LMFT, 6 years of experience
Whether it is therapy for anxiety, depression, or couples therapy, I help clients to move toward the pursuit of a meaningful life in which they also find and develop a sense of “home” or belonging in relationships. I provide therapy in person in my Sierra Madre or Glendora CA offices, and via telehealth anywhere in the state of California.
In a first session, you can expect that I will explain the process of therapy, how it can help as well as important practice policies. This process gives you an opportunity to "feel" me out in terms of deciding if they can trust me to help them. In this context, I will also be seeking to understand what brings you to therapy. What is your "why now", and how can sharing that guide me in using my training and experience to help you.
My greatest strength as a therapist is my warmth, gentle directness and curiosity as I try to understand the person across from me. Many therapists are trained in providing fixes, solutions, coping skills and strategies and "do" too much of that without first understanding the person coming to them for help. I believe these kinds of strategies are important only as far as the therapist has carefully and deeply listened to their clients.
Are you feeling stuck, isolated or struggling with a lack of meaning in your life? You’ve realized that you can’t keep existing like this and want to do something, anything to get your life back on track, but you just don’t know what to do and you’ve realized you need help.
I practice from a pyschodynamic framework by helping clients with their difficulties in the present, with an ear and eye to how past relationships may have shaped their current problems.
Attachment therapy looks at how early relationship dynamics create patterns of attachment that shape how we navigate our relationships with self and others in our day to day lives. Therapy from this framework helps a person develop secure and trusting relationships with others and the self going forward.
A trauma informed approach means that a therapist sees the person in the context of their entire life, including traumatic experiences. Diagnosis from a trauma informed perspective, for example, is more than just a list of present day symptoms, but rather an understanding of how a person adapted to difficult life experiences.
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May 8, 2025
Joseph always listens and has been a huge encouragement for me. He is really has a lot of empathy & is compassionate towards my mental health. I believe he has earned my trust. He really is eager to see me set my goals for life living my best life! I always look forward to our meetings because he brings me joy knowing he will always support me.