Coastal Saltwater Counseling

I mostly use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) techniques for treating anxiety and depression, as well as mindfulness and relaxation techniques. I also use the "Brain Hacks" book, by Lara Honos-Webb, to help my clients with ADHD learn how to overcome their executive functioning skills deficits.

For couples, I use an eclectic approach, including the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), with other techniques, such as Imago therapy, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), and Chapman's 5 Love Languages, as well. I sometimes focus on helping couples who are deciding, or have already decided, to separate and/or divorce, learn how to co-parent effectively with one another, as this is crucial for the benefit of their children. Having personally been through this myself in the past, I feel that I have a unique experience of how to make the most of co-parenting.

For treatment of ADHD, I use Lara Honos-Webb's book "Brain Hacks," and have my clients take a self-assessment to determine which of her five core skill areas they find to be problematic. Next, we focus on specific techniques, or "hacks" that will help you to overcome executive functioning skill deficits in whichever of the five core skills you find most problematic, which can vary over time. The five core skills areas are: focus and attention, planning and organization, cognitive flexibility, emotional regulation, and impulse control.

When working with families, I often help parents and their children learn how to communicate more effectively with one another, by listening more to one another, as they navigate through difficult transitions across the life cycle, to improve their family dynamics. I have extensive experience with helping both adolescents and young adults work with their parents to obtain their independence and help families learn how to build stronger connections and healthier communication patterns with one another over time.