Areas of Specialized
Training:
Certification in Group
Psychotherapy from AGPA
Certification in Hypnosis, Consultant
level, from ASCH
Certification in Traumatic Stress from
AAETS
Personal:
In
addition to my work as a therapist, I am a poet and musician.
Working with people in the arts is, of course, a natural form of
connection for me, but, in addition, this orientation to sound and
words informs the way I listen. I am also a Quaker.
Professional Philosophy:
You are the person who knows more about you than anyone
else. It is my intent to discover who you are, and, in doing so,
to help you discover more of who you are and want to become. Like
the proverbial snowflake, each person is both unique and the same
as every other person (in that each person is human). What makes
you who you are, what makes you happy, what makes you unhappy,
frightened, distressed, confident, confused....All that is of
interest, and worthy of respect and attention.
Publications/Awards
Poetry Book: Players In The Dream, Dreamers In The Play, Plain View Press,
2007
Psychology Book: Second Childhood, Norton,
1989
Chapters in What Is Psychotherapy?
(Jossey-Bass, 1990), and Play (Wiley, 2002)
Many
journal articles on Hypnosis and Multiple Personality Disorder
(now called DID)
Over 75 published poems, including many prizes.
Practice Information:
Office location: About 2 minutes from Rt. 2,
exit 55 or 56. Parking in driveway. Ground floor: No stairs. Call
for easy directions.
Hours/Fee: Mon-Fri, approximately
8am-6pm. Usual session is 60 minutes. Occasionally schedule longer
sessions, especially for hypnosis.$150/hour; $50 for group. No
HMO's. Indemnity insurance accepted.
Groups: Monday,
5:30-7:00pm. Currently no openings.
Clients/Patients:
Mostly adults, all ages. Individuals; couples. Occasionally
children, 6-18.
Issues: All general issues, with
specialty in trauma (past and present), dissociation, grief, pain
and certain medical conditions in which hypnosis is effective;
smoking cessation and habit disorders; relationships. Working with creative
people - artists, writers, musicians - around increasing their productivity
and breaking through "stuck" places, especially using hypnosis. Excluded: No
addictions to drugs or alcohol unless also involved in an addiction
group, such as but not limited to AA, NA, etc. No out-of-control
violence.
Other Services:
Consultations for other therapists, especially
regarding clients with trauma, and clients requiring use of
hypnosis. See Practice Information for location, hours, and
fees.
Hypnosis training: Consultant level with
ASCH.
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