Specialties

 

                I work with adults, ages 18 through elderly.  Areas of particular interest and experience include the treatment of:

 

  ·  Depression, both mild and severe, including manic-depressive (bipolar) illness, depression

        mixed with anxiety, and depression associated with pregnancy and postpartum states

 

  ·  Anxiety disorders, from stress-related difficulties through more severe panic and

        phobic disorders

 

  · Relationship problems (including issues of loss, dependence, commitment, conflict, 

        openness, divorce), and self-esteem related problems

 

  ·  Obsessive-compulsive disorder, and trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling), 

        areas of additional special interest for me

 

  · Serious psychiatric illness, including treatment of schizophrenia, other psychotic

       disorders, and serious personality disorders

 

  ·  Alcohol and substance abuse related problems

 

  ·  Disorders where psychological and physical factors overlap, including chronic 

       gastrointestinal, neurologic, allergic, musculoskeletal, hormonal, and other disorders

 

  ·  Complex psychiatric disorders, where the diagnosis is unclear, or prior treatments 

        have not adequately resolved the problem

 

  ·  Work-place related difficulties, such as job stress concerns, work disability due to

        psychiatric problems, and employee-employer conflicts

 

  ·  Many other psychiatric problems