Washington DC Psychotherapy: Areas of Expertise
Individuals and couples in the Washington DC area come to me for counseling on:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Imago Therapy | Marriage Counseling
- Interfaith Relationships
- Premarital Counseling
- Bereavement
- Abuse
- Interpersonal Issues
- Self-Esteem
- Men’s Issues
Developing a Counseling Plan that Fits Your Needs
I embrace a client-centered and eclectic approach to counseling, meaning that I would work with you in psychotherapy to approach your issues from a perspective that I hope will best match your needs, values, beliefs, and goals. We'll examine your life holistically by considering how the psychological, intellectual, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual aspects of your life may be affecting the issues that you're working on in counseling.
A Counseling Model of Health, Not Disease
The disease model has been the primary model of understanding in medicine and psychology. The disease model identifies what's wrong and how to fix it. The more appropriate approach is to also help people be healthy so they don't become sick. I approach counseling from a health and not a disease perspective. It's important to identify your strengths and use them to help you be healthy. The ultimate goal is for you to be healthy enough that you don't need counseling anymore. Throughout treatment, we'll consider what you'll need to do to stay healthy when that day arrives.