Because sometimes you need more support
Being a teenager is hard today. Parenting is not easy either.
Family Counseling
Every family runs into moments where something in how you function together just isn't working: siblings who can't get along, kids who each need something different from you, parents who love each other but can't agree on how to actually parent. These aren't crises. They're the ordinary, real work of raising a family, and they deserve real attention.
Family Counseling is ongoing, weekly therapy built around your family as it actually is, whatever age your kids are. Sometimes that means everyone in the room together. Sometimes it means working with just the two of you as parents to get aligned, or with a couple of siblings who need help hearing each other. The format flexes to whatever the moment calls for.
This isn't a fixed program with a set structure or an end date. It's the kind of ongoing, responsive support that lets you work through what's actually happening in your family, as it evolves, for as long as it's useful.
Ready to talk about what's going on in your family?
Teen Counseling
Rates of anxiety and depression among teens have climbed so sharply that the U.S. Surgeon General has declared a mental health crisis among children and young adults.
As a parent, it's hard to know where the line is between a rough patch and something more serious, and harder still to know what to actually do about it.
Common reasons parents reach out
Anxiety, including social anxiety, that's starting to interfere with school, friendships, or everyday life
Depression, low mood, or a noticeable loss of interest in things that used to matter to them
Big life transitions, divorce, a move, a loss, that seem to have knocked them off balance
Struggles with self-esteem, identity, or body image
Difficulty managing emotions, frequent meltdowns, shutting down, or reactions that feel bigger than the moment
A general sense that something is "off," even if you can't name exactly what
If any of this sounds familiar, individual therapy gives your teen a dedicated space to work through it, with real clinical support, not just a place to vent.
For high-achieving families
If you're a high-achieving parent, all of the above can be even harder to see clearly. You figured out how to succeed. You have a vision for what success looks like, and the advice to back it up. Your friends have successful kids too. So in your teen's mind, there's no excuse for them to be struggling, which is exactly the pressure that creates the struggle. Research consistently shows that teens from high-achieving, financially comfortable families report higher rates of anxiety and depression than their peers, not lower. The advantages that should make life easier can instead make failure feel unthinkable and support feel like scrutiny.
I combine evidence-based clinical treatment with resilience-based skills training: not just managing symptoms, but building the emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and coping skills that serve your teen well beyond whatever brought them into my office. This approach has been validated in multiple studies with researchers from the Duke Clinical Research Institute.
This is different from a Weekend Reset.
If your teen doesn't have a diagnosable mental health condition and the challenge is more about communication, trust, or behavior, the Weekend Reset program may be a faster, more direct fit. Teen Counseling is for when there's a real clinical concern that needs individual, ongoing therapeutic support.
Read more about The Weekend Reset here.
Ready to talk about getting your teen the right support?
Individual Therapy for Adults
Sometimes the person who needs support is you. Many of the adults I work with are carrying a lot at once: a demanding career, a family that depends on them, and pressures they rarely talk about out loud. Others are moving through a transition, a loss, or a season that feels heavier than it should.
Individual therapy gives you a private, confidential space to slow down, understand what is driving your stress, and build practical skills for resilience, emotional regulation, and clearer communication. The work draws on the same research-backed approach I use with families, adapted for where you are right now.
Common reasons adults reach out:
Stress, anxiety, or burnout
Life transitions and major decisions
Grief and loss
Strained relationships with family members or adult children
Wanting to show up more calmly and confidently at home and at work
Ready to talk about your situation?
Couples Counseling
Strong families are often anchored by a strong partnership. When communication breaks down, the same arguments repeat, or you feel more like co-managers than partners, it affects everyone in the home.
Couples therapy helps you understand the patterns that keep you stuck and replace them with ways of talking, listening, and resolving conflict that actually work. Whether you want to reconnect, get on the same page about parenting, or navigate a difficult decision together, we will focus on rebuilding trust, respect, and connection.
I work with couples who are:
Feeling disconnected or stuck in recurring conflict
Struggling to align on parenting or family decisions
Navigating stress around money, work, or extended family
Recovering from a breach of trust
Considering separation and wanting to make that decision thoughtfully
Ready to talk about your situation?
Parent Coaching
Some of the hardest parenting happens when your relationship with your child is under outside pressure: a high-conflict divorce, a custody dispute, a pattern of parental alienation, or a child who has chosen to live with the other parent, leaving you trying to find your way back to them.
In situations like these, you're not just trying to be a better parent. You're trying to become, and stay, the parent your child needs, even when the circumstances make that harder than it should be.
I work with parents in exactly this position: building the real skills, self-awareness, and consistency that repair and protect the parent-child relationship, regardless of what else is happening around it. This isn't generic parenting advice. It's focused, practical support for parents navigating a genuinely difficult and often painful situation, one where the stakes for the relationship are real.
Ready to talk about your situation?
General Info
I am licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Florida and California, and as a Professional Counselor in Colorado. I also hold a National Certified Counselor credential (NCC). I see clients in person at my office in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and by secure video throughout all three states.
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