Do I need therapy?
In my opinion, everyone could benefit from therapy. But some clues that NOW is the time for you may be related to how your particular problems are effecting your quality of life. Is your relationship struggling? Are your career goals being negatively effected? Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, paralyzed, or apathetic to your own life? Is talking to friends or loved ones not satisfying or helpful? Do you feel as if you need a new, clean perspective? If so, it may be time to get help. 

What is therapy?
Therapy (AKA psychotherapy, counseling) is a process by which you, the client, has a dedicated time (45 minutes) to talk with someone, like myself, who has been trained to help you with various life problems. During the on-going weekly talks, you and I would work together to understand your patterns of thinking and acting and I would offer my objective, non-judgmental, trained, and experience point of view. This interaction will likely give you new ideas about how to see the world and how to act with people important to you.

What is a clinical psychologist?
A clinical psychologist holds a doctorate in clinical psychology. A clinical psychologist has been trained to help people with psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, etc. Unlike psychiatrists, who have been though general medical school and then specialize in psychiatry (vs podiatry, internal medicine, and the like), psychologist cannot write prescriptions for medication.

What is a Psy.D.?
A Psy.D. is a Doctorate of Psychology. Psychologist can have a Doctorate of Philosphy (Ph.D.), a Doctorate of Education (E.D), or a Psy.D. While all degrees share basic training structures for psycholigsts, Psy.D.'s are specific to psychologists, whereas Ph.D.'s and E.D.'s are also offered for other disciplines.