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- I earned a B.A.
in
literature from
Bennington College in 1972 and a Masters degree in Social Work from the
University of Michigan in 1975. In the intervening years, I
worked in Ontario family services and then opened a private practice in
Toronto. I continued my
education by taking
courses in Gestalt therapy, Bioenergetics, Jungian psychology, music
therapy, and mandala and art therapy to name some of the highlights of
my education. I have placed an emphasis on using creativity
as a
way of helping people to gain access to their strengths and I have
worked as an artist and a writer, myself, for the same
reason. I
am now living in Simcoe County and I am excited about working with
people from Barrie and the surrounding community.
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- I
developed an interest in
psychology at an early age while, as many people with troubled
backgrounds do, attempting to understand myself
- and my
family. I
discovered I loved the process involved in doing so and that the
insight I gained could be helpful to contact people. Long
before I
became engaged in the practice of psychotherapy, I worked at a suicide prevention center, a
community center for troubled youth, and as an adjunct worker for an
adolescent group home. From this, I gained one of my central
beliefs as a psychcotherapist - that it is possible to take one's most
painful problems like having a troubled background and turn it into an
asset like having a deeper understanding of other people that, in my
case, led me into one of the most fulfilling careers I can
imagine. Basically, that is what I intend to do for you, to
help
you accept your weaknesses and use them as strengths.
- My
way of working is to get to know you: your aspirations, your talents, your
difficulties, your unique way of thinking and expressing
yourself.
Then together, we figure out what will work best
for
you. Over the years, I have learned many systems of
psychological
thought and many techniques, but each person is different, and I
strongly believe that the method must be adapted to the needs of each
individual.
- Some people
need short
term problem-solving counseling. Others need a longer period
of
learning about themselves in a supportive environment. Some
people benefit from couples or family or group therapy. Others
really need to differentiate themselves from the groups of which they
are members and find themselves as individuals.
- I invite you
to
contact me by phone or email and I look forward to working with you.
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