In my experience, it is important for my clients to feel supported and be able to address their immediate concerns as quickly and as effectively as possible. I view therapy as a collaborative process where I work with my clients to acquire the coping skills they need for their present difficulties while gaining the understanding and insight they need to handle future challenges. By working together, I will help you to build on your strengths and expand your skills to not only cope with the obstacles in life, but to optimize your well-being and to reach for your full potential. I am deeply confident in your ability to create a life rich with authenticity, meaning, insight, and connection! My approach is warm, genuine, and nonjudgmental. Since everyone is unique, the therapeutic process with each of my clients is different and the way we work together is tailored to your specific needs. However, my goal is to create a safe space where your stories can be told and your thoughts & feelings explored. I will support you through your journey of introspection and help you gain new perspectives and understanding of yourself. I will guide you to identify your obstacles but also gently challenge you to make the changes you need to breakthrough old patterns.

I have been passionately helping people improve their sleep for over a decade. I offer compassionate, tailored, evidenced-based treatments. I am passionate about helping anyone improve their sleep. I am a licensed clinical health psychologist board certified in behavioral sleep medicine. I trained as a clinical fellow at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center and built the first Sleep and Circadian Health Program for the Marine Corps Special Operations Command. I take a holistic approach to treating sleep problems by taking into account all relevant factors such as cultural background, personal history, family and friends, living arrangements, preferences, and other health and mental health conditions. My work is based in Behavioral Sleep Medicine (BSM). This non-medication approach uses brief, evidence-based methods to treat various sleep disorders and sleep disturbances (e.g., insomnia, hypersomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, nightmares, PAP adjustment, etc) by focusing on unhelpful thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors that can contribute to sleep concerns. The ultimate goal of my treatment approach is to support healthy sleep behaviors and promote thinking about sleep in a healthy and positive light. Schedule a brief, free consultation call to learn more about how this approach could work for you and your sleep goals!

Has your addictive behavior gotten out of control? Has compulsive sexual behavior caused a crisis in your relationships? Or have you recently discovered that your partner sexual behavior was not once you thought it was and now your relationship is in free fall? If so I'm glad to connect with you and happy to help. As the founder and clinical director at Pathway Therapy Center, we specialize in helping individuals, partners, and couples dealing with sexual addiction and the impact that it causes Our approach involves three important components: helping you stop your addictive behavior, addressing underlying root issues and traumas, and empowering you to repair damage to relationships. I have received specialized training as a Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist (CSAT) and as a supervisor we have a team of trained staff to help address the needs of couples and families. If you would like help getting life back on track or are finally ready to deal with what has been a long standing issue we'd love to connect with you and get you and your relationship on the path to recovery.

I believe every individual is different and therefore there is not one approach that fits all people and all challenges. Therapy is a puzzle of trying to understand the core issues that need to be addressed, finding out the clients goals and then helping the client uncover their strengths which they will use to overcome adversity.

I believe in storytelling, and that the act of telling one's own story can be one of the most therapeutic experiences possible. As a therapist, I am a skilled listener, able to help clients understand their own stories. My style is interpersonal, open, and communicative, recognizing that each person is inherently valuable, possessing an innate capacity for wisdom and wholeness. Therapy is an opportunity to learn better ways to live and thrive in the present. Whether the goal is a short-term, pragmatic solution to address a particular concern, or to engage in an in-depth exploration of a serious longstanding issue, I match my approach to clients a unique needs to enable them to successfully achieve personal goals and fulfillment. I help them to overcome obstacles, fears, and recurring, self-defeating attitudes and behaviors. Through our work together, they learn new skills and strategies to live the lives they want, heal from loss, betrayal, and broken trust, and replace shame with self-acceptance. Please call or email me for an individual, couples or family therapy consultation today. If you call 415-459-5999 #100, and get the intake coordinator, just ask specifically for me.

You're often fighting or feeling distant from your romantic partner. Small issues can become a big deal and conflict remains unrepaired. Perhaps you've tried many strategies to stop these difficult dynamics. You feel frustrated and need to find new ways to connect, resolve, and find each other again. Maybe you notice after fighting, that distance between you feels lonely and doubts about the relationship start to increase. It's like the fights get out of control and one or both of you say things you regret later. Deep down, you know what's been happening isn't healthy, and that you both need help and perspective. It might feel far away right now, but you know you need to try something radically different if you're going to change the relationship that means so much to you both. I can help you develop new tools so you can finally feel reconnected and nourished instead of depleted and disconnected. Whether you begin therapy individually or together, change is possible. As your guide, I commit to supporting you in healing the past and building a strong foundation to support the well-being and happy future you seek. My approach is supportive of developing a connection to your inner self so that you can communicate from your heart. Practicing an attitude of curiosity and acceptance, my goal is to build trust with you and to understand your unique experience. When working together, I aim to help you feel respected and understood. I truly believe in the healing powers of self-discovery, self-acceptance and offering these to others in close relationship. I strive to help you cultivate nourishing relationships with yourself, others and connect more to the world around you.

I utilize compassion and empathy as a central part of my work to help people feel safe and comfortable in exploring their feelings and initiating change. I collaborate with individuals to create goals and identify ways to make the changes in their life that they desire. Specifically, I work with adults who have relational issues, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, as well as adjustment issues. I am passionate about providing care to people from all backgrounds and situations and am very open and cooperative in my work with people.

My passion in therapy is working with couples and relationships. I have studied mostly a differentiation based model for couples therapy following the work of David Schnarch, Terry Real, Ellen Bader, and Jennifer Finlayson-Fife. I have done some training in both the Crucible Method approach and Relational Life Therapy. Through my training I can help clients get out of gridlock, strengthen their relationship and create true intimacy.

Whatever the changes you desire, they begin with experiencing the current moment without the distraction of self-judgement or self-criticism. For 30 years, I have cultivated ways to help my clients accept their current experience so they can move forward towards their best life. I am honored to witness the changes that are possible, and the wisdom and magic I see in people who learn to listen to their own best self! I look forward to accompanying you.

With a warm and friendly presence, I offer a collaborative experience of therapy. I have helped many individuals handle difficult work situations or career changes in academia, tech, and other fields. I also enjoy supporting people who are facing day-to-day stressors, loss, transitions, or issues with parenting. With exploration, individuals can discover new and creative ways to think about and address life challenges. In addition to individual and couples counseling, I offer mediation and conflict resolution services.

Are you in transition? Struggling with anxiety, depression, self-criticism or low self-esteem? Wanting to feel more empowered in your life, relationships and work? Tired of simply surviving? Are you seeking a warm, caring and skilled therapist who will listen and help support you to create a life that truly reflects and supports your aspirations and dreams? Who is devoted to your well-being and can offer both the practical help and emotional support to help you to thrive? If so, I'd like to help. My approach to therapeutic work is grounded in holistic methodology. I work from a strength-based approach to empower my clients. I incorporate several different theories and models so I can utilize interventions that are uniquely tailored to each individual. I start with each client from a humanistic and relational standpoint to focus on the relationship and allow people to arrive as they are. Humanistic means that I work from a place of non-judgment. There are enough ways that we experience judgment and shame in the outside world that I work hard to provide a space that is free of that. I accept you as you are. I am fully train is Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) which I utilize in my practice.

I have been working as a therapist for over 30 years. Much of my work has been with couples, families, and groups, but I have more recently begun seeing individuals as well. I have been influenced by gestalt therapy, family systems, and relational psychoanalysis. To me, what is most healing for people is to find a "relational home", wherein they can feel safe to explore the most vulnerable aspects of themselves in a trusting, non-judgmental environment. This is true for couples and families, as well as for individuals. I am a growth-oriented therapist who is "difference-friendly", and I love to work with people who are on a path of personal and or spiritual growth.