| Office: |
University Psychological Associates
4010 Barranca Parkway
Suite 252
Irvine, CA 92604
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| Phone: |
(949) 733-1440 Ext. 4
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| E-mail: |
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| Web Site: |
www.ocpsychotherapy.com
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| Profession: |
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Career Evaluations and Counseling
Coaching
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| Practice Description: |
Are you depressed, overwhelmed, confused about a relationship (or lack of one) or just need to talk? Psychotherapy can help. It doesn't mean you're crazy if you ask for help. By working together, we can identify what's troubling you, examine the choices you're making and decide whether they help or hurt you. I believe all of us have the capacity to live a happier life. The trick is learning how to do it.
My goal for your treatment, whether in individual or couple's counseling is to help you see the heroic within yourself but to also understand your own feet of clay. The latter is obviously a focus for therapy, but just as often I find, people have a hard time seeing what is good in themselves. That is my goal: to help you know who you are, what makes you tick, what are your great strengths, and what are your weaknesses.
In counseling couples, my goal is to help you figure out the always playing "dance" that causes anger, fights and distancing: the movements to or away from your partner in reaction to the "music" or emotions each of you feel. We restructure the dance and change the music through a step by step process called Emotionally Focused Therapy. Hopefully, if we are successful, you will be certain of a positive answer to these 3 questions: are you there for me? will you come when I call for you? and will you really listen to when you are here? This model of couples counseling has been successful even with couples who feel they have one foot out the door.
I enjoy working with businessmen and women, engineers, writers and academics. My background in both the corporate world and the arts helps me understand the particular challenges you face. I also enjoy working with perplexed parents and twenty-somethings.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Relationship Issues
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Depression
Adjustment Disorder
Crisis/Trauma
Divorce/Dissolution
Grief/Loss
Life Transitions
Parenting Issues
Stress Management
Substance Abuse
Women's Issues
Survivors of Childhood Abuse
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| Age Specialties: |
Adults
Elders
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Biopsychosocial
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Eclectic
Family Systems
Psychodynamic
Reality
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
Reality or Choice Therapy
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| Education: |
BA, Columbia University, 1982
MSSW, Columbia University, 1984
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| License #: |
LCS20875 |
| License State: |
California |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
Board Certified Diplomat in Clinical Social Work
Certified in Reality Therapy/Choice Theory
Certified Authentic Happiness Coach |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work | | Calif. Association of Marriage and Family Therapists | | Calif. Society for Clinical Social Work | | Writers Guild of America West | | William Glasser Institute | | International Society for Emotionally Focused Therapy |
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| Fee Schedule: |
My regular hourly rate is $140. Session generally run 60 minutes or longer. I accept all major credit cards, debit cards, checks or cash at the time of service. Included in my fee is my availability for brief consultations free of charge between sessions by telephone or email. If you are having financial difficulty, I would be happy to discuss a payment plan with you. |
| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
Payment is expected at the time services are rendered. All major credit cards are accepted, as well as checks or cash. I will provide you with a completed billing statement for submission to your health insurance company.
Reimbursement rates vary depending upon your health plan. For more information, contact your insurer and ask about mental health visits, percentage of reimbursement for out-of-network providers. |
| Office Hours: |
11:00 A.M.-8:00 P.M. |
| Driving Directions: |
The office is convenient to both the 405 and 5 freeways on the corner of Culver Blvd and Barranca Parkway, right behind Mimi's Restaurant.
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