Offering online services for California and New York Residents
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Psychotherapy
Dr. Tunis believes that warmth, empathy and humor are essential to healing and her style allows people to feel honored and respected while working through challenging life stages, grief and loss, trauma and addictions. Dr. Tunis works with individuals, families, couples and dyads (pairs of people) to resolve conflict, relieve distressing symptoms and employ skills to utilize in times of stress and crisis. She helps people find joy in their lives and successfully transition to new roles and life circumstances.
Individual Therapy
Dr. Tunis' experience in psychological and neuropsychological assessment allows her to effectively identify problems and offer the most optimal treatment solutions. She employs evidence-based approaches that are tailored to each individual's symptoms and strengths. She uses Interpersonal, Cognitive-Behavioral and Solution-Focused therapies to help people struggling with mood disorders, anxiety disorders and trauma. Dr. Tunis is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which she utilizes in the treatment of trauma and phobias. She helps people gain the skills necessary to move them from psychological distress to a more peaceful state of mind. She monitors progress regularly and offers additional treatment solutions when indicated.
Family Therapy
As a family therapist, Dr. Tunis seeks to understand problematic interactional patterns and change the system, instead of focusing on problems presenting in any one individual. She guides family members to use more effective communication and set healthy boundaries. Dr. Tunis teaches techniques to remain resilient when challenged by strong feelings, and she helps individuals use skills to become less reactive to each other.
Couples and Dyad Therapy
In her work with couples and dyads (pairs of people), Dr. Tunis honors the experience of both people, while helping them appreciate their commonalities and how they can best function together. Using a strength-based approach, Dr. Tunis motivates both people to use their inherent strengths to best support the relationship. By teaching and practicing communication skills, Dr. Tunis helps couples and pairs to effectively resolve conflict, experience more ease in day-to-day interactions, and enjoy a more meaningful connection.
Parent Coaching
As a parent coach, Dr. Tunis works with parents of teens and single parents to become more resilient in parenting by setting healthy boundaries, appreciating personal strengths and learning how to rely on others for support. Dr. Tunis understands the influence of device use and social media in the current culture and helps parents navigate the inherent pitfalls of parenting teens. With her direct approach to coaching, Dr. Tunis provides strategies to become a more confident parent.
Dating Coaching
Dr. Tunis helps clients better understand what qualities they are truly seeking in a partner and how best to attract that person. Through all phases of dating, Dr. Tunis guides clients to embody their most confident and authentic self through reflection, mindfulness and gratitude. Dr. Tunis uses her knowledge of popular dating apps to help clients create the most optimal profile and employ strategies to increase connections, communicate on text effectively and date with more ease and enjoyment.
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Offering online services for California and New York Residents
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Psychotherapy
Dr. Tunis believes that warmth, empathy and humor are essential to healing and her style allows people to feel honored and respected while working through challenging life stages, grief and loss, trauma and addictions. Dr. Tunis works with individuals, families, couples and dyads (pairs of people) to resolve conflict, relieve distressing symptoms and employ skills to utilize in times of stress and crisis. She helps people find joy in their lives and successfully transition to new roles and life circumstances.
Individual Therapy
Dr. Tunis' experience in psychological and neuropsychological assessment allows her to effectively identify problems and offer the most optimal treatment solutions. She employs evidence-based approaches that are tailored to each individual's symptoms and strengths. She uses Interpersonal, Cognitive-Behavioral and Solution-Focused therapies to help people struggling with mood disorders, anxiety disorders and trauma. Dr. Tunis is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) which she utilizes in the treatment of trauma and phobias. She helps people gain the skills necessary to move them from psychological distress to a more peaceful state of mind. She monitors progress regularly and offers additional treatment solutions when indicated.
Family Therapy
As a family therapist, Dr. Tunis seeks to understand problematic interactional patterns and change the system, instead of focusing on problems presenting in any one individual. She guides family members to use more effective communication and set healthy boundaries. Dr. Tunis teaches techniques to remain resilient when challenged by strong feelings, and she helps individuals use skills to become less reactive to each other.
Couples and Dyad Therapy
In her work with couples and dyads (pairs of people), Dr. Tunis honors the experience of both people, while helping them appreciate their commonalities and how they can best function together. Using a strength-based approach, Dr. Tunis motivates both people to use their inherent strengths to best support the relationship. By teaching and practicing communication skills, Dr. Tunis helps couples and pairs to effectively resolve conflict, experience more ease in day-to-day interactions, and enjoy a more meaningful connection.
Parent Coaching
As a parent coach, Dr. Tunis works with parents of teens and single parents to become more resilient in parenting by setting healthy boundaries, appreciating personal strengths and learning how to rely on others for support. Dr. Tunis understands the influence of device use and social media in the current culture and helps parents navigate the inherent pitfalls of parenting teens. With her direct approach to coaching, Dr. Tunis provides strategies to become a more confident parent.
Dating Coaching
Dr. Tunis helps clients better understand what qualities they are truly seeking in a partner and how best to attract that person. Through all phases of dating, Dr. Tunis guides clients to embody their most confident and authentic self through reflection, mindfulness and gratitude. Dr. Tunis uses her knowledge of popular dating apps to help clients create the most optimal profile and employ strategies to increase connections, communicate on text effectively and date with more ease and enjoyment.
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