Areas of Specialization
Each of the areas below represents years of focused clinical work. If you are struggling in any of these areas, I may be able to help. Click through to read more about my approach.
Substance and Alcohol Abuse
Before thinking about how you want to change, the first step is getting clear on what you actually want. I work with both a 12-Step framework and a rational CBT model, depending on what fits you best. 14 years of experience, including two years facilitating a weekly group for individuals receiving suboxone treatment at the Brien Center in Pittsfield, MA.
Relationship and Marriage Struggles
In my experience, the majority of relationship problems are not about any particular disagreement — they are problems of communication. Of being both emotionally honest and intellectually clear with each other. I work with individuals and couples navigating everything from communication breakdown to emotional abuse to the complex dynamics of long-term partnership.
Sex, Pornography and Romantic Obsession
Compulsive sexual behavior and romantic obsession can quietly undermine every other area of a person’s life — relationships, work, self-respect — often before the person fully recognizes what is happening. I offer compassionate, non-judgmental support for individuals ready to take an honest look at these patterns.
Gay Issues: Individual and Couples
A safe, affirming space for gay men navigating identity, relationships, family dynamics, and the specific pressures of LGBTQ+ life. Whether you are working through questions of identity, struggling in a relationship, or processing experiences of discrimination or family rejection, I bring both clinical experience and genuine understanding to this work.
Codependency and Adult Children of Alcoholics
Those who grew up in homes where a caregiver was addicted to alcohol or drugs — or who was emotionally unavailable — often carry invisible burdens into adulthood. I run a bi-weekly group for individuals who identify with the traits of Adult Children of Alcoholics. In my experience, clients struggling with substance use are very often also ACOAs.
Existential Issues and Finding Meaning
In addition to being a clinical social worker, I have a PhD in philosophy. I have a passion for counseling individuals who seriously care about the deeper questions in life — those who are searching for meaning, for a more spiritual existence, for genuine clarity about who they are and what they want. I enjoy working with people who are seekers.
What remains constant
Whatever brings someone to therapy, I begin the same way: by helping them get clear on what they actually want. Not what they think they should want, not what someone else wants for them — what they genuinely want. That clarity is the foundation everything else is built on.
I make use of multiple frameworks depending on what fits the individual: 12-Step principles, cognitive-behavioral techniques, existential philosophy, and the kind of honest, direct conversation that cuts through the noise. I adapt to you — not the other way around.
“Neurosis is the avoidance of legitimate suffering.”
— Carl Jung
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Albany, New York
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