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Providing In-Office and Online Therapy to California Residents. Are you grieving the loss of a relationship or loved one? Perhaps you have reached a crossroads in your life where you feel lost without clarity or direction. You may find yourself making unhealthy choices and the quality of your life is not what you want it to be. Psychotherapy can help you explore and clarify your feelings and needs, move through grief, change unhealthy behavioral patterns, develop close relationships, live more authentically, and improve life satisfaction. I provide psychotherapy to adult individuals who are motivated to achieve personal growth and emotional well-being by engaging in the therapeutic process. My approach is warm, friendly and supportive. My theoretic orientation is person-centered and strength-based. I welcome you to a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation. During your phone consultation, we can discuss the reason you are seeking treatment and how I may help. I can answer the questions you might have to determine if the psychotherapy service I provide will be right for you. Practice Specialties Include: Relationship Issues Men's Issues Grief Loss Adult Children of Alcoholic & Narcissistic Parents Codependency Divorce Infidelity Life Transitions Personal Growth Self-esteem Sexuality Spirituality Stress Management Women's Issues Betrayal Communication Skills Assertiveness Skills Elder Care Support Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents Empty Nest Healthcare Provider Support Reinventing Self Starting Over Only Children as Adults Adult Child Aging Parent Relationship * I do not specialize in treating eating disorders, perinatal & postpartum mood disorders, OCD, & Bipolar Disorder. I will gladly provide you with referrals for psychotherapists who have focused training and expertise in treating these specific concerns.

~ I specialize in Couple's Counseling & Marriage Counseling ~ Feel like you're always fighting? Feeling alone? Unsure where to turn? I will work with both of you to begin to understand the cycle of fighting that you get stuck in so that you can begin to step out of it and master the skills that bring you close again. Emotionally Focused Therapy (the Couple's Counseling method I specialize in) has been show to be 75% effective in bringing couple's from distress to recovery and 90% of couples experience some benefit. Join the 90%.

I work with founders, executives, high-performing professionals, and new fathers who are navigating the stress of building something meaningful. My clients are often successful by conventional measures but struggling with relationship strain, burnout, or the nagging question of whether this is actually what fulfillment looks like. You might be carrying the weight of responsibility for others, guilt about taking time for yourself, or realizing that traditional ideas of “work-life balance” don’t fully apply when you are deeply invested in what you are building. My approach blends evidence-based strategy with depth and identity work. I focus on symptom reduction and lasting change by addressing the underlying patterns that keep showing up in your work, relationships, and sense of self. I use a 10-session treatment planning framework in which we establish clear goals early, check in on progress regularly, and decide together whether to extend, shift the focus, or wrap up. Many clients work with me for months or years. This isn’t about rushing you out; it’s about keeping therapy focused, intentional, and effective rather than open-ended. I am honest and direct in sessions, and I will challenge avoidance patterns or places where you may feel stuck. That said, our work is always grounded in respect, curiosity, and collaboration. Therapy with me works best when clients are ready to engage actively and take ownership of their growth. If you are looking for purely supportive space without challenge or accountability, I may not be the best fit. If you are ready to create meaningful and sustainable change while continuing to perform at a high level, we will likely work well together. I built Silicon Valley Therapy while working through the same tensions I help clients navigate. I’m a founder, a father, a therapist, trying to build a meaningful life without sacrificing depth or ambition. I have worked with enough founders, executives, and driven professionals to understand what creates real change. I do my best work with motivated individuals who are ready to build a life that feels aligned, intentional, and deeply fulfilling.

Hello! ^_^ Welcome to my GoodTherapy Profile ^_^ Are you looking for a therapist who really gets you, who you can feel comfortable with, and really open up to? Some therapists are super stiff, rigid professionals who give very little of themselves in session. That's not me. I am very open, genuine, and personable in session and strive to make positive, meaningful relationships with my clients. People often comment that I am very friendly and approachable, and this tends to be something people respond well to in a therapist. I work with a wide variety of people in therapy but I primarily specialize in working with: -Couples -Teens -LGBTQ clients -Addiction -Sex positive, kink aware, and polyamory I sometimes tell people that I broadly specialize in working with anyone who is used to being or expects to be judged by others. If you've got anything going on in life that you feel like most people would judge or be weirded out by and you want someone safe and accepting to talk to, I'm the therapist for you! :-p

Over the years I have kept what worked and thrown out what did not. I offer expressive art and sand tray work as well as verbal psychotherapy. I work with the whole person, including social, cultural, and environmental conditions that may be impacting their situation. I believe we must keep all levels of our health in balance, mental, emotional, spiritual, and psychological. We must take responsibility for our own health and wellness, leaving no stone unturned to be well. I do solution-focused work as well as long-term, in-depth psychodynamic psychotherapy. I am very supportive and direct rather than blank screen. I share anything I think a person might use to move forward in his or her life.

I work with adults struggling with a wide range of challenges including loss of relationships, life transitions and disappointments, and personal problems like anxiety, depression, addiction, or trauma. Together, we'll create a safe space where you'll gain insight and perspective into thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are no longer working for you. With these new understandings, you'll be able to make better choices and positive life changes. Pain can be valuable - by working through your pain, you'll gain a self-awareness you didn't have before.

Carl Jung said, "Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness." Life can be challenging at times. The pain, anger, sadness, loss, hopelessness or other negative feelings you are suffering now may seem intolerable, but it is NOT permanent. You CAN feel better! I am a bilingual bi-cultural (Mandarin, English) Marriage and Family Therapist, licensed in California. I am also a certified Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) therapist through ICEEFT. With a caring and non-judgmental approach, I honor each person's uniqueness and support one's "individuation," a process of developing authentic connections with one's self and others. My goal as a therapist is to support individuals navigating through challenges and attaining a fulfilling life. Together, we can ease your suffering, discover the root causes of your concerns, and implement positive changes to meet your individualized needs.

My specialty in an integrative spiritual and psychological approach. This means that the best wisdom from the Bible and from other spiritual sources is blended with sound psychological insights, research, and technique. This prepares us to compassionately explore the complexity of your life. You will not be judged or forced in making the changes you are seeking, or in the ways that you believe. Instead, you will be assisted in developing your own authentic new ways of thinking, acting, and living out your purpose. There is wisdom, designed into each one of us that many times we don't pay attention to in places we get stuck. I can help you rediscover and cultivate that wisdom, and it will feel surprisingly like the new ways of living are more true and genuine, even if you have never lived that way. But you will also be given a wealth of new information and direction. I work in a more interactive manner compared to other therapists. I do work hard to listen and understand you, but I have found people really want guidance, ideas, and practical solutions. I offer feedback, suggestions on what to do, and "homework" to accomplish between sessions. I answer your questions, and provide recommendations for study outside the session. You may also find that the atmosphere in sessions is more comfortable and natural than you may expect or have experienced. I create a relaxed, informal atmosphere, where you can be yourself, and even have fun and laugh in the sessions.

I am passionate about learning and loving as life unfolds and keeping in mind how attachment relationships strengthen growth in individuals for both children, adults, and families. Together let's create sanctuary for your emotional life and the lives you care for.

I am an intersectional feminist psychotherapist specializing in complex trauma and psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy. Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) provider. We all deserve to feel safe. Many resist therapy because they fear judgment. Many of my clients have faced judgment for their lifestyle choices from uneducated therapists. No matter if you are "mainstream" or "alternative," I strive to create a space filled with compassion. I meet the client where they are. Each person is unique and requires a unique treatment plan, and each person deserves transparency and partnership in their healing process. There are many tools in my therapeutic toolbox in the aid of healing, but at my core, I believe it is the relationship between client and therapist that heals, and serves as a template for healing in all the client's relationships.