“If you want to see the universe laugh, tell it your plans.”

In my 30 years of practicing psychology, this is perhaps one of my most favorite client quotes. Life is a meandering, unpredictable adventure with fulfilling, joyous times and also some unexpected and difficult challenges included.  It’s not always easy to create the life and relationships that will bring fulfillment and happiness.  Sometimes it’s difficult to even imagine your goals, understand what’s going wrong and think of solutions to overwhelming problems.   Whether you are struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-worth or just a general sense of dissatisfaction and unhappiness, therapy can help you gain insight into your feelings, clarify your life’s direction and help you create a life worth living by maximizing your true potential.

I strive to create a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment where we can collaboratively explore, understand and clarify your feelings as well as find more adaptive ways to cope and problem solve the issues in your life.  I believe that you can’t really understand someone’s present world without understanding their past experiences and how that is negatively or positively impacting their life now.  In therapy I can help you break out of old patterns that are not serving you well anymore, improve coping alternatives and psychological flexibility while concurrently providing you concrete strategies for managing overwhelming feelings in the moment and the support and empathy you need to move forward.

Life is hard for everyone at some point, but in considering therapy now, you have demonstrated the courage to strive for more and take the first step towards healing and growth.  Together we will create the life you’ve always wanted by exploring what is holding you back, getting in your way and answering the questions you were previously too afraid to consider.

I have been practicing psychology/therapy for the past 30 years since receiving my PhD in 1993 from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.  I retired from my job of 22 years in university counseling last year so that I could start my own private practice and better serve the clients with whom I work. I am a “true generalist” in every sense of the word and have experience and comfort in working with many different types of individuals, couples and issues.  Some of my areas of expertise are:

*Transitional aged youth ages 18-35,

* Relationship and Interpersonal issues

* Rape/Sexual assault

*Relationship Abuse

*Depression

*Anxiety

 *Couples Therapy

*Sports Psychology/Performance Enhancement

*Processing Childhood Emotional and Physical Abuse.

*Life Transitions

*Parenting Issues

I am eager to join you on your journey towards happiness and fulfillment so please reach out for a free consultation and take the first step toward a better and more powerful you. I offer Telemental Health Treatment to all of California and Washington State.