I am a compassionate and experienced, state of the art, evidenced based, therapist with proven results. I have lots of life experience, thus walk the walk, as well as talk the talk.
I have trained over 100 interns in my many years of practice. I received my MSW from NYU, and did my internship at Cornell University- Coney Island Hospital Out-Patient Psychiatric Clinic. I attended the New Jersey Institute of Marriage and Family Therapy and I am also a Certified Hypnotherapist. I am a Board Certified Diplomate.
My treatment approach is basically cognitive behavioral, narrative, psychodynamic and humanistic. I will meet you where you are emotionally and together we will navigate your journey at your own pace. We will get over the obstacles, work around them and do whatever you need and choose to do. Therapy is a non-judgmental process. Nothing human is foreign to me.
I began doing telephone therapy when I relocated from the New York/New
Jersey area to California. I am licensed to do therapy in all 3 states. My east coast patients/clients did not want to terminate therapy when I moved from east to west, so we continued by phone. This worked out so well that I began to see telephone therapy as helpful and very viable. Patients/clients found it to be convenient and time saving and were quite comfortable with this modality. In person sessions are also available.
I enjoy what I do and I would love the privilege of hearing you and joining you to help you feel better, with ease, joy and hope. Can we talk?
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder
CA LCSW LCS 15513