About My Practice

Most people approach treatment in hopes of alleviating emotional pain and fostering wholeness and vitality in one's life.  In order to do this, a vital part of therapeutic success is forming a safe and trusting therapeutic relationship.  My approach centers on creating a warm, collaborative and interactive therapeutic setting in which painful or troubling feelings, thoughts, memories, and issues can be faced and worked through.

I have a general therapy practice, and see people for a wide variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, identity, anger problems, life transitions, and sexuality.  My therapy style is direct, engaging, and collaborative.

Experience & Training

I have a psychotherapy and analytic practice working with adults and couples, and over 18 years of psychotherapy experience.  I have worked as a therapist at universities, non-profits, and for the federal government.  I do regular supervision or trainings for therapists in training at the Department of Veteran Affairs and UC Berkeley.   Currently, I am an advanced, post-graduate candidate in psychoanalysis at the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis.

Professional Interests

• Helping you understand and overcome anxiety problems, such as chronic anxiety and worry, obsessive or compulsive symptoms, or social anxiety.
• Exploring with you the roots and helping you overcome depression, loss, emptiness, and hopelessness.
• Addressing problems in intimacy, relationships, and impediments to connecting well with others.
• Aiding you in working through symptoms of trauma, such as anxiety, fear, nightmares and other sleep problems, and avoidance, so that you can get on with your life.
• Supporting your growth around identity concerns, be they mid-life transitions, career changes, major life events, sexual identity, gender questioning, or pregnancy.

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Education

• Candidate (psychoanalyst-in-training), San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
  
• Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Baylor University, Clinical Psychology
  
• Masters of Counseling (M.A.), Indiana University, Counseling Psychology
  

Professional Affiliations

• San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
  
• Member, American Psychological Association
  
• Member, American Psychoanalytic Association
  
• Medical and hospitalization privileges, Veterans Administration Northern California Health Care System
  

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