“Life is not primarily a quest for pleasure, as Freud believed, or a quest for power, as Alfred Adler taught, but a quest for meaning. The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her own life.”
– Victor Frankl
- Virtual Sessions
- Client Focus: Ages 12+
- Licensure: WA & FL Licensed Mental Health Counselor
- Years with Emmaus: 16+
- Experience: 30+ years.
With more than 30 years’ experience, she specializes in treating children, adolescents, adult individual, and family therapy. Wendy was educated under an existential theoretical approach to counseling; each individual needs to have their own meaning in life and has the ability to change with the acquisition of new life skills. Counseling is a shared experience with the participation of the client and family (if applicable) in choosing goals and identifying when therapeutic needs have been met.
Works with:
- Anxiety (panic attacks)
- OCD
- Depression
- Sleep Problems
- Relationship Concerns
- Parenting & Marital Conflicts
- Managing Difficult Bosses/Co-Workers
- Communication Skills
- Job Stress & Career Change
- Spouse/Children of Dementia/Alzheimer’s Family Member
- Head Trauma Survivors & Family Members
- School Problems; Socially & Academically
- Running Start; Navigating IEP & 504 Plans
- Bullying & Peer Conflicts
- Adolescent/Child Behavioral & Emotional Concerns
- Life Transitions & Adjustments
Education
- M.Ed., Counseling and Guidance, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.