Great Relationships Education

read moreI have been providing therapy for individuals, couples and families since 1994. I received a master's degree in Social Work in 1993 from Washington University in St. Louis, and received a master's degree in Human Development and Family Studies from the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Colorado State University in 1996. I have been licensed in Colorado as a Marriage and Family Therapist since 2000, and am a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. I have supervised Master's level Marriage and Family Therapists at Colorado State University, and continually seek training in the latest therapeutic developments to hone my skills as one of the top counselors in Colorado Springs.

read moreSolution focused therapy involves helping you determine exactly how you'd like your life to change, and then helping you get there using strengths and experiences you already have. I also use a powerful therapeutic approach called narrative therapy. This type of work helps you find the exceptions to your problems, and helps you use the rich information that lies within those exceptions. As an eclectic therapist, I draw on many other therapeutic models and techniques as well. Just as I strive to help clients fill their emotional tool box with helpful, well-honed tools, I too use a box full of well sharpened, useful tools.

read moreCouples Counseling: I use the latest research and my extensive couples counseling experience to help couples stabilize, enrich, strengthen, and enjoy their relationship. Solution-Focused & Narrative Therapy for Individuals, Couples and Families: I use strength-based, solution-focused therapy and narrative therapy. This means that I help you (and your partner and/or family in couples / family therapy) use the strengths and experience you already have to find effective solutions rapidly. You can learn more about strength-based, solution-focused and narrative therapy on theTherapeutic Orientation page.

read moreIn a culture in which only 50% of first marriages and 40% of second marriages survive, truly effective couples counseling can help couples heal relationship distress and prevent divorce. Finally in recent years, useful and accurate data has surfaced about what keeps couples together. I use this research and my extensive couples counseling experience to help couples stabilize, enrich, strengthen, and enjoy their relationship. Marriage counseling in Colorado Springs with me often includes between-session assignments ranging from readings to going out on dates.