Pine Ridge is a place for folks who are looking for the best care but who are turned off by large clinics or impersonal HMO facilities. We offer a distinctive and more personal alternative to the mass market approach while providing a comprehensive range of psychological services to help individuals, couples and families deal with a wide range of emotional, relational, life phase, crisis related and spiritual problems. This web site is a place to learn more about our services and to find information about questions you may have concerning counseling and psychotherapy. Below is a short list that covers the basics, but if you have something you have been wondering about that is not listed, please contact me and I will be glad to help you. Information about me and my professional background here.
Many people think minsters are moralistic and judgmental about sex.
Many feel ministers are not good resources for talking over sexual problems because they have the impression that they are uncomfortable with the subject or that somehow God doesn't like it or that it is just not a nice thing to discuss. This is especially true if one isn't married. Others believe that even when clergy do talk about sex that they are not particularly direct or honest or helpful in what they have say. Unfortunately, all of these stereotypes are true to some extent for some ministers but I would add but not all. As a psychotherapist it is important to know that I am very experienced and have worked in the areas of human sexuality, sex education and sex therapy for 25 years.