Greetings. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. I am a graduate of California Baptist University and I have been licensed 17 years. I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. However for approximately the past seven (7) years I am working with adults only; ages 18-65. I assist them with acknowledging challenges they are facing and learning new ways of coping.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
During our first session we will start with brief introductions before I begin to gather the information necessary to get to know you better and create a file for you. This information will consist of: your reason for seeking therapy, background information that would be helpful for me to understand the challenges you are facing, your personal goals you would like to achieve while in therapy, and any treatment you may have had in the past.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Over the years I have acquired a lot of knowledge and experience to go along with my natural talents and abilities to make me a kind, compassionate individual who gets joy from helping people face challenges, learn valuable techniques, accomplish goals, and become better versions of themselves than they were prior to therapy. I received my Master's Degree in June, 2000. Since that time I worked as an intern for 7 years providing services to individuals, groups, couples, & families; (children and adults) prior to and after getting licensed in 2007. For the past 7 years I have been seeing adults 18-65 and couples only. Since graduation I have accumulated numerous hours of additional training in theories, techniques, ethics, and other subjects that would be beneficial to me as a therapist.