My specialties include
Working with individual adults and young adults who:
- think of themselves as highly sensitive and/or “shy” and feel easily overwhelmed by the world
- struggle with shame, self judgment, feelings of low self worth
- have abuse, neglect or trauma histories
- experience depression or anxiety
- struggle with body image issues and issues related to food
Working with children and teens recovering from loss, abuse, neglect or, who are going through difficult transitions such as divorce
Expressive arts groups for mental health professionals
Education
BA University of Santa Cruz ,California – Psychology
MA California Institute of Integral Studies – Counseling Psychology, Expressive Arts Emphasis
Two Years Post Graduate Training Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
The Psychotherapy Institute, Berkeley
Additional Post Graduate Training Drama Therapy
The Center for the Living Arts, Oakland
Experience
For the past 10 years I have developed a broad variety of experience, including working in community mental health with both seriously mentally ill adults and foster children with a history of abuse and/or neglect. I currently work with individual adults, teens and children in my private practice as well as supervise therapists in training at a community mental health agency.
Professional affiliations
- Licensed with with California Board of Behavioral Studies
- California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
- The Psychotherapy Institute, Berkeley
- A Better Way Child and Family agency, San Francisco