Therapy Services

Individual Therapy

Couples Therapy

I see men and women in my practice, who are  straight, gay and bisexual, from diverse ethnic, racial and religious backgrounds. My clients currently range in age from 19 years to  70. Each therapy relationship is unique and a collaboration between myself and my client to best address the particular needs, concerns and history of each client I work with.  Individual therapy is extremely useful when you are facing a life stressor, transition or loss, when your normal coping mechanisms are no longer effective and when experiencing chronic feelings of emptiness, unhappiness, anxiety, frustration and low self esteem. The goal of individual treatment is to feel more engaged with life and connected to oneself, to resolve loss and trauma from the past and feel  a greater sense of control over your life, pleasure and satisfaction.

I work with gay, straight and bisexual couples and interfaith and culturally-diverse partnerships.  I am very interested in the healing potential of intimate relationships. I work with clients to access pain and vulnerability to deepen their relationships with their partners and themselves. I support clients to better communicate thoughts, feelings, needs and desires and through this build greater intimacy and trust. I specialize in the following; helping couples heal their relationships from the rupture of an extramarital affair, working with sexual issues and addressing problems of cyclical conflict. I have advanced training in couples therapy from The Women’s Therapy Center in El Cerrito and find working with couples very rewarding.

I have  extensive training and experience in helping people with the following issues:

1. ๏Depression and Bipolar Disorder
   

2. ๏Anxiety
   

3. ๏Trauma
   

4. ๏Post-Traumatic Stress
   

5. ๏Body Image/ Eating Disorders
   

6. ๏Pregnancy Loss
   

7. ๏Breast Cancer
   

8. ๏Prostate Caner
   

9. ๏Intimacy and Sexuality
   

10. ๏Grief and Loss