LMFT, 25 years of experience
New to Grow
Hello and welcome! I'm glad you found me and I would be excited to work with you. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist practicing in California, Tennessee and Michigan with over 28 years of experience helping adults, teens, couples and families. My experience level allows your therapy to be efficient and meaningful. You will feel relief as our work together supports your growth and the more you can commit to and engage in the process, I will meet you, guide you, and help you build success.
We will get to know each other , I will answer any questions you might have about myself and the therapy process and hopefully this will be a good fit. As we discuss your needs and begin to set your goals my understanding of you will deepen. Therapy works best when you are able to engage in a healthy relationship with me that facilitates growth and healing.
With my experience in training therapists and academic teaching, I will bring all that I've learned to our work together. Through our sessions my clients develop greater awareness and feel happier and more settled in their relationships and in life. Your life will feel richer and more meaningful when you engage in this therapeutic process and I will be right along side of you all the way.
I would love to know what you're needing help with. I have a great deal of expertise in this field and know that working together we can set your goals and draw on your own strengths to bring you ultimately more happiness. That is my goal. You may feel as though you have so much to talk about and need a patient and caring ear. Or you might want some more immediate change to resolve a current issue...or something in between. We will figure this out together, start working and use your time wisely. As a therapist, I look forward to working with client who are curious about their potential, engaged in the therapeutic process and open for growth. I have been providing therapy since 1994 and treat ages 16 and beyond. I am experienced in working with anxiety, trauma, relationship issues and couples work. Knowing that women might need something different than a man might want in therapy your therapy will be specific to you. I also have experience with issues related to infertility and family-building including adoption. I also specialize in hypnosis and will happily apply it if it seems useful. This, along with other growth-skills are introduced in session and can also be taken with you to use between sessions or on your own.
The treatment method really depends on what you're coming in for. The approach can be varied based on what you are needing and what works best for you. Psychodynamic approach is best to get a deeper understanding of the why's and how's problems began as well as using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, more behaviorally focussed to change your behavior to get different results. We discuss this together and we will find what works best for you.
EFT and Internal Family Systems approach will help to strengthen families by understanding the stress and unmet needs each member has. Family dynamics are hard to change on your own and your success will be greatly improved by using a therapist.
We will work together to strengthen your bond and to understand what has caused the fractures. Fractures need to be repaired and by finding the right therapist to help you, you greatly increase your chances of success. All couples can benefit from counseling and it's best not to wait until the relationship devolves.
Hypnosis can help significantly for anxiety, specific fears and in building self-worth. It is a fantastic and very helpful tool and many people will respond well to hypnosis and they don't even know it. You will also be able to use self-hypnosis outside of the session and I can help you to create that.