* Explore ADD/ADHD and LD
* Understand Addiction/Recovery/Relapse/Co-Dependency
* Adjust to Divorce and Move On
* Make Especially Sure Your Children Know They Are Loved
* Choose Values, Set Goals, Energize, and Model Productivity
* Offer Your Community the Best Version of You
* Advance Career and Decision Making Skills
Master of Science Degree in Psychology
California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist performing Individual Psychotherapy and Counseling for Men, Women, Adolescents, Couples and Families for more than 25-years
Certifications and Memberships:* California Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselor (CADAC-I) with over 6,000 hours of experience
* Trauma and Crisis Counselor
* Clinical Member of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
* Harm Reduction Counselor for Youth Anti-Smoking Coalition inspired by the American Lung Association
* Member of the Brain Tumor Society of America
Additional Trainings and Professional Expertise:
* Business Consulting/Negotiation/Coaching
* Trainings in Appropriate Business Communications in the Workplace
Interactive, caring, client-specific incorporating a weighted emphasis on the neurobiological influences brain chemistry has on behavior, and how the way we change our behaviors can also affect our brain chemistry. Energy work to assist the client to unleash the core power to emerge in command of a motivational self-fulfillment plan.
Mindfulness, deep relaxation, talk therapy and eclectic psychodynamic approaches with heavy emphasis on critical thinking applications, stress-reduction exercises including autogenic deep relaxation techniques tailored to each client. Client education, and an implementation of a support system are adjuncts to this interactive work. Strength building self-esteem and coping mechanisms are foundational strategies.