About Howard

I came to the profession of counseling after a career as a research attorney, finding that psychotherapy is my calling. It is a privilege to listen to my clients and help them to understand themselves, their thoughts, and their feelings in a way that lets them move forward as they choose.

Expertise

My past clinical experience is in community mental health and college counseling, so I am experienced in working with adults of all ages to address a wide variety of concerns, including depression and anxiety.  As counseling is my second career, I am familiar with the challenge of transition. I work with clients making transitions of many kinds, whether graduating college, changing careers, relocating, beginning or leaving a relationship, losing a loved one, retiring, becoming ill, being severely injured, or going through other times of adjustment.

I have special training and certification from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety (CTSA) in the use of Prolonged Exposure therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which can result from traumas such as surviving or witnessing serious accidents, violence, combat, and physical, emotional, or sexual abuse in childhood or adulthood.  If you are struggling to recover from trauma, this therapy can help.

I also have special training from the CTSA in using Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy to treat obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).  This is the best research-proven psychological therapy for reducing and coping with OCD symptoms.

Another special tool I can offer my clients is clinical hypnosis.  Hypnosis uses a natural state of focus and relaxation to harness the therapeutic power of your mind.

I look forward to talking with you.

Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

La Salle University: MA Professional Clinical Counseling

New York University School of Law: JD

New York University: BA Philosophy and History