Specialties

For some people, anxiety comes in the form of discomfort or awkwardness in social, intimate, workplace or family situations, while for others, it can stem from feeling out of control of your situation or even knowing that something needs to change but not knowing where to start.

Assertiveness/ Self-Confidence
Stress Management
Social Anxiety
Relapse prevention strategies

Adults who as children grow up in a household where their emotional needs were met with avoidance, rejection, scolding or even over-indulgence are often times left to figure out how to deal with their emotional needs on their own. The challenge, however, is that you don’t know what you don’t know, and if as a child no one ever taught you that your feelings and emotions are important and valid, you may grow up to become an adult who suppresses, avoids or ignores them in order to cope. An inability to deal with emotions in healthy ways can undoubtedly lead to problems in your relationships, physical and mental health issues.

Childhood negligence (physical, emotional)
Growing up with a mentally ill parent

Dealing with what is oftentimes an “invisible” condition can be an overwhelming experience on so many different levels. Understanding how to manage the various challenges that you encounter and educating yourself are the best ways to begin to feel more in control of your situation. Our hope is that you will understand some of the ways in which serious health conditions can lead to emotional difficulties, learn how to cope with some of those stressors, and understand how psychotherapy can help you overcome your challenges.

Dealing with a new diagnosis
Difficulty accepting chronic disease or condition
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)-related anxiety, depression and disease management issues (Crohn’s Disease / Ulcerative Colitis)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)-related anxiety
Self-image issues
Stress management strategies

Some relationships are seemingly effortless, while others require a dedicated commitment to reach a level of understanding, acceptance and compromise in order to make them work. However, when relationship dynamics are built on principles that are mainly favorable for one side and not so much for the other, the relationship can become a source of stress and anxiety that is sustained by feelings of guilt or obligation. The problems that arise from unhealthy relationships are not just uncomfortable, they can deeply impact people on a physical and emotional level.

Dating difficulties
Building healthy, non-conflictual boundaries
Co-dependence issues in the parent-adult child relationship
Improve workplace relationships