Practice
Areas of Practice
Depressive Illnesses
Major Depression, Bi-Polar Illness, Dysthymia, Depressed Mood.
Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety, Phobias, Panic Disorder, and Specific Anxieties.
Psychoses
Schizophrenia, Paranoid and Undifferentiated, Borderline, Non-Specific, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Adjustment Disorders
Life-Transition, Death, Loss, Marital Issues, School Performance, Relocation, and Relationship Impairment.
Identity Clarification
Gender Issues, Sexual Identity, Religious / Spiritual Identity, Emotional Clarification, Family of Origin and Genealogical Issues.
Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Intermittent Eating Problems, Obsessive Compulsive Issues about food.
Substance Abuse
Diagnostics, treatment and referral regarding all substance abuse issues.
Stress Reduction
Job Stress and Employment Issues, Parenting, Family Stress, Source of Stress Identification, Internal vs. External Stress Management, Anger Management.
Spiritual Issues Causing Psychological Problems
Relationship Tensions, Forgiveness, Religion as help or hindrance, the use of prayer, the spiritual acceptance of hardship, loss, trauma. Accessing inner resources for spiritual power, Attaining spiritual wholeness.
Sexual Abuse Trauma
Inappropriate touching, sexual trauma, incest, molestation.
Marital Concerns Affecting Psychological Health
Marital distress, growing apart, problems with intimacy, issues with marriage and aging, family development, extramarital contacts, poor partner communications.
LBGTQ Issues
Individual identity/adjustment, partner issues, health issues, societal/employment adjustment, achievement of wholeness.
Grief
Loss of a loved one, loss of previous status, physical, employment, social etc. Anticipatory grief, loss of a love, loss of life partner.
Childhood Adjustment issues
Behavioral problems, school performance, learning impairments, learning differences, adoption, blended family and step parent issues.
Custody and Parental Issues
Family, parenting assessment, children's attachment to parents.
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