Ms. Joanne Crabtree

Though I do not choose to specialize, specialties sometimes choose me. Most recently, I'm seeing many couples of different kinds - spouses (hetero and homosexual), parent/child, siblings, business partners - and this is work I find deeply satisfying. Over the years, I have been lucky enough to help many restless souls in distress, including students, working mothers, moms-to-be, and recovering addicts. In addition, it seems I have a good grasp of the artistic personality, and artists of every sort have found their way to my office. I have welcomed them all.

Sometimes people ask about my credentials. The M.T.C after my name stands for Master of Therapeutic Counseling. My original training was psychoanalytic, but over the years I've moved more toward a counseling model. Therapy in my office often begins with the creation of strategies for solving present-day problems, and frequently that's enough.

It's only if a deeper approach is needed that we go looking below the surface for the story behind the story, in which case trance therapy can be very helpful. Also (by client request) I sometimes use the trance state to help relieve anxiety and build self-confidence.