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I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Licensed Addiction Counselor. I have over 30 years' experience I assist adults of all ages (18 and beyond using a collaborative process. We can work together to heal past and present conflict, emotional disturbances, and learn new coping strategies. My goal is support you in living your best life.
We will spend the first session getting to know each other. We will discuss what brought you to seek therapy at this time in your life and create a plan on how to move forward in meeting your goals.
As a therapist for 30+ years I have become more and more compassionate towards my clients. I have an understanding of what it's like to struggle with finding peace and healing. I have gained a wealth of effective therapeutic skills to support you on your journey to living your best life.
I love working with folks who are motivated for change and healing. I work with people from all walks of life. I feel called to work with LGBTQ+ folks as a way of giving back to my community for all the support I received when I needed it most.
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Cash - $150 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Anthem - Medicare
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Health Net (Commercial)
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
IHSS Healthy Workers
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente - Medicare
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Sutter Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
EMDR
I utilize EMDR to helps you heal from emotional distress and disturbing life experiences.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
CBT is useful in helping to learn how to manage stressful situations. It is also an effective way to change negative thought patterns that disrupt your ability to find joy and satisfaction in your life.
Imago Relationship Theory
Imago Relationship Therapy helps couples transform conflict into healing and growth through relational connection.
Positive Psychology
Positive Psychology is used to help you learn to thrive in life by focusing on positive qualities, such as well-being, happiness, and satisfaction. It also studies how to build a life of purpose and meaning.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS is a great adjunct to most other clinical modalities to help bring a deeper understanding into who you are. This aids in facilitating healing from past hurts.
5 ratings with written reviews
November 17, 2025
Intelligent and goal oriented. Pinpointed quickly the areas we needed to work on She made me feel confident that she was more than familiar with my issues.
October 8, 2025
A very kind and understanding soul. I have gotten so much out of our sessions.
May 24, 2025
Shawna, I enjoyed our first meeting and look forward to our second. Be good to know I could only check two boxes before I started checking. I do not understand the two below boxes.