I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California. I have over ten years of experience providing therapy to individuals and families. Most of my experience is helping parents through the process of raising kids. This includes parenting skills as well as the emotional toll that being a parent can take on a person. I believe that parenting can be one of the most rewarding experiences, but we all need help getting through the tough times.
Both of my children are adopted through the foster care system so I also have experience helping people navigate their way through adoption and foster care issues. Family dynamics help determine how a family runs and making small changes in these dynamics can create big changes in the relationships a family experiences.
My style of therapy is relaxed and conversational. I enjoy getting to know my clients and what is important to them. You are the expert on your own life and I am just here to help guide you through it and offer some help along the way that can lead to significant change. I want to work with you on making the change that you desire, not what I think is best for you. I have a strong religious background so I am confident in including spirituality in therapy if that is important to you, but I also understand that for some people that is not the answer.
I am always impressed when people are willing to take the step of trusting me enough to share their life with me. I respect that trust and want to honor your courage in seeking help. I look forward to getting to know you.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship issues, Grief, Eating disorders, Anger management