My dedicated work in addiction treatment includes ten plus years as clinician, clinical supervisor and director of adult residential and outpatient drug and alcohol treatment programs.     With a background in humanistic person-centered psychology I have a fundamental belief that our core nature is directed toward the highest good.  If treated non-judgmentally with empathy…Read More

TREATING DEPRESSION Depression is not about simply "feeling sorry forour-selves," nor is it about "pulling ourselves up by the bootstraps."  When we're depressed critical voices neverhelp.Patience, support andunderstanding on the part of family and friends is critical. Everyone has the potential to suffer from depression — dealing with the root cause(s) is the key to…Read More

Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a trauma of shattering proportions.  PTSD results from being exposed to an event that involves actual or threatened death or injury with a response of intense fear and helplessness.  The event is then re-experienced in dreams, flashbacks, recall or situations that include cues that…Read More