Being a therapist is not just a job for me. It’s part of who I am, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. That means when we work together, you have my clinical expertise and my genuine care and investment. It makes therapy more effective, more efficient, and less painful. All too often clients say that other therapists have seemed ‘distant’ or ‘coldly clinical’. It’s simply not possible to maintain such an attitude as a therapist when you’ve experienced what it’s like to be a client. I’ve benefited greatly from my own therapy, and I truly understand how it can feel in ‘the other chair’. It’s probably taken some time for you to get to this point. Perhaps you’ve tried a million things and haven’t gotten very far. Maybe everyone you’ve ever asked for advice is now shrugging their shoulders, and you’re stumped too. It’s hard to dig yourself out of a place you don’t want to be when you don’t have hope. Together, we can find hope. For some people, life problems get too burdensome to carry on their own. When this happens, you need a trustworthy, nonjudgmental, knowledgeable, and understanding person to support you. Friends and family are important, and often well-meaning. But it can be difficult for them to be objective, and to park their own needs to focus entirely on yours. Therapy offers something different.