ABOUT ME
 
I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California (LMFT) with more than  thirty-one years of clinical experience.  I have been working as a licensed counselor since 1989. I have experience conducting individual, couples and group therapy, both in the office, in a medical setting, in the field, and hospital settings.  I have been an instructor working at the Masters level at three Universities in the area. I work well with depression, anxiety, relationships, parenting issues, grief/loss, insomnia, addiction, trauma, physical/sexual/emotional abuse, OCD, bipolar, as well as personal growth, adjustment issues, and crisis.  

I utilize techniques from  person-centered, solution/goal focused, and cognitive-behavioral approaches.  I provide a judgment free, safe and supportive experience.  This means that I attempt to join with you "where you are at".  I believe that every behavior has a purpose and is an attempt to meet a need.  It isn't until we discover what that need is and find a "healthier" or more "productive" way of meeting that need that the behavior no longer is necessary.  

I look forward to working with you...

My Educational/Professional Credentials include:
- Licensed by the State of California, Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS)
- Chapman University Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology

Professionally:
- Over 31 consecutive years of clinical experience in private practice
- University Instructor LMFT Masters level
- Created Gateway Counseling Center: Non-profit training institute contracted with the County mental health department
- Program Manager for Non-profit agency
- Embedded therapist at a Federally Qualified Health Center
- Clinical Vice President for non-profit mental health agency

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