3131 Eastside
Suite 435
Houston, TX 77098
(713) 522-9323
FAX: (713) 520.8083
People seek counseling
looking for better ways to relate to the world. Counseling provides individuals
with time to focus on their lives in depth, to reflect on problem areas,
to come up with goals to help them feel better about themselves, and to
improve relationships. Life's challenges can present an opportunity for
growth and change.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist.
I am a "Marriage Friendly" clinician with more than twenty-eight years experience helping people with feelings
of depression, anxiety, relationship issues and family problems.
My
personal life experiences, integrated with my years of clinical experience,
have deepened my effectiveness as a psychotherapist. In the context of
a warm, supportive, safe environment, people learn to get in touch with,
and appropriately express, their feelings and needs. This is enormously
important for success in intimate, as well as work relationships. In this
fast paced life, one often loses touch with who they are and what they
really want. Psychotherapy facilitates the discovery of one's inner needs,
while learning to build more satisfying intimate, family and work relationships.
Directions to my office
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Individual Psychotherapy |
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Group Therapy |
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Couples and Family Counseling |
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Chronic and Life Threatening Illness |
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End of Life |
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Healing Through Art: merging Images |
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The Wellness Connection: Lifestyle Coaching |
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Articles, Awards and Recognitions |
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| BA
from Stephens College, Columbia, MO 1971. Psychology and Art. |
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| M.Ed.
from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 1981. Counseling Psychology. |
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| LPC, Texas Licensed Professional Counselor, #11187 | |
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| LMFT, Texas Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, #002856-002556 | |
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| American Association of Counseling and Development. | |
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| American Society of Clinical Hypnosis | |
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| Cancer Counseling Inc. | |
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| Houston Group Psychotherapy | |
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| National Registry of Marriage Friendly Therapists | |
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| Private Practice, Houston, TX 1985-Present. Individual, Group and Couple Counseling. | |
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| Cancer Counseling Inc., Houston, TX 1997-Present. Counseling for individuals with cancer and family members. Bereavement counseling. | |
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| Healing Through Art, Houston, TX 2004-Present. Originator and facilitator of art program for children and adults with cancer and at Ronald McDonald House, Houston. | |
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| Southwest Day Hospital, Houston,TX 1986-1987. Group and Individual therapy. | |
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| Fairlight, Inc., Houston TX 1985-1986. Group therapy and Educational seminars | |
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| .Mississippi Department of Corrections, Jackson, MS 1981-1984. Psychological Assessment Specialist | |
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| Community
Learning Center, Columbia, MO 1971-1974. Founder and Director of School for children. |
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| Community
Learning Center, Columbia, MO 1971-1974. Founder and Director of School for children. |
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My approach to psychotherapy is humanistic, psychodynamic and relational. I view healing of the whole person in the context of one's natural development and growth. I provide an introspective, empathetic focus, aimed at understanding, removing emotional blocks and moving toward ongoing growth. I assess the individual's concerns, needs and goals, make psychiatric referrals when necessary for prescriptive treatment and work closely with the psychiatrist, so that collaborative treatment planning and treatment options can be considered.
I believe the relationship between the client and therapist is where the most significant healing occurs. Psychotherapy becomes a creative process, incorporating mindful attentiveness to one's self as well as the self of the other. The healing of mind, body and spirit merges into a solid foundation of the integrated self.
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