“The heart and soul of my work is an intimate dialogue with you. One that allows you to reveal to yourself what matters most, and helps you see what you can do to gain the confidence and have the presence of mind to progress toward meaningful change in your life.”
Professional Focus
Helping individuals successfully manage difficult, stressful life circumstances.
Eliminating obstacles that prevent the successful pursuit of long-sought-after creative endeavors, professional objectives, and life-goals.
Creating a safe space in which to work on healing from trauma and recovering from loss.
Helping couples change frustrating interactions, improve communication, heal from emotional pain, and create a more meaningful connection.
Providing those who struggle with anger and rage the tools to turn these feelings into a powerful motivation for change.
Developing a wider range of self-expression, unleashing creativity, and building confidence and self-esteem.
Replacing painful family interaction patterns with improved communication, and developing satisfying parent/child relationships.
Exploring early family dynamics and relationship issues in order to allow the past to enrich the present.
Providing Professional Development services.
Experience
Experience / Training:
Experienced Psychotherapist with a Private Practice in San Francisco since 1986. I have over 40 years clinical experience with individuals, couples, children, groups and families. I have many years of postgraduate research studying empirically effective (evidence-based) psychotherapy, including training in contemporary psychoanalytic theories, cognitive-behavioral therapy, family systems, and somatic psychotherapy. My work experience includes over 20 years supervising interns, teaching psychotherapy theory, providing consultation to licensed clinicians, and working in community mental health settings.
Professional Affiliations / Activities:
• Clinical Member, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, since 1984
• Supervising Therapist, San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group Training Center and Clinic, 2004-2017
• Member of the Board of Trustees, San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group, 1998-2017
• Former Adjunct Faculty, California Institute of Integral Studies, 1992-2003
• Former Adjunct Faculty, John F. Kennedy University, 1987-1988
Education:
• M.S. in Clinical Counseling. California State University, Hayward, 1983
• B.A. in Psychology. Antioch University West, San Francisco, 1974
Currently, services are only available over secure video service within California.