Find a Therapist in Rolling Hills Estates, CA

Making a decision to start therapy can seem like an overwhelming task. Therapy involves a decision to embark on a journey of vulnerability and an atmosphere of sharing. I appreciate the steps you have taken to begin this journey and offer an environment of deep respect and a sacred space to feel valued and accepted. I provide therapy for individual therapy, child therapy, adolescents, and teens therapy, Couples therapy, Family therapy and group therapy. With over 23 years of experience working with individuals, families, couples and children. I have deepened my understanding of human conditions and helped collaboratively construct effective pathways to healing. I have a deep desire to contribute to our world through helping others recognize their unique contribution. I became a therapist to take this journey of healing, empathy, and sincere interest in order to share time with others in need of support. I am genuine and authentic and desire for you to have the safety and comfort necessary to navigate through your challenges, depression, relational issues, fears and anxiety, emotional pain, past trauma, maladaptive behaviors, past experience, and current stressors in order to live a more fulfilling life. When you are in session with me, you can be assured I will be actively invested in who you are and where you have come from, so as to illuminate your true self and to acknowledge your innate gifts. I will ensure an environment of trust and sensitivity to your individual need, so you can explore your potentials for growth and devise effective means to move towards your desired goals. While working in therapy, you will come to understand how your unconscious beliefs and repressed emotions and experiences may have directly contributed to current patterns of behavior and ways of interacting with others that have left you feeling depleted and unfulfilled. I use direct communication and gently challenge you to reach into your inner world and discover what you need. You will both investigate your inner feelings, and you will learn to respect these feelings. I work with you collaboratively to help you recognize your strength and incorporate self acceptance so as to achieve the gift of your highest self.

You help everyone else, but who helps you? Anger, stress, conflict keeping you stuck? As you rise in your profession, you might find fewer people you trust, fewer available mentors to help you deal with the increase in responsibility and stress. And your friends and family may not really understand your challenges. For 30+ years, I've been helping professionals, and families understand the "why" of their struggles and the "what next" strategies that can work right now! If your important conversations become angry debates (when all your really wanted was to get your point across- to be heard), if anger, conflict, and stress are hurting you professionally and personally, let's talk about how I can help. I know that asking for help might feel like the hardest thing you've ever done. I also know that taking that risk could help you feel much better. If you're unsure about starting or returning to therapy, let's talk - then you decide! You only need to make that first call. Please visit my website for more detailed information about me and about my practice. Or - email or call me to schedule an appointment or to set up a complementary phone consultation. I look forward to talking with you soon.

I do telehealth, which means I do online therapy in the comfort of your own home in any city in California. I don't provide in-person sessions. I specialize in helping males develop emotional intelligence. I work with teens and adults. As a male, you were told not to express how you feel despite what you go through, suppressing your suffering, sadness, anxiety, and trauma. Suppressing the parts of yourself that make you fully human. You have sufferings left untouched, with unexplored lessons of wisdom, which deepen your character, your integrity, and resilience. Although you've held it all inside, for days, months, or even years, you're still pushing forward, at work, in your relationships, as a husband, and as a father, trying to make it happen. But maybe in the midst of the fast life, you felt you lost yourself, felt unhappy, or numb. I'm here to help you reconnect with yourself and those around you by helping you build your emotional intelligence and tapping into your masculine genius. What is masculine genius? Men as masculine are made to actively initiate love and use their strength to protect and promote that love to others. By building your emotional intelligence, you will be able to explore the root causes of your struggles with compassion and understanding of yourself and those around you. I'm here to journey with you.

Relationships can be a source of love, or can cause pain, longing, and consume your time and attention. You may be unsure about staying, have repeated conflicts, or feel you're not getting the love or respect you want. You may not know the cause of your problem, anxiety, or depression, or wonder where your passion went. Perhaps you don't have the focus or motivation to accomplish your goals or you feel like you're not living the life you were meant to live. For 30 years, individuals and couples have come to me with all sorts of problems, particularly around issues of codependency, intimacy, self-esteem, and abuse. I draw on extensive personal experience and advanced clinical training in using powerful healing techniques. Clients quickly see changes and develop concrete tools to manage emotions, conflict, and boundaries. They have less anxiety and take more risks, see their self-esteem grow, and they work toward fulfilling their goals. Couples improve communication, intimacy, and ability to cooperate. As a relationship and self-esteem expert, I wrote "Codependency for Dummies" and "Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Free Your True Self." My approach is intuitive and personal, unique to each individual or couple. I aim to improve self-awareness, self-esteem, boundaries, communication skills, and provide tools for change. Whatever the problem, you don't have to solve it alone. Therapy takes courage, but it validates you and your desire and ability to change. You will experience relief when you understand what's going on and take steps to enrich your life, relationships, and achieve your goals.

Life is a journey full of ups, downs, and forks in the road, which can bring about stress, anxiety, depression, and an overall feeling of helplessness. Most of the time, it’s easy to navigate on our own, but quite often a licensed psychotherapist is needed to restore balance and provide you with the necessary tools to rebuild and/or redirect your life toward becoming more fulfilling, uplifting, and enjoyable. As your therapist, I’m committed to creating a safe place to address any issues you feel are holding you back from becoming the very best version of yourself, creating a relationship built on trust, honesty, and understanding. I have worked with couples, people who have experienced crimes, adolescents, young adults, older adults, as well as clients who are dealing with depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and loss. I take pride in being able to provide my clients with numerous resources and valuable coping mechanisms. I will provide you with the tools necessary to manage life’s setbacks, uncertainties, and mental meltdowns. But more than anything, as your therapist, I will be there to listen and champion you along the way. Let's chat!

Are you stressed out trying to make your relationships work smoothly? Do you wish that things would just flow without you having to think about what you should do before you do it? Isn't it a hassle when you feel that your natural way of being isn't accepted? Perhaps you get upset and angry, and end up in conflict. May be you keep quiet but seethe inside and make yourself sick with insomnia, back ache, migraine, weight gain, stomach cramps, hair loss, tinnitus, or sexual performance problems. Your longing to just be who you are and have intimate connections with loved ones is normal and natural. You can reduce your frustration by learning the skill of using your emotions to connect with others in warm and inviting ways. You figure out the fears, worries and concerns that get in your way of creating and keeping satisfying connections. You can learn how to have dialogues rather than fight, or use revenge and punishment as a way of expressing your unhappiness. You can practice the skills of sharing your feelings so that colleagues, friends, family and your partner will do the same. Get real time advice, in the moment as you develop, hone, build and strengthen your relationship skills that are the foundation to your self-confidence and self-worth. Find out how I helped a client save his relationship in my new book: "Now You Want Me, Now You Don't! Fear of Intimacy: Ten ways to recognize the signs and ten ways to manage it in your relationship.'

Psychiatrist in West Los Angeles, California, providing psychopharmacology and psychotherapy in a private practice setting for adults and older adolescents. I graduated with honors from Swarthmore College. I attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, where I won the Kenneth E. Appel Award for excellence in psychiatry and the Robert M. Toll Prize for research in the field of mental health. During medical school, I completed a research fellowship sponsored by the National Institute of Mental Health, studying HIV and addiction issues. Originally from the East Coast, I moved to California to complete a medical internship at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I then completed a psychiatric residency at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. I became board certified in general adult psychiatry in 1997. From 1998 through 2003, I served as a volunteer clinical instructor in the women’s mental health clinic at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1999, I completed a two-year fellowship sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in health services and quality of care. I have maintained a private practice in psychiatry since 1996. I see adults and older adolescents individually for psychopharmacology and/or psychotherapy. I love making a difference in people’s lives. I find my work both satisfying and rewarding. I believe people can best realize their potential to grow in supportive relationships; a strong relationship with a therapist can change your life. I also believe that mental illness is a disease of the brain and that medication, when used judiciously, can be enormously helpful in relieving suffering. While I individualize treatment based on your needs and preferences, I stay abreast of the research literature to offer state-of-the-art care that is supported by the most current evidence. I believe in shared decision-making. I strive to make sure that you understand the choices you have, including the risks and benefits of each treatment option.

Do you want to get beyond symptom management and know yourself more deeply, relate to life and others more authentically, and negotiate your needs with more satisfaction in ways that support your personal growth? You cannot obtain that level of personalized psychotherapy through insurance; their concern is not you, it is their financial bottom line. Yes, you will have to pay out of pocket, but you cannot heal from being treated like an object by being treated like an object. I am a Licensed Marriage and (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)), and I will authentically assist you in gaining a deeper understanding of yourself and healing beyond symptom management. Anxiety and depression are signals that your life is going off course. What is the point of managing symptoms if the end result is increased self-betrayal? Allow me to assist you in getting more into alignment with yourself. I have been successfully assisting individuals in finding their deeper, more authentic voice, and living a more meaningful and satisfying life for over thirty years. You have been treated like an object long enough. Your perceived vulnerabilities may be your greatest strength; allow me to assist you in reclaiming and celebrating your uniqueness, as well as your untapped strengths.

I believe therapy works best when you feel genuinely seen, heard, and accepted for who you are. As a therapist, I take a warm, collaborative, and strengths-based approach, working alongside you to better understand your experiences, build self-awareness, and create meaningful change. I draw from approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and relational therapy, while tailoring our work to your individual needs and goals. I aim to create a space where you can be honest, curious, and even a little messy as we work through whatever brings you to therapy. Whether you’re navigating a life transition, struggling with anxiety or self-esteem, processing grief or difficult experiences, or simply feeling stuck, I’m here to help you develop a deeper understanding of yourself and move toward a life that feels more authentic and fulfilling.

Are you busy caring for others but running on empty? Do you manage a lot, but underneath struggle with your own anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, food or body image issues or unresolved trauma? Does a part of you long for more connection in your close relationships (partner or friendships)? Are your struggles needing your attention? Let's give you the attention you need and deserve. I look forward to creating a safe, attuned therapy relationship with you in which you can feel seen, understood and cared for. We will listen closely to your feelings, actions, thoughts, bodily sensations and even your dreams to foster greater self-awareness and self-compassion. We will work with 'difficult' emotions, helping you to process them. We will also track your patterns in intimate relationships and your attachment styles to help you become more secure and free to give and receive love from a place of greater health. We can use the therapy relationship as a context to experience how you relate and what you need. We can discover not only what keeps you stuck in your struggle but also what will help you find relief and connection. As needed, I can help you process trauma (single incident or repeated, complex) with a gentle, steady approach. Together we can listen to the mind and body to understand the negative beliefs you hold as a result of the trauma. We can also use different methods for working through the unprocessed pain. EMDR (eye movement, desensitization and reprocessing) is one specific form of trauma treatment I incorporate, as appropriate. For those who desire spiritual integration, I can help people understand themselves as it pertains to their faith journey. I can be a safe place to deconstruct harmful beliefs andor reconstruct helpful beliefs and practices. In all of these processes I trust that the rest, intimacy, acceptance, change, relief and creativity you desire will emerge.

Life can feel overwhelming when unresolved trauma, persistent anxiety, grief, or creative stagnation begin to shape the way you experience yourself and the world. You may find yourself caught in cycles of overthinking, self-doubt, or emotional patterns that leave you feeling stuck. Whether you're a high achiever striving for more or a young adult navigating the transition into independence. Relationship struggles, painful breakups, chronic people-pleasing, or deep-rooted insecurities can make it difficult to move forward with confidence. Transform trauma, anxiety, grief, and self-defeating patterns into clarity, resilience, and growth. Together, we'll uncover the underlying causes of your struggles, foster meaningful healing, and help you build a life defined by greater authenticity, purpose, and emotional freedom.

Hi and wow! It takes courage to look for and reach for support. See if any of these apply to you- You feel like you're circling the same toilet bowl of situations, relationships, feelings. You want relief from the stress, anxiety, depression and pain you feel too much and too often. You are willing (with a little healthy fear) to invest your energy in making yourself and your relationships better (your definition of better goes here). If any of that pings inside you, it’s likely I can help. Like in a deep, lasting way kind of help. Using connection, compassion, humor and the deep work of super cool therapy, we'll laugh, cry, curse, feel deeply & empower you to be in your life and relationships in a fuller, yummier way. We'll build your abilities to move, groove & feel when the ick part of life happens with courage, clarity, creativity, empathy, and other qualities you want. I am a very, very human therapist specializing in relationships- the one you have with yourself and with others. For Personal and Couples therapy, I use Internal Family Systems (IFS), Intimacy from the Inside out (IFIO), and Relational Gestalt as my go to tools. Please reach out- I’m excited to answer your questions and see if we could be a good fit!