I have been working with children, adolescents, and families on the North Shore for about 25 years. I am a licensed clinical social worker with a specialty in child and adolescent psychiatric issues. My professional experience (bio) has been working with children, adolescents, and families to address anxieties, mood disorders, personality issues, and difficult transitions and adjustments to situations like divorce, frequent moves, school changes, behavioral challenges and family conflict. I offer kids therapy and parents consultation and collaboration to help them face the unexpected challenges that create havoc in their relationships. Teaching kids to develop strategies and coping skills to manage the real stresses in their lives create a greater opportunity for their sense of mastery and competence to flourish, which is essential. Helping kids identify the issues that create inner turmoil helps free them to seek positive solutions. Helping parents understand the experiences of their children and their own reactions in context helps mitigate the chaos that often results when parent and child engage, and improves communication. Helping parents and their kids manage the conflicts related to rules, expectations, and limits, and fears related to managing the world helps restore relationships that go awry.