Knowing that I wanted to be a social worker in the area of mental health with youth and families while I was still in high school was a tremendous asset. I was inspired by the words of John F. Kennedy, “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.”

I began working in residential treatment as a houseparent and then a caseworker at the age of 21, which provided the foundation for my work in public schools as a special education counselor, and later informed my private practice.

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Parent Groups

I provide psycho-educational groups (fall and spring semesters), 14 weeks in duration, for parents of teenagers and young adults. In these groups, I assist parents by providing information in theory and practice for parenting that fosters autonomy, independence, and compliance, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the transition to independent and self-sufficient adults. There are two separate groups: one for parents of children under 18 years of age, and one for parents of young adults, including college-aged and post-high school education.

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How to Set Limits in Five Very Difficult Steps: The Internal Process

Setting limits with children and adolescents is HARD. It is a difficult process and for most of us, we don’t like to have to respond to limits, nor do we want to have to set them with our children and adolescents. Here are some steps to follow. First, setting limits starts with an internal process, [...]

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