Cricket is a Clinical Psychologist who earned her doctorate from Antioch University. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings including a juvenile rehabilitation center, residential settings for both adults and adolescents, and most recently at the University of Vermont. Although she enjoys working with a range of issues, her areas of clinical interest include anxiety, panic, depression and other mood disorders, relationships and interpersonal effectiveness, trauma, life transitions, disordered eating, and identity development. Cricket’s approach to her work is primarily informed by relational psychodynamic therapy. This orientation assumes that in order for a person to experience emotional health, she or he must maintain fulfilling and satisfying relationships with those around them, and that emotional distress often is the result of negative, past relational experiences. Cricket’s collaborative and supportive style addresses both the behavioral patterns of clients’ experiences and also examines clients’ intra- and interpersonal relationships and processes. By establishing a safe and positive relationship in the security of the therapy environment, Cricket helps clients develop a stronger sense of self and confidence. Ultimately, the goal is to promote growth by resolving problematic past and present relational traumas or impressions. Depending on the needs and presentation of each client, Cricket integrates a variety of other orientations and approaches into her clinical work, including EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy), mindfulness-based approaches, motivational interviewing, and CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy).