My best teachers are my clients who dare to come face to face in an open and honest manner with themselves. Mind, body and spirit: sometimes we need a guide to disentangle our sacred rationality from our emotions. I have spent 50 years with adults who are seeking recovery from mental illness, trauma, broken relationships and addictions. I work with first responders. Check out my website: www.rocklandpsych.net

I conduct individual and couples therapy. Your story is the basis for the work we will do. Straight talk in a supportive setting. Powerful emotions often steer us without our awareness. Learning to handle our feelings without fearing them is essential to healthy functioning.. Clients who do well are willing to put great energy and commitment into therapy and the work they do between sessions.

Giving up our illusions of control over other people is vital to human growth.. Kindness, empathy, doing good things for ourselves and others. It is because we love that we know vulnerability. There are no "good" or "bad" feelings. Since powerful emotions are like waves then we must learn to surf.