At my office in Fredericksburg, VA, I combine Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy with the science of Positive Psychology to help people struggling with problems of anxiety, stress, sleep difficulties and other problems.

The focus of this work is changing the way we interact with our thoughts and planning new behaviors so that we learn to think, act and feel in ways that are more effective. 

If you’d like to discuss how therapy might help you, please call or email to schedule a complimentary telephone consultation.

Here are a few basic principles that guide my practice…

• Treatment should be grounded in science. I believe that the strategies used in therapy should be supported by scientific research.
• Effective treatment is collaborative. Therapy is best when clients and therapists work together to find solutions, rather than having a psychologist prescribe solutions.
• People already possess many of the skills necessary to produce lasting change in their lives. Therapy should work to increase the use of strategies that have worked well and modify strategies that haven’t worked very well.
• Therapy goals must be consistent with a person’s values. Therapy that does not honor personal values will not be effective.
• Therapy does not have to be a long-term process. Sometimes the process is lengthy, but the work should aim to be efficient as well as effective.
• Therapy is about getting a person into action.  Understanding your problems is nice, but that won’t improve the quality of your life.