performance, self-image, and social relationships. 

Learn more about OCD here and the strategies I use to treat it here.

BFRBs include hair-pulling (trichotillomania), skin-picking (excoriation), nail-biting, and other repetitive behaviors directed towards one's own body. Individuals with BFRBs often have made multiple efforts to stop engaging in these behaviors and have great difficulty controlling them. BFRBs are often poorly understood and under-diagnosed, and they require specialized evidence-based treatment strategies. 

Learn more about BFRBs here and the strategies I use to treat them here.

Tic disorders are are neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by the presence of involuntary, repetitive movements or vocalizations known as tics. Tics can be either motor (involving physical movements) or phonic (involving sounds or words). Tics often emerge in childhood and can vary in severity. Common tic disorders include Tourette's syndrome, chronic motor or vocal tic disorder, and provisional tic disorder. Although many tics will disappear on their own, for some individuals, tics persist and cause significant difficulties. 

Learn more about tic disorders here and the strategies I use to treat them here.