I work with children, 8-12 and adolescents in individual and family therapy. Issues include: depression, anxiety, stress, school problems, ADD/ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, grief and loss. I have worked extensively with children with divorce and step families. I have experience in Divorce Mediation and am Certified in the Love and Logic Parenting Program. I work to help families increase their ability to focus on their positives and build on their strengths rather than being trapped by habitual negative styles of thinking.
As a Licensed Mental Health Professional for over 15 years, I have learned to work with families from a problem solving, solution focused, cognitive and systematic approach. I address the family as a whole to facilitate effective and healthy communication with all members.
Love and Logic is a unique program designed to teach parents to demonstrate love and empathy when giving consequences rather than frustration and punishment. This gives their children the opportunity to be responsible while empowering kids and teens to make their own decisions. which prepares them for the real world.
- Orientation:
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Family/Marital Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Modality:
- Individuals
- Family
- Sliding Scale: No
- Years in Practice: 20+ Years
- School: University of Nebraska at Omaha
- Year Graduated: 1991
- License No. and State: 451 Nebraska
- Child or Adolescent
- Family Conflict
- Divorce
- Issues:
- Academic Underachievement
- Adoption
- Alcohol Abuse
- Anger Management
- Anxiety or Fears
- Attention Deficit (ADHD)
- Behavioral Issues
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Emotional Disturbance
- Entitlement
- Loss or Grief
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Suicidal Ideation
- Teen Violence
- Mental Health:
- Bipolar Disorder
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Thinking Disorders
- Sexuality Gender:
- Bisexual Issues
- Gay Issues
- Lesbian Issues
- Gender: All
- Ethnicity: Any
- Nearby Towns: Council Bluffs, IA, Omaha, NE
- Nearby Counties: Douglas, Pottawattamie
- Nearby Zips: 51501, 68144






