My Therapy Practice
I am a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in Elmira, New York. My experience and training includes therapeutic treatment with individuals, parent-child relationships, adolescents, couples, marriage, and whole families.
Those who benefit most from my approach to therapy are those who want to better understand the patterned reactions, roles, cycles, and conflicts interfering with growth and healthy relationships, rather than receiving advice or coaching.
My practice is built on the family systems perspective of behavior and disorders. It is a non-pathologizing , systemic therapy approach. It recognizes that difficulties often stem from survival strategies developed in challenging or traumatic relational situations and sees every person as separate from their symptoms or struggles.
I am currently accepting new clients.
My Services
Marriage and Couples: Assessment of conflict pattern and uniting together against the problem
Family: Assessment of family functioning and reorganizing patterned, rules, roles, boundaries, or communication to meet the needs of the families current life stage
Parent-Child relationship: Assessment of relational attachment and supporting secure bonding
Biopsychosocial and functional assessment along with clinical screenings and genogram (family of origin mapping tool)
Collaborative, individualized plans focused on specific personal goals, functional impairments, and life circumstances
Payment
Not taking insurance at this time. Currently accepting cash.
What is Family Systems Therapy?
Family systems therapy is a systemic form of psychotherapy that focuses on managing mental health by analyzing and changing the interpersonal relationships and social systems (family, work, or social groups) an individual belongs to, rather than just focusing on the individual alone. It treats problems by addressing patterns of interaction and behavior within these systems, rather than just diagnosing an individual. It is frequently used for family conflict, relationship distress, behavioral disorders in children, PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction issues, illness in the family, and life stage changes.
Key aspects:
Contextual Approach: It assumes that individual issues are rooted in the broader network of relationships and cannot be understood in isolation, but rather as a part of a “system” (family, couple, community).
Relationship Focused: It examines how behavioral patterns and dynamics within families, couples, or groups affect mental well-being.
Practical Solutions: It often focuses on identifying and changing current, recurring patterns in a "living system".
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