LP, 32 years of experience
To paraphrase a wise philosopher, I want to help you be who you are and become what you are capable of becoming. For more than 30 years as a psychologist, I have provided psychotherapy to a large and diverse population in my private practice. Some of the goals of therapy include supporting your potential for growth, helping you gain understanding and insight into your own emotions and behaviors as well as the complexities present in relationships with others. Together, we'll work toward a resolution of problems and an improved sense of well-being. In addition to my private practice, I worked for many years as a Certified School Counselor, helping students develop the emotional and behavioral skills they needed to cope with difficult family situations, learn to resolve conflicts, and manage the stresses and anxieties in their academic and social lives. Please note that I hold a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology, not a PsyD, and with that degree, I am a fully Licensed Psychologist in Pennsylvania. While this is not a listed degree option on the Grow Therapy platform, I have been advised by Grow Therapy to select PsyD as the most accurate representation of my experience and credentials.
In our first session, you will have an opportunity to tell me a bit about yourself, share the issues that bring you to seek help, ask questions, and set some preliminary goals for counseling success. Subsequent sessions will focus on exploring and clarifying thoughts, feelings, and issues, and choosing courses of actions that will lead to resolution. Coping techniques are offered in a warm and supportive setting.
Although I have developed an eclectic approach which includes various theories and practices, I tend to favor using cognitive-behavioral therapy. I will help you to challenge and change anxiety-producing and self-defeating thoughts and learn more effective responses and behaviors as you develop new ways to see yourself and the world around you. I may suggest some books to read that will supplement and reinforce the work we are doing to achieve your goals.
I bring to this practice my years of experience and the wisdom I've learned along the way. I am open and accepting, kind and considerate, compassionate and thoughtful. I see myself as a therapist, an educator, a guide, a coach, a source for emotional support, and a catalyst for change.