Approach to Psychotherapy:

I believe that our life challenges often present uniquely tailored opportunities for our growth. When we don’t have effective ways of coping with internal or relational distress, it “shows up” in our life in the form of sleep difficulties, or symptoms of depression or anxiety, or weight issues, or inability to focus or sustain our attention. It also shows up as increased conflict and consequently reduced capacity to experience joy in our most intimate and loving relationships.

Effectively learning to manage our internal distress and cope with our anxieties is the key to ultimately having a productive and self-directed life. Therefore, I teach my clients to learn how to choose to “respond” instead of automatically “react” to their inner turmoil, their circumstances, their life events, experiences and ultimately to their partners or children.

My Clinical Specialty is in use of Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Clinical Hypnosis to help my clients not only become symptom-free but also to attain their highest potential with regard to their relational or individual goals. I use Systems perspective in my therapy work and take into account my clients’ full spectrum of life: including their physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual health.

Conceptually speaking, I understand my clients’ lives with a bio-psycho-social-emotional model. I ask questions regarding health, sleep, eating, emotions and cognition, spirituality/religion (when applicable), relationships and family history. All these aspects of our lives holistically connect to make us who we are, and how and why we experience certain difficulties in certain areas of our lives at any given time. 

Individuals and Couples counseling for West Texas and Eastern New Mexico residents: