How I Work

After 20 years of working in private practice, I have now retired from client work though I continue to provide consultation for EMDR therapists.

Developing A Secure Self

Developing a Secure Self is an attachment-based approach to adult psychotherapy that I created over a period of years in response to the needs of my clients. The goals include strengthening a sense of self and self-structure, developing a new relationship with self and increased self-esteem, enhanced emotional skills, and the security from which a client can comfortably explore the world and engage in healthy relationships.

Imaginal Nurturing

Imaginal Nurturing is ego-state work rooted in attachment theory and research and is the heart of the Developing a Secure Self approach. It addresses early deficits through working directly with needs for and difficulties with nurturing, intimacy, and autonomy. The client develops a new relationship with self through connections with the younger parts of self.

EMDR

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) was developed by psychologist, Dr. Francine Shapiro, in the late 1980’s as a treatment for post-traumatic stress. It has become a powerful and widely-accepted form of therapy for moving into the past disturbing memories, which are the root of so many present-day problems including PTSD, anxiety, and addictions.