Hello! I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California. I received my Masters from Antioch University Los Angeles and have been practicing for 20 years. I help adults struggling with trauma, ADHD, mood disorders, life transitions, relationship issues, career stress and burnout become the best versions of themselves. I have a vast experience working different populations (individual, couples, families, adolescents and children) and different settings (Intensive Outpatient, Residential, Intensive In-Home and School based).
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In our first session together, we will start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. I will gather assessment information. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions. I have a collaborative approach and will assist toward start creating treatment goals. I provide psycho education about therapeutic process.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
With 20 years of experience I have a vast experiencing working with different populations, different settings and a variety of diagnosis (PTSD, mood disorders, life transitions, grief and relationship issues among others). I am a good listener, empathetic, caring and analytical.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I have a passion helping adults who had experience hardship, adverse situations or trauma. I want to support you creating the changes in you life.
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Jungian
Jungian therapy also know as Analytical therapy is a type of in-depth, talk-based psychoanalytic therapy. During therapy, you are encouraged to explore, and bring together, the unconscious and conscious aspects of your experience. In Jungian therapy generally we use the term "unconscious" to refer to everything in your experience that you are not currently actively aware of. The unconscious may be explored by examining your dreams, memories or daydreams. The aim of this exploration is to bring unconscious aspects into your conscious awareness, therefore deepen your understanding of yourself and improving your well being.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is talk therapy in which you work to identify and understand the specific sub-personalities or families that make up your internal mental system. Once you identify these parts, you will help you acknowledge your feelings about these suppressed emotions, learn how to release these feelings so you are freer to address the actual problem, and ultimately find more positive ways to manage conflicts on your own. You may be suggested to use certain tools to help you do this, such as relaxation exercises, visualization, keeping a journal, and creating a chart that illustrates the relationship between Self and the different parts of you.