Introduction:

I work with adolescents, adults, couples and families, providing short term, solution oriented therapy as well as longer term work aimed at resolveing inner conflicts. I'll work collaboratively and interactively with you to help you define and meet your goals. I believe there is an instinct towards growth and development in all of us. That instinct can get thwarted, leaving people stuck. Therapy can help people get back on track in their lives. I help people be compassionate with themselves as they're learning new tools, overcoming trauma and reconnecting with themselves and others.

Expertise: 1. Overcoming relationship difficulties & self-defeating patterns, 2. Unlocking creative blocks, 3. Navigating women's health issues (menopause & postpartum adjustment), 4. Mastering young adult & older adolescent identity concerns, 5. Resolving parenting challenges & "sandwich generation" concerns, 6. Surmounting depression, anxiety & stress-related medical problems

Before devoting myself to full time private practice in 1991 I was a clinical faculty member at UC Davis School of Medicine, supervising and teaching medical students, psychology interns and psychiatry residents. I've provided supervision to trainees and to other licensed thereapists in the Bay Area.

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