David Waxer, LLP

Hello, I believe your life can get better.

If you're like many of my clients you are already demonstrating two important ingredients to make this happen; humility ("I think I need some help") plus courage (it can take guts to consider this move).  I respect you for this.  

I've been a licensed therapist for over 30 years. I've been working on myself longer than that; utilizing a wide range of tools and approaches.  I bring my extensive training and clinical experience along with my life experience (some humbling experiences, some joyful ones) to focus on two of the most important questions; 

 1. what do you need and 2. what works for you?  

One of my strengths is connecting with and understanding most people and the challenges they face.  Sometimes we need a gentle push. Sometimes we need help to acknowledge our own strength and value.  But not judgement, blame or criticism.

Many of us benefit from tools; communication; accepting emotions; setting boundaries; managing our own nervous system; learning how our bodies influence our emotions and attitudes, and deepening awareness along with spiritual and meditative practices.

Some approaches I use:  somatic/body oriented; Flash technique (an offshoot of emdr that also works directly on our memories and nervous system); Gottman relationship techniques; education; simple, clear and supportive communication so we both know we're understanding each other; CBT, mindfulness training