As an “introduction” to who I am, what I believe in, and what I “bring to the table” during our therapy sessions, please allow me to use a quote from one of my favorite books written by David Klow, LMFT, “You Are Not Crazy”. His words are exactly what I want you, my Client, to hear from me and for you to believe. You are not crazy. Really, you are not. Others are experiencing nearly the same things as you, yet they just don’t talk about it. They often don’t even have the words to describe what they are experiencing; but if they could, you may find that it is a lot like what you are going through.

You see, the human condition these days is not only difficult, but it is also isolating. So many of us think that we are the only one who is struggling. There is a stigma against sharing our feelings as it makes a person look “weak”. Yet the secret is that each and every person is having very similar thoughts and feelings themselves.

I watch as my clients struggle, grow, screw up, feel shame, and reach out for help. I join them as they succeed, overcome, and find unexpected inspiration. I go through a whole range of emotions each day. I cheer as my clients triumph. I cry with them as they fail and lose what they love. I lament their mistakes and celebrate their evolution.
Qualifications

Years in Practice: 25+ years of practice which includes 15+ years in practice as a Psychologist in Poland, followed by 10+ years in practice as a clinical counselor in United States, which includes work in Ft. Lauderdale Florida for Henderson Mental Health Center working with children with emotional and behavioral issues and their families, work in Colorado, as a Clinical Supervisor for Aspen Point, ACT Treatment Program which provides mental health and behavioral services, and work for the Department of Corrections as a Clinical Supervisor for Drug and Alcohol treatment program for the incarcerated population; and many more professional experiences;

School: * in United States – equivalent of Master Degree in Psychology, Postgraduate Degree, Colorado School for Family Therapy
* in Macedonia – Bachelor Degree in Psychology – Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
* in Poland – Bachelor and Master Degree – Silesian University, Katowice

Year Graduated: 1982, 2011, 2014,

Licenses and States: LCMFT 655, Maryland
LMFT 0001347 Colorado
LAC 0000244 Colorado

Finances

Cost per session: $ 90 to $ 150
Sliding Scale: Yes
Pay By: (list of credit cards accepted)

Accepted Insurance Plans:
(List of insurance plans)

Additional Credentials:

EMDR
Approved Clinical Supervisor through AAMFT
Certify Play Therapist

Specialties

* Trauma and PTSD
* Individual and Couples Counseling
* Mood Disorders
* Marital and Premarital Counseling
* Families and Family Dynamics

Issues

* Anger Control Problems
* Antisocial Behavior
* Anxiety
* Attention Deficit Disorder
* Bipolar Disorder – Depression
* Bipolar Disorder – Mania
* Borderline Personality
* Childhood Trauma
* Chronic Pain
* Cognitive Deficits
* Dependency
* Dissociation
* Eating Disorders and Obesity
* Educational Deficits
* Family Conflicts
* Female Sexual Dysfunction
* Financial Stress
* Grief/Loss Unresolved
* Impuls Control Disorder
* Intimate Relationship Conflicts
* Legal Conflicts
* Low Self-Esteem
* Male Sexual Disfunction
* Medical Issues
* Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
* Panic/Agoraphobia
* Paranoid Ideation
* Parenting
* Phase of Life Problems
* Phobia
* Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
* Psychoticism
* Sexual Abuse Victim
* Sexual Identity Confusion
* Sleep Disturbance
* Social Anxiety
* Somatization
* Spiritual Confusion
* Substance Use
* Suicidal Ideation
* Type A Behavior
* Vocational Stress

Sexuality

* Bisexual
* Gay
* Lesbian

Client Focus

Ethnicity: Caucasian/European and Non-European, African-American, Hispanic, Latino; Immigrants

Age

* Adults
* Older Adults (65+)
* Children
* Teenagers
* Young Adults

Communities

* Veterans
* HIV/AIDS Allied
* Bisexual Allied
* Gay Allied
* Lesbian Allied
* Transgender Allied

Treatment Approach

* Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
* Culturally Sensitive
* Dialectical Behavioral (DBT)
* Existential
* Family/Marital
* Family Systems
* Integrative
* Mindfulness-Based
* Motivational Interviewing
* Multicultuaral
* Narrative
* Person-Centered
* Rational Emotive Behavior (REBT)
* Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
* Strength-Based
* Trauma Focused

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