Helping People Find Therapists & Advocating for Ethical and Healthy Therapy & Marriage Counseling Practices

My Approach to Helping

We all get stuck at some points in our lives. I, as well as anyone, know what it's like to feel hopeless, confused, uncertain and overwhelmed. The trick to moving forward is to acknowledge when these things happen and find ways to get unstuck. Whatever the circumstances, through our work together you will gain access to those skills that help you open doors that can lead from suffering into possibility.

My work is guided by a belief in the unity of being: mind/body/emotion/spirit and directed at creating emotional healing and self-mastery. I specialize in the practice of somatic mind/body healing therapies, and my clinical orientations include but are not limited to: spiritual psychology, body-centered psychotherapy and mind/body healing therapies, brief therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, gestalt. A mindfulness approach informs all of my work, and ultimately it is the needs and sensibilities of the people with whom I work that dictates the format.

As emotional residue and trauma are cleared from the body and psyche, you will experience shifts in the way you participate in your life through heightened self-image and self-confidence. You may experience improved relationships, greater abundance, and improved health. Hopefully, there will be more moments of contentment and joy.

I offer psychotherapy and life skills coaching for individual adults and teens, couples, families and groups in Los Angeles, CA. Please see my website for more information.

 

More Info About My Practice

Specialties include: long-term depression and anxiety, addiction, weight-loss and self-care, those with long-term illness and their families and caregivers, life transitions and re-creating your life, teens and their families.

I accept cash and check, and payment through Pay Pal.
I am on the Blue Shield panel.

 

How My Own Struggles Made Me a Better Therapist

Like others, I have had challenges in my lifetime...learning to navigate relationships, tolerate financial fluctuations, deal with the grief and loss that attend long-term illness and life changes. Over time, I have become more tolerant, patient, empathetic and loving to myself and others, particularly those who come to me for help. I have great respect for those who seek guidance and support, and believe it shows in my work and my relationships.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Coaching
• Consultation
• Clinical Supervision
• Online Counseling / Phone Therapy

Ages I Work With

• Teens
• Adults
• Elders

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Those with: substance issues, long-term depression and anxiety, obesity, lack of self-support and self-esteem, life transitions/loss, interns seeking supervision

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Anger Management
• Art Therapy
• Body Talk System
• Body-Mind Psychotherapy
• Breathwork
• Clean Language, Symbolic Modeling, & Metaphor Therapy
• Client-Directed Outcome-Informed Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
• Depth Therapy
• Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy
• Drama Therapy
• Dreamwork & Dream Analysis
• Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
• Energy Psychology
• Existential Psychotherapy
• Gestalt Therapy
• Guided Therapeutic Imagery
• Holistic Psychotherapy
• Integration of different therapy models
• Mindfulness Based Approaches
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• Object Relations
• Person Centered / Rogerian
• Positive Psychology
• Positive Psychotherapy
• Possibility Therapy
• Psychodrama
• Psychodynamic
• Reality Therapy
• Self Psychology
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Somatic Experiencing
• Somatic Psychotherapy
• Soul-Centered Psychiatry
• Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Concerns & Issues I Help With

• Identity Issues
• Attachment
• Reproduction
• Occupational & Academic Issues
• Addictions & Compulsions
• Life Changes
• Health & Body
• Social Skills & Problems
• Emotion Management
• Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
• Family Problems
• Childhood & Adolescence
• Relationships & Marriage
• Depression & Mood
• Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
• Self-Esteem & Confidence
• Trauma
• Spirituality
• Self-Harm & Suicide
• Sexuality