Pittsburgh PA and Nashville TN
Professional Guidance for Life's Transitions
Telehealth and In Person Sessions
in Pittsburgh PA and Nashville TN
Finding Clarity and Balance
Stress Management
Stress management sessions are designed to teach science based practical skills and strategies to manage stress more effectively, identify the sources of your stress and develop coping mechanisms to reduce its impact on your daily life. I incorporate Mindfulness and Meditation coaching based on evidence based treatment protocols.
Anxiety Treatment
Anxiety treatment is designed to help overcome anxiety disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, OCD, PTSD, and social anxiety disorder. I have a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy approach to help reduce symptoms and develop long-term coping skills.
Depression Treatment
I have a targeted Depression treatment designed to help overcome depression and improve overall mental health and well-being. I have a pharmacology free approach to most depressive episodes and can partner with a prescriber if needed for more recurring or intractable depression.
Life Transitions
Life's transitions are well known to impact our health and wellness. These are typically brief and episodic changes in our lives, but can be more profound in nature with more long lasting effects. Professional support during our life transitions can help navigate major life changes, such as divorce, blended family issues, new family adjustments, any relationship change or conflict, retirement, or career changes to name a few
Self-Esteem and Confidence
Self-esteem and confidence are impacted when we go through life's stressors. A brief focus on recovery can help identify our often unconscious negative self-talk and belief patterns that do not serve us moving forward.
Mind-Body Connection
I have a background in Health Psychology and appreciate the impact of stress on our mind and body. Mind-Body treatments include evidence based techniques in mindfulness, meditation, heart rate coherence training, relaxation training, autogenics training, guided imagery and mindfulness-based-stress reduction (MBSR) to reduce stress, improve sleep, and enhance overall quality of life.
Practice Details
About Me
areas of clinical expertise
areas of clinical expertise
- I have a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy approach with a background in Health Psychology.
- I received my PhD in Counseling Psychology at the University of Tennessee and completed my Clinical Internship at Vanderbilt VA and Medical Center with my Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Healing Connections for trauma recovery.
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- I have a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy approach with a background in Health Psychology.
- I received my PhD in Counseling Psychology at the University of Tennessee and completed my Clinical Internship at Vanderbilt VA and Medical Center with my Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Healing Connections for trauma recovery.
- I focus on your gifts and strengths and the stressors that interfere with the quality of your life, your mood, your work, and your relationships.
- By understanding what is interfering with the quality of your life and why, we can tap into the best clinical based solutions to better manage what life events you are facing.
- I have been in practice for 28 years and work individually with adults mostly via telehealth.
- I have some availability for in person sessions in Pittsburgh PA and in Nashville TN.
- Ask for availability if interested in meeting in person.
areas of clinical expertise
areas of clinical expertise
areas of clinical expertise
I specialize in Adults struggling with:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- OCD
- PTSD
- Sleep Disorders
- Stressors impacting health and wellness
- Adult ADD/ADHD
- Grief
- Life Transitions
- Medical Diagnoses impacting mental health
- Chronic Pain
- Post Partum Depression
- Obsessive Thinking
- Acute Stress
- Effects of Chronic stress on the mind/body
- Narcissistic Abuse
- Mindfulness and Meditation
therapeutic approaches
areas of clinical expertise
therapeutic approaches
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Compassionate Inquiry
- Internal Family Systems
- Positive Psychology
- MBCBT
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD
- Motivational Interviewing
- Life Coaching
- Executive Skills Training for ADD/ADHD
- ADD/ADHD Coaching
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Healthy Eating
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Compassionate Inquiry
- Internal Family Systems
- Positive Psychology
- MBCBT
- Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD
- Motivational Interviewing
- Life Coaching
- Executive Skills Training for ADD/ADHD
- ADD/ADHD Coaching
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Healthy Eating
- Mind-Body Connection
- Non-Pharmaceutical Integrative Approaches for emotional regulation
- Vagus Nerve Reset Exercises
- DBT