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My
Beliefs
and Values
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As
a helping professional, I strive to make my work positive,
educational, and research-based to promote:
Courage,
Self-Awareness, Authenticity,
Personal Responsibility, Kindness,
Skilled Negotiation (Communication), and Action
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Academic
Credentials
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Ph.D. Psychology
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M.F.A. Dramatic Arts
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M.S. Public Health / Physical Therapy
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Health
Care Services
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I
provide counseling to individual adults, couples, and
families. I am collaborative, as I listen, discuss, question,
and offer feedback. "Talk" therapy with me is essentially
Cognitive-Behavioral with an Adlerian orientation. In
other words, I help folks identify and modify their self-defeating
thoughts, attitudes, fears and behaviors, so they feel
stronger and function competently and securely within
a social network.
I
am also aware of the mind-body's need for down-regulation
(relaxation). Therefore, therapy with me almost always
includes training in relaxation techniques that support
mind-body immune system functioning.
I
also offer body work to individuals whose problems are
felt in their body, primarily.
Crisis
therapy may be as short as six weeks. Problem-solving
therapy usually requires six to 12 visits. Transformational
therapy is of longer duration. The three over-arching
goals of my therapy derive from mind-body research. They
are:
1. Helping clients strengthen their belief
in themselves,
2. Helping clients form a reliable support
system, and
3. Teaching skills that permit successful
management of the
ordinary and extraordinary
stresses that damage mind and body.
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Additional
Health Care Services
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As
a former physical therapist with a doctorate in psychology, I have
become an expert in applying research-based methods
for effective and efficient relief of back pain. |
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Health
Care Specialties
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Body
Work
Stress
Management
Hypnosis
Pain Management Counseling
Back Pain Therapy
Sex Therapy
Pet Loss Counseling |
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Insurance
Participation
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I
am a Participating Provider with many health insurance carriers (Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO -- Federal Blue Cross Blue Shield -- TRICARE --Medicare -- UniCare/NCPPO -- MultiPlan -- United Behavioral Health...and others)
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Hours/Offices
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I
have flexible hours in my Bethesda, Silver Spring and DC offices. |
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Public
Health Education
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Performance
Enhancement
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Life
Coaching
Public Speaker Training
Performing Artist Coaching for "sharper" performances |
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Actor
Training
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I
developed and teach an acting system called
Personality-Based
Acting.
The system integrates the science of personality,
specific (tested) aspects of the actor's personality,
and "personality- based script analysis" to generate
authentic characters (personalities) for the stage. |
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Performance
Enhancement & Actor Training
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Hours:
In my offices in Bethesda, Silver Spring and DC.
Fees:
Vary, depending on your insurance company.
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