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y Approach to Therapy

As individuals, we have primary parts of ourselves which have been encouraged and allowed to develop in our family of origin [where we grew up] and for each of those primary parts, there is an equal and opposite often underdeveloped, hidden or denied part. When we get tired of our primary part being completely in charge of how and what we do, we pop into the opposite side. The goal in therapy is to find all of of our parts and then sitting the middle, in awareness, we get to decide how we want and need to be.

For example, if you have a big pleaser side, you are accommodating, thoughtful, considerate of others, that is a good thing as long as you also have the capacity to set limits when you need to say no. The work is about having many more choices about how you will respond to life's challenges.

As couples, having trained personally with Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., Ellyn Bader, Ph.D., Peter Pearson, Ph.D., John Gottman, Ph.D., Neil Jacobsen, Ph.D., David Schnarch, Ph.D. and others, the work I do is based on a myriad of ideas.

However, Imago relationship therapy developed by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., in his best selling books, Getting the love you want: A guide for couples and Keeping the Love You Find: A guide for singles is at the core of the services I offer.

For more information on my approach to work, see the FAQ page.

Education and Degrees

Ed.D., in counseling, 1978, from Lehigh University and M.Ed., in counseling, 1972, also from Lehigh University; B.A. psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1969.

Book - Bountiful Women

Bountiful Women: Large Women's Secrets for Living the Life They Desire, published in 2000, is a celebratory book of psychological and practical strategies large women [defined as wearing size 14 and above] have found or developed to handle challenging situations.

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