Hello,
Welcome and thank you for reaching out to my practice. I am a dedicated, bilingual professional (Spanish) who has been practicing psychotherapy for 14 years. I am originally from the central valley of California and I have worked with the severely mentally ill and dual-diagnosed patients in various settings across the state. I consider myself a practitioner and perpetual student of depth psychotherapy which is a branch of therapy that incorporates the entirety of the person, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
No matter which therapeutic approach I apply (Cognitive-Behavioral, Gestalt-Family Systems, Solution-Focused, and Expressive Arts [Humanistic]), I always make room for the spirituality of my patients to inform the healing process in therapy. I am currently accepting adults, children, adolescents, couples and families.
I hold a bachelor’s degree in social work, a master’s degree in counseling psychology from the University of San Francisco and have four years of doctorate training through Pacifica Graduate Institute in depth psychotherapy. I also hold an expressive arts certificate through John F. Kennedy University and I have extensive training as a domestic violence and batter counselor through the Marjorie Mason Center.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Domestic Violence, Emptiness, Family Problems, Guilt and shame, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Personality Disorders, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Imago Relationship Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CA LMFT 119854
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