Agenda Choices Personalized to your Needs

We start with agenda building and incorporating the goals that each person brings to therapy. Therapy is our journey together to help you build the life you desire.

We identify and replace distorted thoughts and behavior patterns with more rational thoughts and behaviors.

We work on learning to process emotions and their impact on the psyche.

We work on how to respond versus just react or avoid and how to develop the emotional balance you need to feel safe, secure and stable.

I utilize client-centered therapy along with cognitive behavioral therapy, re-scripting and a variety of other approaches in my work with clients.

Agenda is client centered and choices are varied: possible examples below.

Recovery Issues

Recovery Issues


• Sticking points in Recovery; when you need more than 12-steps.

• Have been to treatment and can’t seem to connect to the Fellowship.

• On consent order (MD, RN, LPN) and need follow-up with a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) or Master Addiction Counselor (MAC).

• Are you the recovering person with a history of “in and out” of the fellowship and just can’t seem to get it? What prevents you from connecting to others or some facet of recovery?

Let us explore to see if deep core issues are preventing you from using tools of recovery. (Why you keep coming back and what is blocking you).

• Coping with Urges or Obsessions (re-occurring thoughts to use, romancing the stone, or rationalizations of it would be OK to use.

Re-scripting?

Re-scripting; how Past affects the Present

• How are past emotions and events affecting the “now” and how to use their purpose and transform to new behavior and new perceptions.

• How to increase awareness & stop reacting and learn to respond (where you choose) and to let go.

• “If I see it, I got it”; do I learn from my projections and emotional charges, for they are my biggest teachers.

• Traumatic background (childhood or addictive lifestyle) in need of Healing.

Relating to Others

Relationship issues;

  • Difficulty with Intimacy
  • Learn how to set healthy boundaries and be comfortable standing up for self.
    Poor boundaries; difficulty saying “No” and when to say “No”.
  • Difficulty trusting others.
  • Restore personal relationships, deepen intimacy with your partner,
    and communicate effectively.
  • Learn how to become more intimate as well as resolving conflicts and how to set boundaries and keep or alter them as needed.
  • Trust and relating ability

Emotional Health

Emotional Health

• Learn to better see the connection of thoughts and feelings to behavior
• Anger Problems
• Difficulty dealing with emotions.
(Reacting to emotions versus using them as tools & responding)
• Unresolved Grief
• Mood problems
(depression, bipolar, anhedonia {lack of emotions})
• Anxiety problems
(PTSD and anxiety disorders)
• How is Pain a Gift?

Being In Your Own Life

Being in Your Own Life
• Learn better how to live a balanced life.
• Dreams come true. Self-actualization
• Self-empowerment
• Aging with Grace
• How is it I am Worthy?

Spirituality/Connection

Spirituality/Connection

  • Difficulty with “Conscious Contact” of God of Your understanding (or non-understanding).
  • Spirituality; seeing God everywhere (inside and outside)
  • Do I look for the Divine in all?
  • “Love thy enemies” (they are my biggest teachers). Am I able to bless and seek peace, even when I (my ego) know I’m right?
  • True Self; Do I shine with who I am?

Skill Building

Skill Building


• Learn to live in the moment.
• Learn how to cope with stress, difficult people and anxiety or other fears.
• Learn to increase concentration and motivation.
• Learn to enjoy your life and develop loving relationships.

Contact me and let’s talk
about what you would like to change


Initial consultation and discussion of agenda is free.

Internet Therapy via a secure conferencing system - similar to Skype.
Easy/free to set-up, I can help you if needed, or verbal session via phone.