I'm a Florida licensed mental health counselor with a PhD in Clinical Psychology. I offer Counseling Services in Plantation, Florida, which is in West Broward County.

Specializing in women's issues throughout the lifecycle, including:

• Prenatal Depression and Anxiety
• Postpartum Adjustment Difficulties including “Baby Blues” and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety
• Infertility, Miscarriage, or Termination
• Identity and Role Changes
• Mothering the Difficult Child
• Marital Therapy
• Divorce, Dating and Relationships
• Changes through Menopause
  

Both Prenatal and Postpartum Depression and Anxiety affect a significant percentage of women in this country. See the  Postpartum Depression Symptoms page if you would like to find out more about it or how to help a loved one struggling with postpartum adjustment.

Find a Psychologist in Broward County
Check my list of Psychotherapists and Psychologists in Broward County for a therapist who lives close to you.

My Latest "Barely a Blog" Entries:

New Mom Self-Esteem
posted 01/30/2010
A new mother’s self-esteem goes through radical changes after she has a baby. A friend recently gave me Virginia Satir’s poem, My Declaration of Self-Esteem (below). Read More . . .

Is "You're a bad mom" Emotional Abuse?
posted 12/07/09
I work with individuals and couples facing emotional abuse. I'll go out on a limb here and say that if your partner is saying that you're a bad mother, chances are that you're in an emotionally abusive relationship.  Read More . . .

Shake that Bear Cub
posted 11/05/09
There is such a focus these days on gentle and aware parenting that there seems to be no room for practical parenting. As mothers we're supposed to be gentle, kind, never raise our voices, always keep our cool. Read More . . .

Oz and back
posted 10/14/09
Ashley Gates Johnson is a friend of a friend. She has a beautiful piece about being diagnosed bipolar and how she handled it. Read More . . .