HAVING SPENT MANY YEARS in the business world, mostly in high tech, some time ago I decided to pursue an old dream and follow a path to become a Marriage and Family Therapist. Returning to graduate school, I obtained a master’s degree in counseling psychology and then achieved a Doctor of Education, also in counseling psychology. I’ve now been in the practice of psychotherapy for over two decades.
Previously, as a county mental health clinician in northern California, I worked with severely emotionally disturbed children in a school setting. For several years after that, I provided counseling and case management services for adults diagnosed with a mental illness who were involved in the criminal justice system as part of a community program designed to keep them out of jail or prison.
Now, in my full-time private practice, I see adults and couples, employing effective telehealth sessions. My focus is on such issues as grief and loss, anger, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, communication concerns, impulsivity, parenting, sexuality, and gender identity.
My therapy style blends psychodynamic, schema therapy-based, and cognitive-behavioral (CBT) approaches built on a foundation of real-life experience and compassion, with a touch of humor thrown in for good measure. I am a member of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), and the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST).