Overview
I am a Licensed Clinical Social worker with 30 years of experience. I am in private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland and in downtown Washington, D.C.

With compassion and respect, I have worked with persons from many walks of life who have varied educational, professional, and ethnic and sexual orientations. I will engage with you during sessions, offering practical advice on occasion while using my psychodynamic, relational and cognitive training to establish the change you desire. I am interested in helping you understand the roots of your problems so that you can experience lasting change.

Your goals are my first priority so I will tell you if I think someone else may better suit your needs.
Adults and young adults experiencing anxiety or low mood and depression are frequently seen in my office. I work with relational issues, whether between siblings, friends, or romantic partners and married couples.

Establishing a marital relationship that suits the intimacy, sexual and independence needs of both partners can take effort, especially as partner needs can change with life circumstances. I have helped couples negotiate these concerns.

I have a special interest in all aspects of families and particularly like to help new mothers find their own best relationship with their baby. I work with men who are balancing expectations of family life while maintaining a career and women with the same stresses.
Transitions are especially important in families as they offer an opportunity for greater strength along with presenting challenges. If a family should be in the midst of a separation or divorce I can work to help parents to establish "child-first" plans for their family.

Specialties:

• Adults
• Anxiety
• Career Transition
• Couples
• Depression
• Divorce Counseling
• Grief/Loss
• Marriage/Family
• Men's Issues
• Mid-Life Transition
• Parenting
• Postpartum Depression
• Relationships
• Spiritual Issues
• Stress
• Women's Issues

Additional information


Gender: Female

Years in Practice: 35

Average Cost Per Session: $135.00

Education:
Bachelor's of Social Work; Master's of Social Work

Days and Hours Available:early morning, day,