I am a very pragmatic therapist. I pay careful attention to cause, effect and results. I watch and listen for patterns and habits people have formed that aren't working for them. I help them set realistic goals and outcomes for therapy and then together we work to change those badly working habits and behaviors. I often give "homework", like reading or mental or emotional exercises to move the therapy along.

I operate from a basic philosophy that therapy is a growth and learning process and my counseling approach is based on the following three assumptions.

1. I believe that every client has their own "map" of reality and it is to be respected, understood and utilized during the process of change.
   
2. Each client has the resources and abilities needed to create positive and beneficial change.
   
3. THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE IS THE CLIENT. Therefore one owes it to themselves to: Take care of their prime resource---physically emotionally, and spiritually; allow for mistakes during the process; and transform "mistakes" into learnings.

For more than 25 years I have been successfully helping people change unwanted behaviors, eliminate self-defeating patterns, and improve their important relationships, especially the one with themselves. In conjunction with hypnosis and neuro-linguistic-programming (NLP), I utilize the techniques of behavior modification, assertiveness training, creative visualization and affirmations to treat all of the following issues: