My Practice is focused on providing a warm, supportive, and nonjudgmental space for patients. I am honest and goal oriented; while believing that humor has an essential place in the consulting room. The combination of therapeutic approaches I use address both symptoms and underlying causes.
Education
M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Sophia University in Palo Alto, CA. Sophia University incorporates a holistic mind, body, spirit approach in the clinical training program.
Post Graduate Training
I have trained extensively, in various modalities and multiple settings.
- Completed a year-long Couples Therapy Training with the Couples Institute in Menlo Park, CA.
- EFT Couples Therapy Training
- Process Oriented Psychodrama Methods
- Legal and Psychological Implications of Domestic Violence
- Trauma
- Addictions and Eating Disorders
- Sexual Issues and Dysfunction
- Psychodynamic, Narrative, Affect & Attachment, Cognitive Behavioral
Among the settings where I’ve trained are:
- The Marina Counseling Center in San Francisco,CA.
- Almaden Valley Counseling Services in San Jose, CA.
- The Support Network for Battered Women, in Mountain View, CA.
- National Council for Drug and Alcohol Addiction, attended a regional training, worked the hotline from home
- Fletcher Allen Hospital (Vermont)
- Northwestern Counseling and Support Services (Vermont)
- Safe Harbor Clinic (Vermont), during my time in Vermont I also regularly attended Grand Rounds at Vermont College of Medicine.
- Additionally, volunteer work and social justice have always been an important part of my life and training. Some of the organizations I’ve been involved with are:
- Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
- Restorative Juvenile Justice Program (Burlington, Vermont)
- Urban Ministry of Palo Alto
- Washington State Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Affiliations
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists