Therapeutic Approaches
Over the years my therapeutic style has been influenced by many approaches. Here are some of the areas that have been most important:
- Individual Life Span Development
- Child Development
- Family Development
- Stepfamily Development
- Family Systems
- Family Therapies
- Attachment theory
- Play Therapy
- Parent Education
- Couple Communication
- Domestic Violence Intervention
- Conflict Resolution Approaches
- Psychopathology
- Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
- Solution-Oriented Therapies
- Positive Psychology
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Narrative Therapy
- Neurophysiology
- Interpersonal Neurobiology
- Trauma
- Mind-Body Connections
- EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique
- Somatic techniques
- Spiritual Counselling
- Life Review
- Resilience
Separation and Divorce Issues Addressed
I work with a variety of people and problems including:
- emotional shock at receiving unexpected news
- feeling lost and confused about which professional services are appropriate
- planning the transition to two households
- how to talk with your children about the separation/divorce
- responding to the emotional needs of the children
- working out parenting time
- creating parenting plans
- supporting the best possible co-parenting relationship
- shifting repetitive communication dynamics
- self-calming and self care through the process
- the introduction of new partners
