This was said to me by a very experienced mental health counselor who had been in the field for about 30 years. Pain, physical and/or psychological, can be a catapult for growth and necessary changes. Growth comes from working through the pain and stress you’re experiencing.

It’s a huge step to even think about needing help. But it can help you not just get through whatever is going on but actually help you grow from it.

Specialties
I specialize in women's issues throughout the life cycle, but particularly in the treatment of postpartum depression and anxiety, and adjustment to parenthood. Although I mainly see women, part of my practice does include the treatment of men, children and families. I feel that being a mother lends me insight into the difficult transitions that individuals and couples face when becoming a family for the first time or growing a family.

Another area of specialty is yoga therapy. The base of yoga therapy is yoga, which is then integrated with talk therapy. "What is going on in the body?" is the central question. Learn More about yoga therapy.

Background
After graduating Cum Laude, special honors in psychology, from the University of Texas at Austin, I went on to complete my doctoral studies at Nova Southeastern University, specializing in the treatment of couples, children and families. Shortly after earning my PhD, I entered private practice as well as pursued a technical career. After having my children, I took a break from the corporate world for several years, but continued teaching yoga as I had before having children. 

Eventually I felt called to specialize in prenatal and postpartum yoga and then to begin to work with people with yoga therapy. My prenatal yoga classes have been repeatedly featured in the Sun Sentinel and the Miami Herald, and I have published and quoted in international level magazines and newspapers including Vegetarian News and the New York Times.

After my children grew up a bit more, I decided to return to private psychotherapy practice as well.