live life on
your own
terms
APPROACH
My approach is collaborative, relational, nonjudgmental, and inquiring. Using state-of-the-art theoretical models, I help you define and construct a path toward the life you want.
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Influenced by
- Humanistic Psychology
- Interpersonal Psychology
- Cognitive-Behavioral Analysis Systems Psychotherapy (CBASP)
- Personal Construct Psychology
PSYCHOANALYSIS
Influenced by
- Self Psychology
- Motivational Systems Theory
- Relational Psychoanalysis
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
- American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- Georgia Psychological Association (GPA)
- Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (ICP+P)
LICENSED TO
PRACTICE IN:
PSYPACT Legislation introduced
PSYPACT Participating state
Licensed to practice in
- District of Columbia
- Georgia
- New Mexico
- New York
- Tennessee
District of Columbia, Georgia, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee
I am licensed to work with patients who live in the above (yellow colored) jurisdictions.
I am also certified to see patients in 43 states/territories via telepsychology provided I initiate the call from Georgia (see below).
*Authority to Practice Interjursdictional Telepsychology. APIT is granted by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), giving psychologists the ability to practice telepsychology across state boundaries into any state that has passed PSYPACT legislation.
PSYPACT Legislation introduced
PSYPACT Participating state
Licensed to practice in
Certified by PSYPACT Commission PSYPACT: APIT* E-PASSPORT #5230. Licensed to work from GA with patients in: AL, AZ, AR, CO, CNMI, CT, DE, DC, FL, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY.
*Authority to Practice Interjursdictional Telepsychology. APIT is granted by the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), giving psychologists the ability to practice telepsychology across state boundaries into any state that has passed PSYPACT legislation.
THE PRIME
DIRECTIVE
I focus on helping patients answer the following question:
Why does it make sense that I am having these sets of problems with these people in these situations in my life, and what can I do to be more effective and satisfied in these relationships.
Why does it make sense that I am having these sets of problems with these people in these situations in my life, and what can I do to be more effective and satisfied in these relationships.
my
Process
01
Initial Meeting
We set up an initial 90-minute appointment, where I get a sense of the extent to which I think I can help you help yourself (and you get a feel for whether or not you want to work with me).
02
PRE-TREATMENT ASSESSMENT
I ask you to complete a variety of scientifically validated assessment tools that quantify the relative severity of your problems in living (the issues bringing you to my office in the first place), as well your personal strengths and needs in interpersonal relationships.
As part of this initial pre-therapy assessment phase, I ask patients to complete an instrument called The Birkman Method (TBM), which helps unpack your baseline inner narrative: the story you tell yourself about how you perceive, interpret and typically react to the world in which you live.
03
IN-PERSON & TELETHERAPY
Recent studies have found Telehealth therapy programs to be an effective alternative to in-person treatment. As a way to reach beyond Atlanta, I offer my services using this technology.
Our appointments seek to provide a safe space for you to better understand and examine your relational, emotional, behavioral, and thinking patterns, and identify the strengths you bring to the current situation, that when artfully applied can heighten the likelihood of you living a richer and more satisfying life . . . a life that you own . . . on your terms.
Our appointments seek to provide a safe space for you to better understand and examine your relational, emotional, behavioral, and thinking patterns, and identify the strengths you bring to the current situation, that when artfully applied can heighten the likelihood of you living a richer and more satisfying life . . . a life that you own . . . on your terms.
PH.D., ABPP, LLC.
I am a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, and psychoanalyst licensed and practicing since 1984.
I offer services addressing the needs of adults through psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and psychological assessment.