decrease symptoms, Learn effective coping skills, improve quality of life

I specialize in treating people with a variety of Anxiety, Mood, Stress-Related, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders, in addition to treating people with chronic physical pain and illnesses. Since I specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, treatment involves specific interventions that are tailored to address the patient's presenting problems.  Whether I am  working with a patient for whom psychological distress is the presenting problem, or someone for whom physical symptoms are the primary concern, my goals are the same: to help them decrease their symptoms, foster effective coping skills, and improve the quality of their lives.  Here is a brief list of problems which I frequently treat:

• Anxiety Disorders: Generalized Anxiety Disorder/Chronic Worrying, Panic Attacks, Social Anxiety, Specific Phobias

• Mood Disorders: Depression, Bipolar Disorder

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Health Anxiety, Trichotillomania and other Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

• Stress Disorders: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Life Stress

• Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

• Other: Assertiveness Training, Anger Management

• Physical Pain and Chronic Illness: Chronic headaches, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Back Pain, and more

• Anxiety and Depression in relation to severe allergies and other chronic medical conditions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) encompasses a number of specific techniques that have been designed and researched to target these presenting problems. Here is a list of some of the CBT techniques that I frequently use with patients:

• Behavioral Activation

• Cognitive Restructuring

• Behavioral Experiments

• Exposure and Response Prevention

• Exposure Therapy

• Prolonged Exposure

• Mindfulness Training

• Mindfulness Meditation

• Relaxation Training

• Values Exploration

• Psychoeducation

• Sleep Hygiene

• SMART Goals

• Habit Reversal Training

• Communication Skills Training

• Role Plays

• Metacognitive Techniques

• Perceptual Retraining