As an artist and writer, I believe creativity is a vital part of healing. This belief is fundamental to my work as a therapist, helping people explore new ways of approaching problems, giving their lives new possibilities. Therapy provides a safe and confidential place to explore the stories and experiences that form the basis of our lives. I value psychotherapy as a collaborative endeavor, offering a variety of approaches to suit different needs and situations.

I work primarily with adults, from college-age to mid-life and beyond. I enjoy working with people from diverse backgrounds, in individual, couples, and group therapy, examining the dynamics of relationships, parenting, and group processes.

I work with the concerns that people bring to therapy including loss and grief, anxiety and depression, trauma, communication problems, identity and life transitions, relationship issues, life/work career decisions, and the effects of substance abuse and mental illness on families. I offer skills, support, guidance, and witnessing to help people as they discover their own choices and deal with challenges.

In addition to family systems, insight-oriented psychodynamic therapy, cognitive-behavioral, and solution focused/problem solving therapy, I provide mind-body healing, which encompasses guided meditation, sand tray / expressive therapy, focusing, yoga-inspired approaches, and other mindfulness practices.

I am also available to facilitate difficult conversations for people in conflict, including families, friends, businesses and other organizations, using clinical and mediation strategies and skills. For couples struggling to discern their future direction together I offer Couples Mediation. In couples mediation couples decide for themselves whether their relationship is still mutually viable. For those couples who are ready to dissolve their relationship as amicably as possible I provide referrals for divorce mediation.

My interest in the interface between religion, spirituality, psychology and art brings me in contact with different faith congregations in need of conflict mediation and facilitation, including Jewish, Christian, Unitarian, and other denominations and non-affiliated spiritual groups. Along with providing direct mediation services, I chair the Peer Consultation Group for Mental Health Professionals in Mediation, originally at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard University Law School - please see my article below on Mediation and Self-Reflective Practices. I have been at Tapestry since 1983.

To contact me call 617-661-0248 x56 or email me at .