I am a Holistic therapist who likes to focus on healing an individual from all aspects including mind-body wellness. I bring an eclectic skill set of many different therapeutic approaches and orientations so that I can use different techniques to find the best approaches and interventions to help and support whoever I am working with. I pull from my wealth of knowledge, experience (both personal and professional), and training to support the individuals I work with. I have a huge heart, am very compassionate and empathetic, and I care very much about every person on this earth and truly want the best for others. I have worked with many different people in different settings and feel that my style works well for most everyone. I have expertise in working with trauma and helping individuals process past experiences and how those experiences continue to impact them at this moment. I like identifying practical steps individuals can take to heal themselves and set themselves up for success. I have years of experience working with individuals who experience symptoms of depression, anxiety, PTSD, Bipolar disorders, and even with psychosis or schizophrenic diagnosis. I believe that my authenticity, honesty, and direct approaches help individuals feel safe with me and help to build trust and rapport so a strong therapeutic relationship can be built quickly so that the deep or heavy work can begin as soon as possible which can lead to relieving of issues in a timely manner.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, BDSM, Kink, Alternative Sex Culture, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sex Addiction, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CA LMFT 104773
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My counselor Jacob Lapides is very helpful through this difficult time. Being able to give me helpful advise through this expertise and personal experience. He also helps as being someone who is just willing to listen to my day to day experiences and using that info to help keep me moving in a positive direction. However I still have a long way to go but I believe Jacob has helped me tremendously this far and will continue to be a main factor and support in my improvement.
Written on Feb 07, 2021 after therapy with Jacob for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and coping with life changes