Résumé |
After receiving a Masters Degree at UCLA, I became a licensed psychotherapist and have had the priviledge of working with children, teens, adults and families for over 25 years in a broad range of Psychiatric, mental health, and educational settings.
In the high stress work environment that is all too common today, I see many high functioning adults struggling with extremely stressful work and family circumstances. The impact it has on their health and daily functioning clearly demonstrates the value of a neutral compassionate setting where they can feel heard and understood. I have broad experience with discussing these challenges and creatively exploring options.
I help adults of all ages who have unresolved grief and issues from their past, resulting in depression, anxiety, anger, relationship problems, or addictions. Many have had limited parenting, often children of alcoholics and narcissistic parents, and have learned coping patterns for adapting to others at their own expense.
Much of my work focuses on supporting parents through the challenge of raising children and teens in today’s complex world. Parenting, with one or more other adults in the home or another residence adds to these challenges.
Child and Adolescent therapy is one of my areas of greatest expertise. I have counseled youth in residential treatment centers, therapeutic, public and private school settings, as well as within the context of family therapy. These young people have come with a broad range of behavior and psychological problems. Most have problems relating to others. Many have experiences of unresolved loss, trauma, abuse or severe conflict in their backgrounds. Bio-chemical imbalances requiring medication support are common. I enjoy serving a full range of ethnic, racial, cultural and sexual identity backgrounds with sensitivity and compassion regarding complex acculturation issues.
I have worked extensively with adult abusers and victims, as well as child victims of abuse, and am committed to playing a role in breaking the victim – abuser cycle.
Throughout my career, I have been committed to on-going learning and training.
On a continous basis, I have served in teaching and consulting capacities with a broad range of professionals - therapists, teachers, social service and probation officers, doctors, psychiatrists, and graduate students in training.