Developmental Concerns

As a Counseling Psychologist, I have been interested in exploring and understanding normal human development since my graduate training. Moreover, I have always been interested in understanding developmental processes from a positive lens - that is, by attending to people's assets and strengths as a means of facilitating growth.

My expertise is in working with students - high school, undergraduate and graduate students - to help them navigate the intense growth and development during that time in life - intellectually, emotionally, and interpersonally. During these years, students will form an adult identity, develop their capacities for critical and creative thinking, and explore such aspects of their lives as relationships, sexuality, health choices, and career direction.

While being a student can be stimulating, it can also be stressful. Students may encounter academic, emotional, and relationship difficulties that test the limits of their current coping strategies. My goal is to help students claim their existing strengths and develop new ones so that they feel empowered to live the life they want to live, and learn to trust themselves in important domains such as school, work and relationships.