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I understand the apprehension in seeking therapy and counseling. I also understand the importance of obtaining therapy in a safe and non-judgmental environment. I believe that there are times in our lives when we all face a need to seek counsel with someone who is able to relate to your struggles. My approach is to use my experiences in "facing my fears" and anxieties to assist you. I work to provide strategies and goals so you are able to overcome your struggles. My most successful results were with a therapist who allowed me to shed my facades and gave me the opportunity to express myself with open and honest communication and not have a fear of being judged. I hope to help you with some of the strategies and life changes that work, not simply from what is learned in a book or classroom, but from personal experiences as well.

Relationships can be a source of love, or can cause pain, longing, and consume your time and attention. You may be unsure about staying, have repeated conflicts, or feel you're not getting the love or respect you want. You may not know the cause of your problem, anxiety, or depression, or wonder where your passion went. Perhaps you don't have the focus or motivation to accomplish your goals or you feel like you're not living the life you were meant to live. For 30 years, individuals and couples have come to me with all sorts of problems, particularly around issues of codependency, intimacy, self-esteem, and abuse. I draw on extensive personal experience and advanced clinical training in using powerful healing techniques. Clients quickly see changes and develop concrete tools to manage emotions, conflict, and boundaries. They have less anxiety and take more risks, see their self-esteem grow, and they work toward fulfilling their goals. Couples improve communication, intimacy, and ability to cooperate. As a relationship and self-esteem expert, I wrote "Codependency for Dummies" and "Conquering Shame and Codependency: 8 Steps to Free Your True Self." My approach is intuitive and personal, unique to each individual or couple. I aim to improve self-awareness, self-esteem, boundaries, communication skills, and provide tools for change. Whatever the problem, you don't have to solve it alone. Therapy takes courage, but it validates you and your desire and ability to change. You will experience relief when you understand what's going on and take steps to enrich your life, relationships, and achieve your goals.

I believe meaningful change may begin when you feel seen, heard, and cared for! My approach is integrative. I engage my specialized training and clinical experience utilizing cognitive behavioral, humanistic, family systems, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and somatic methodologies, as well as relationship transitions, co-parenting, reconciliation, discernment counseling, and collaborative divorce practices. Therapeutic support is provided for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, codependency and relationship dynamics, LGBTQ+ identity, and personal growth. Currently, within my private practice, I work with individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families in person and virtually via telehealth. My former positions as a co-clinical director within an addiction and trauma treatment center, a college professor, and a school counselor have informed my clinical perspective and advanced my skill set. I have been offering clinical services in the mental health field for over 30 years and obtained my Master of Science and Doctoral degrees from the University of Southern California. I am professionally prepared and licensed to practice in California, Utah, and Florida, and also maintain a California Pupil Personnel Service (PPS) credential.

Are you looking to... -Reduce suffering from anxiety, depression, excessive anger, or trauma? -Cope with illness, divorce, or loss? -Make positive changes? -Enhance performance in a career or school? -Improve, save, or end a relationship? -Get your life back from self-limiting thoughts and behaviors? -Connect better with a teen or help get a teen's life back on track? Or perhaps you wish to... -explore the many layers of your self? -better understand who you are, how you got here, and ways to grow in a more directed, intentional manner? If you are looking for someone to guide you in the therapy process who takes you seriously while being kind and compassionate, and who is skillful and experienced but down-to-earth and easy to talk to, then I may be the right therapist for you. I help my clients find new ways to cope with life's circumstances, reduce suffering, and develop healthier ways to relate to themselves and others. I support and guide clients so they can meet their individual human potentials. My stance is one of kindness, compassion, concern, and respect. I tailor my approach to each individual and her or his needs when we meet. I am truly honored to be able to sit in the therapy room with my clients, help them feel heard in a way people rarely are, and join them in an individualized therapeutic journey.

Our UNIQUE THERAPY APPROACH involves skilled therapists collaborating to serve an entire family unit. By streamlining treatment goals and fostering collaboration, we ensure comprehensive care. Each therapist works from a tailored framework, offering specialized options for each family member. We encourage exploring multiple avenues of treatment that empowers families to find what suits them best. Our CONCIERGE INSURANCE BILLING service is Out-of Network (OON) only and offers low-stress solutions for OON PPO insurance. We handle all claims filing, eliminating the need for clients to submit superbills independently. Clients receive quick reimbursement directly, allowing them to pay upfront and avoid financial burden. Our flexible fee structure accommodates various budgets. Pacific MFT Network therapists are licensed and pre-licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, Clinical Social Workers, and Professional Counselors. In addition to telehealth in CA, therapists are licensed in Washington and New York.

*Trauma-Informed Specialty EMDR Certified* I have 2 primary practice specialties, serving both men and women: *One of my passions is helping women and their families through the life cycle transitions of fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, and perimenopause. I also help womencouples through perinatal loss (miscarriage, stillbirth, etc.). Support for new dadspartners is also under this umbrella of psychotherapy. *Another subspecialty I provide is helping clients who are leaving toxic relationships and healing from narcissistic abuse. I just published by first ebook, Soul Vampires: Reclaiming Your Lifeblood After Narcissistic Abuse, and I've published several articles for on all my practice specialties, as well as for my own blog at I take a team approach to helping my clients feel empowered to develop their goals for recovering through depression, anxiety, griefloss, trauma andor life cycle transition. My philosophy is very strengths-focused and client-centered. I offer a compassionate listening ear and psycho-education, in addition to other avenues of intervention. I provide tele-health for clients who are geographically far (through Regroup Therapy and Simple Practice)

I am not in the business of "fixing" anyone; mainly because I don't see folks as broken. On the contrary, I believe that we all naturally journey toward health, wholeness, and happiness. And sometimes we encounter obstacles on the journey and sometimes we get stuck. Option 1: stay stuck. Option 2: gather your courage and take the risk of reaching out for support - to meaningfully connect with others and perhaps learn new ways to deal with the obstacles. In my experience, the best outcomes of psychotherapy result from the joint effort of everyone involved. Benefits you can get from therapy are directly linked to your efforts in and between our sessions. Some potential benefits can include: reduced anxiety, decreased negative thoughts and self-sabotaging behaviors, improved interpersonal relationships, increased personal empowerment, and increased comfort and enjoyment in work, social, and family interactions. I provide sacred time, space, and focus to you, commitment to guard your confidentiality, a wealth of experience in active and compassionate communication, the willingness and ability to illuminate possibly unknown facets of your situation, creative experiments for you to take new perspectives, make different choices, and experience new behaviors. I deeply believe that when you participate fully in the therapeutic process, commit to rigorous honesty, fully experience (sometimes unpleasant) feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, that you will move beyond and even transform obstacles, that you cannot help but progress toward significantly improving the quality of your life.

As a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, I provide Psychotherapy, Life & Parenting Coaching, & Educational Consultation in my virtual private practice. My private practice is exclusively Virtual. I conduct sessions by phone & video. I am devoted to guiding my clients through many of life's challenges. Since 1986, my family-centered experiences have enabled me to address stressful concerns many of us may be facing at home with our families, at work, and at school. Together we will build a therapeutic relationship where clients may choose to focus on building positive self-worth, embracing more effective parenting strategies, creating successful relationships, navigating through grief & loss, tackling educational & motivational concerns, and exploring a variety of personal issues. I counsel adults, parents, couples, and individuals. I believe that we all have the skills to make our lives happy. My role is to help you tap into your own special coping skills and guide you to enhance your ability to resolve your challenges. I believe that when we change the way we THINK, we change the way we FEEL, which will change the way we ACT!! It's not magic, just a commitment and hard work! I'm wishing you all the best!

Deciding to find a therapist is a great step in creating the life you want to be living. Painful emotions and life stressors, anxiety and depression, and the daily challenges of living in the modern world can become roadblocks and I am a therapist who is engaged, active and compassionate and want to help you to overcome whatever may be standing in your way. I provide psychotherapy and counseling to people struggling in relationships of all kinds - even the relationship we have with ourselves. I work with couples, families, adults and teens and even business partners. Healthy and flexible relationships are an integral part of our sense of happiness and well-being. Let's work together to figure out how to make the most of the life you are living and to have vibrant and thriving relationships as well!

I'm happy to help you reconnect more consistently with your power and direct it towards the fun big dreams you're inspired by. I am committed to your well-being and invite you to be present in love, appreciation, and deep knowing of your intrinsic worth. I'm excited for you to ride your potential to thrive. I will engage you in mind-body (aka conscious and subconscious) connection to effectively enjoy using your inner guidance system (your emotions) and your body cues to be what and where you desire, feeling how you choose to feel. I'm really looking forward to showing you how to free yourself and feel your ever-evolving expansion with intention, inevitably and inadvertently benefitting the those around you, directly or indirectly.