If you’ve landed here, you might be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or exhausted from carrying the weight of things that happened long ago but still feel very present. Maybe you’ve been told you’re “too sensitive,” or you’ve gotten really good at keeping it together on the outside while feeling completely disconnecte
Our relationships with others are among the most significant and powerful influences on our lives. They provide the "relational oxygen" we need to live healthy, joy filled lives. Unhealthy or nonexistent relationships can only provide toxic air that cause us to suffocate leaving us feeling sick and helpless. Our trauma, pain, and negativit
Another sleepless night kept awake either by nightmares, haunting images from the past, or memories that you can’t push away? You’ve tried almost everything to keep the past in the past, but no matter what happens, the past keeps showing up in all the reminders around you in your daily life. The traumatic event(s) were awful enough, rel
If you are reaching out now, there is a good chance you have been carrying a lot on your own. You might feel overwhelmed, stuck, worn down, or unsure of your next step. You may be looking for relief, but also for clarity and a sense of direction. I work with adults and older adolescents who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood, grief, trauma,
I recognize the importance of developing good rapport with my clients in order to form a pathway to healing. My clients must trust me in order for me to help them with their pain, disappointments, and multitude of losses as part of their journey to healing. I utilize unconditional positive regard, active listening, along with cognitive-behavioral-s
I believe that different methods of therapy are required for different problems, and therefore pull from multiple theories and systems of therapy. However, there are two common factors to any of these approaches that I utilize: 1) these methods have been researched to demonstrate their effectiveness, and 2) I understand that a safe and supporti
I believe we live within a relationship systems, relationship family and friends, relationship with self and with God. Within these relationship systems, problems can start to show up and life gets difficult or out of balance. Some relationships lack healthy boundaries, (toxic or dysfunctional relationship patterns) causing internal conflict in us
I work with adults one-on-one in individual psychotherapy. I believe that my clients are the captains of their own ship, and they come to me when they want a navigator to help them through the rough waters of life.
Specialties:
-Anger Management (be sure to check out my book, Navigate Anger, available in print, ebook, and audiobook format).
-Re
ABOUT.
I have a boutique practice where I work with adults and couples on personal development, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication issues, parenting solutions as well as boundary setting. As a graduate of California State University Northridge, I attended Pepperdine University and later received my Doctoral degree in Clinical Psyc
I believe that my role as a therapist is to come alongside individuals and help them to become the hero of their OWN story. My approach is supportive, honest, and client directed.
Attachment and systems theory are the underpinnings of my methodology and cognitive behavioral, cognitive interpersonal, narrative, dialectical, and collaborative pro
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