Colette Dowling, LCSW

Perhaps you want to expand your life, have richer and less problematic relationships, do work that is more gratifying and more engaging of your creativity. In short, you want a better life, and it's begun to feel as if time is passing you by. In therapy, you and I will work together so you may  develop the courage to stand behind yourself, while also enjoying intimate relationships. We will find ways of listening to your deepest voice. The goal is to help you gain inner freedom--the freedom to be yourself, to love genuinely, and to do your best work.

What I have to offer is a lifetime of experience, as well as training that allows me to help my patients get underneath what they know about themselves to a deeper truth. With that truth they become stronger, better able to cope with the challenges they face, and better able to express their innermost desires and talents. I help my patients discover that they can stand behind their intelligence and creativity and at the same time enjoy intimate relationships in which they feel loving and vulnerable.

In their therapy the women I see learn how to listen to their own voices, figure out how they really want to live, and develop the courage to be true to themselves.  Together we work toward finding solutions to a wide range of life challenges and psychological issues.

Sometimes the effects of trauma make it hard to trust others. Sometimes depression drains us of emotional energy. I am trained to treat both. The patient's ability to feel safe in my office comes first. We work together in an atmosphere of warmth and calm. This is the patient's journey. I will do everything I can to hear your words, and feelings and perceptions, and to help us both toward the deepest understanding of who you are. Blending conventional and alternatives approaches to therapy, I draw on a variety of styles and techniques, incorporating what is most helpful to the individual.