My Approach

I really love learning about and talking with people about their relationships. Also, I believe I have a knack for helping. When I started Bartlow Counseling Center, I wanted to do something different. I wanted my practice to reflect my unique skills and insights with an emphasis on treatments for couples and individuals with relationship-related concerns.

 

In addition, I enjoy individual counseling which encompasses a wide range of personal struggles. I typically do not treat children, individuals with substance abuse, or severe mental health concerns. I refer those clients to specialized therapists in their respective fields because I believe GOOD therapy comes from being good at a few things and not “okay” at all things.

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I work best with people who are motivated, ready to learn, and who are committed to creating happier, healthier, and more balanced relationships with themselves and their loved ones. I love providing tools and techniques so you can reach your potential and ultimately no longer need therapy. I know your time and money are valuable so I try to be as structured and goal-oriented as possible.

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I understand that looking inward and evaluating your own role in the challenging situations you are facing can be difficult. It is also an important path to understanding yourself better and finally being able to make changes in your life. Therapy requires a lot of work and effort on your part. I have heard people say that “therapy doesn’t work.” My response to that is, ‘How hard did you work outside of therapy?” Therapy cannot work unless you do. To put that into perspective, if you attend a 50-minute session weekly; you have 167 hours a week to use the skills you learned in therapy to make changes in your life, the very changes you want to make happen. There are several things you can do outside of therapy to accelerate the process of reaching your goals: you can focus on using the skills you learned in a session; new insights you learned about yourself (or your partner); a different perspective you gained or you can do additional suggested reading or research.