ADOLESCENTS, COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS

While I have extensive experience treating a variety of problems with all ages, I am fully committed to issues and concerns faced by adolescent, college aged, and young adult populations. I believe these groups experience unique developmental challenges and that therapy can serve as a meaningful tool to explore, understand, and address issues exclusive to these groups. In addition to hectic lifestyles and daily stressors, adolescents and young adults experience unique pressures from academic, familial, societal and cultural systems. Through a collaborative and caring therapeutic relationship I gently guide clients in developing greater knowledge of them selves, while developing strategies to enhance their relationships and well-being.

Examples of problems we can address together include:

• Difficult life transitions, changes, and challenges
  (e.g. coping with divorce, school transitioning, college transitioning,
  career changes)
• Social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorders, worry, phobias
• Sexual identity exploration
• Depression
• Stress
• Addressing and working with learning disabilities
• Managing attention deficit disorders
• International student adjustment
• Diversity concerns
• Family conflict
• Eating disorders and body image
• Career dissatisfaction and/or career exploration
• Intimate relationship problems
• Dating and social difficulties
• Increasing self confidence and self esteem

Examples of workshops or presentations I can provide for your organization include:

• Recognizing and addressing obsessive dieting and exercise
• Managing your own or loved one’s difficulties with attention, organization, and follow-through
• Understanding and coping with anxiety or worry
• Enhancing our adolescents’ body-image and self-esteem
• Preparing young adults and parents for college transition
• Improving your academic or professional productivity
• Understanding and working with learning disabilities
• Coping with issues surrounding culture and diversity 

I will also customize a presentation/workshop to meet the needs of your group or organization.