I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California with various experiences as a therapist working with diverse individuals and families within their communities to increase their well-being and quality of life. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including crisis support needs, mental health and psychiatric issues, interpersonal and family conflicts, psychosocial stressors, academic / legal / occupational/ financial /housing hardships, and a history of substance/ alcohol use and trauma, and grief/loss. I also can help with the development of coping skills, social skills and anger management.
My therapuetic style is caring and compassionate. I treat all of my clients with dignity, respect and integrity following a code of ethics to ensure healthy and safe interactions. I utilize an electic therapeutic approach to include: person-centered, person in environment, empowerment theory, strength-based, solution focused, cognitive behavior, motivational interviewing, task-centered, and mindfulness/meditation training. I will meet your unique and specific needs by using theories and approaches most meaningful for you. I will help you find a quality of happiness, and improve how you feel and think about yourself and your world.
It takes acts of self-love and courage to seek the change neccessary in your life in order to meet your goals.
Let's take this journey together.
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Grief, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Adoption and Foster Care, Antisocial Personality, Cancer, Chronic pain illness and disability, Communication problems, Control issues, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Impulsivity, Intellectual Disability, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-Harm, Self-love, Somatization, Traumatic Brain Injury, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
CA LCSW 79254