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I am a practicioner who works from a collaborative, strength based perspective. I feel a deep respect for each client that comes for help in making change. I believe that everone has the necessary resources within themselves to create their own uniques and individual solutions to the dilemmas that bring them into therapy. I view therapy as a collaborative process in which the therapist guides and empowers each person to be effective in life and successful in meeting one's goals. I feel that treatment should be both efficient and effective in helpine one fine interesting and meaningful ways to move past obstacles in life. I feel it is essential to consider the whole person-physical, mental, emotional, interpersonal, and spiritual. I work together with my clients to create a healthy life style that will support and nurture the changes that they make. Spiritual practices are essential in life, and I feel very comfortable in exploring spiritual issues with clients as part of our therapeutic work. Families and support systems are improtant to me. I have a family of my own that includes three. I have been married for 11 years. I feel that support systems are necessary for everyone, and can include family, relatives, and/or members from the community. Together, we are able to identify personal strengths, explanations, problems and weaknesses. Together, we ae able to identify personal strengths and solutions that are often hidden. Sometime we become unbalanced in mind, body and spirit. If an individual is able to make a small change this can result in bigger more productive changes in relationships. Dr. Hall-Schwarz has been trained in marriage and family therapy offering an individualized approach for her clients. She specializes in relationships with a focus on marriage and family therapy and premarital couseling while being respectful of the client's family orientation what ever that may entail. Dr. Hall-Schwarz offers psychotherapy for individuals, adults, adolescents, couples and families experiencing communication difficulties, parenting issues, divorce, blended families, confusion, life transitions, depressions, anxiety, abuse, trauma and grief.
Issues of Interest include:
Marriage Issues (premarital and marriages in transition), Relationship Issues Divorce, Remarriage-Blended Families, Parenting Skills & Techniques, Career Change, Midlife Transitions, Mood Disorders, Self Esteem Issues Weight Issues, Abuse, Infidelity, Infertility

Dr. Hall-Shwarz provides an integrated approach to her clients therapy treatment. She offers care in a setting of respect and compassion. She is open to alternative healing modalities. Dr. Hall-Schwarz takes a holistic view of each clients life and behavioral health, understanding that no one treatment plan will fit to each client. Overall, Dr. Hall-Schwarz goal is to educate the client about their bodies so that they are empowered to make their own decisions about their behavioral health care. Dr. Hall-Schwarz welcomes you to her practice and hopes that you feel embraced by her unique approach.
Mood Disorders:
Depression, Bipolar Disorder, ADHD/ADD, Phobias and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Abuse, Anxiety

Life coaching is different from other kinds of therapy because most clients who have a life coach ane not suffering from severe psychological or emotional distress. Clients who reach out to life coaches are generally high functioning and happy with their lives but may have specific goals that they have been unable to reach or certain questions about their livesthat one may need to help exploring effectively. Life coaches believe that their clients know the answers to their own questions, but that they need help using their inner resources to find the answers. Many clients find that life coaches have the skill to know the right questions to ask their clients, enabling them to answer their own questions and find greater fulfillment. Life coaches seek to serve as a motivator for their clients, and they most commonly address issues that clients are having in their professional lives, personal lives or even relationships.

Dr. Hall-Schwarz work though your inhibiting stress and help you integrate hope and meaning and growth to you as a person. As a therapist I integrate values with competent clinical procedure. Individuals possess strengths, skills, hardships, conflict, insights, and hope. Although, sometimes one may not have clarity to see through the fog. As a competent therapist my job is to help you address these concerns from cognitive and /or affective directions and to help you overcome what you can or cannot control.
Services That Dr. Hall-Schwarz Can Address With You:

Relationship Issues:
Marital / Premarital Therapy, Relationship Counseling, Boundaries, Co-dependency.

Family Issues:
Parenting & Step-Parenting Issues, Military Families.

Mood Issues:
Anger, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Postpartum Depression, Dysthymia, Bi-Poloar Disorder.

Existential Issues:
Grief & Loss, Death & Dying, Ageing Issues, Mid-Life Issues

Development Issues:
Childhood Abuse / Trauma, Abandonment.

The Psychological Management of Chronic Medical Issues

Spiritual Concerns:
Shame, Forgiveness

Dr. Hall-Schwarz doctoral dissertation topic investigated "Advanced Educated Women Who Delayed Marriage and Motherhood Until Age 35 and above." Her interests and experiences with women has provided her many opportunities to speak with professionals, women's groups, schools, youth groups, and church organizations. Dr. Hall-Schwarz enjoys facilitating women's groups. Call for coming up group topics and schedules.
Issues of Interest Include:
Later in Life Marriages, Depression, Motherhood & Fertility, Pre-and Perinatal loss and Trauma, Relationship, Faith, Body Image & Eating Disorders, Grief and Loss, Self-Esteem, Abuse, Anxiety.