Individual therapy is one-on-one treatment of your concerns. You will tell me what’s going on, and what you want to be different in your life. In the beginning, I will get a big picture of your life - like a drone looking down. I need to see the puzzle pieces and how they fit together. Then we will look at the different domains in your life and address what you want to be different. My aim is for you to better understand yourself, and to build resilience. “To Thine Own Self be True” is one of my “Krystalisms”.

Another one is “ A problem well understood is a problem half solved”. Let’s dissect your feelings and experiences to uncover the core issue.

Family Therapy is where 2 or more members of a family come together to address concerns, or to repair relationships. Painful stuff happens!

Families often seek therapy due to a significant transition (divorce, remarriage, deployment, death, etc). Perhaps there has been a period of no-contact. I have had the privilege of helping siblings reconnect after years of estrangement, and I’ve seen multi generations within a family heal following dysfunctional patterns.

While forgiveness does not always mean reconciliation, it is helpful to heal wounds from our families of origin. Sometimes this can be done in individual therapy through reflection and analysis. Other times, the healing can be done in family therapy.

Couples enter therapy for many reasons and at various points in the life cycle of a relationship. Couples Therapy is not always because the relationship is failing—sometimes it's about strengthening what already works or preparing for future challenges.

Common themes for the couples that come to see me include intimacy, communication, infidelity, conflict, retirement, empty-nesting, chronic illness and end of life.

Couples Therapy works best when both partners are committed. When there is ambivalence, or one partner is leaning out of the marriage, Discernment Counseling may be more appropriate, as described below.

If you and your partner are considering separation but are not sure, Discernment Counseling is where we may start. It’s a chance to slowdown, take a breath, and look at your options for your union.

Discernment Counseling is a new way of helping couples where one person is “leaning out” of the relationship—and not sure that regular marriage counseling would help--and the other is "leaning in”—that is, interested in rebuilding the marriage.

I will help you decide whether to try to restore your marriage to health, move toward divorce, or take a time out and decide later.

The goal is for you to gain clarity and confidence about a direction, based on a deeper understanding of your relationship and your role.

The goal is not to solve your marital problems but to see if they are solvable.

Emphasis is placed on the importance of each of you seeing your own contributions to the problems and the possible solutions. This will be useful in future relationships even if this one ends.

Discernment Counseling is a maximum of 5 sessions.

Discernment Counseling is not suited for these situations:

• When one spouse has already made a final decision to divorce

• When one spouse is coercing the other to participate

• When there is danger of domestic violence

Single Session Therapy is goal-oriented, and designed to address a specific issue, in a timely manner. This is not appropriate for crises or to address deep-rooted trauma. This is problem-solving - not emergency service.