Cara has a strong background in providing outpatient therapy in several work settings. She is skilled in couples and relationship therapy and uses Gottman Therapy principles in her work with clients. Cara works exclusively with couples and actively engages in training, supervising, and overseeing the Gottman based couples therapy program in her office. Because trust is the key to a strong therapeutic relationship, she emphasizes establishing and building rapport with each person she sees. Cara believes that even in the hardest of situations, individuals possess strengths that they may or may not be able to see. It is important to her to identify those strengths and help clients utilize them to work on their problems or address their concerns. Cara has a strong background in female-related issues and has research experience in psychopharmacology.