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With adults:

I develop strong, open relationships with my clients, providing a relaxed atmosphere where you can feel comfortable to share confidential information about your selves, your hopes, problems, fears, frustrations, and limitations. Psychotherapy involves a variety of treatment techniques that depend on each individual- your personality, your specific problem, and your response to the treatment. These techniques vary: they may aim on helping you cope by teaching you the right tools to find appropriate strategies to overcome issues and be happier, or they may  work at an unconscious level to work directly upon the processes that require change. I emphasize motivation toward capacity of self-improvement and personal growth, setting home exercises that, fully accomplished, enable very fast recoveries. 

 

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Therapy with teens:

 

In the past years I have helped many teenagers deal with lack of self-esteem and motivation, anger and anxiety. Most teenagers go through difficult phases that may affect their academic performance and their personal relationships. I usually choose to do home-based therapy with teens, where I can observe and supervise the family dynamic. I use different techniques to enhance traits like self-esteem and communication skills, and work closely with family to increase positive experiences and to obtain permanent changes.

 

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Therapy with children:

 

Intervention with children under 12 is most effective when parents act as co-therapists. This method enhances parental comprehension of the problem, a better family dynamic, and an efficient treatment of the disorder/behavior. Parents are given specific instructions as to how to respond to the child in order to obtain the desired change in the child's perception and reaction to different situations. By doing this, we avoid unnecessary labelling and parents are provided with the control and the necessary tools to manage difficult situations. Young children always respond better to their models of reference than to strangers, and the results are much faster due to daily reinforcement. 

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Therapy at office, home-based, or on-line 

 

On-line Therapy

 

My experience tells me that on-line therapy can, in many cases, be as effective as traditional on-site therapy if carried out in a quiet and intimate place. We can make use of the advantages offered by technology, and give people with tight agendas, reduced mobility or inability to travel the opportunity of being helped. 

 

 

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