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As a licensed marriage family therapist, my goal in working with clients is to provide affordable, personalized, high quality care in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. I am certified by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences and have more than ten years of experience. With masters’ degrees in both psychology and nutrition, I can offer clients of all ages a more comprehensive view of their concerns, and then works with them to restore a sense of balance and purpose in their lives and families. My areas of specialization include anxiety, depression, divorce, eating disorders, couples and family conflict, addiction and 12 step work. it’s with great sensitivity and respect that I work to ensure that therapy is a safe, compassionate place where clients can let down their defenses, process emotional pain and begin to put their lives back together.
Working with families, my work is based on the family systems research of John Gottman and Murray Bowen. The focus is on strengthening family ties by improving communication, resolving destructive emotions and restoring a sense of trust and respect in relationships. There are a number of ways to work toward these goals. Using cognitive behavioral counseling as well as family systems therapy, it is possible to quickly highlight, examine and eliminate those destructive and habitual ways of thinking and behaving that so often lead to misunderstandings and arguments.
With individuals, my specialization is the holistic treatment of resistant anxiety, depression as well as binge eating disorders. If you are suffering with a chronic mood disorder and/or eating addiction and looking to resolve these conditions more rapidly, psychotherapy is important, but the value of nutrition and basic self-care should not be ignored. My approach to therapy integrates cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, family systems and nutritional therapy. This training and unique orientation helps me to better understand the emotional and nutritional needs underlying client’s struggles. With this greater awareness of how mind, body and mood are interrelated, I can work with clients to promote greater health, happiness and overall well-being.
