| Office: |
2001 Blake Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
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| Phone: |
(510) 550-2922
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| E-mail: |
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| Profession: |
Marriage and Family Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
Employee Assistance Counseling
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| Practice Description: |
Are you ready to find new ways of relating to yourself and others? Therapy can help you understand old patterns of fear and pain that stand in the way of your living a more enlivened life. I am a warm and caring therapist who works in a collaborative way to help you find new ways of thinking about - and connecting with - yourself and others. I provide a comfortable, inviting, non-judgmental space where you can enjoy the satisfactions of self-discovery and explore new ideas and ways of interacting with others. As you understand yourself better, strengthen your ability to manage strong emotions, and bring forward your true (authentic) self, you will naturally let go of old patterns of relating - and of outdated, painful notions of yourself and others. While my work is primarily “insight-oriented,” I also see value in providing clients with practical tools that can help them make immediate change in their lives.
You may want to ask yourself these questions:
Do you like yourself? Do you have confidence in yourself? Does your life flow spontaneously from within so that you feel you’re living life according to your own needs and passions instead of someone else’s needs and expectations? Do you generally know what you feel and think or do you somehow feel disconnected from your inner life? Do you have trouble moving forward in your life?
In your relationships with others, do you keep arguing about the same things over and over again without making any progress toward resolution? Or perhaps you avoid conflict at all cost, choosing to say nothing about your upsets, and find that resentment festers just beneath the surface of your relationship. Or perhaps you’ve given up altogether and have withdrawn into your own corner.
These are the kind of things we'll be curious about. I invite you to bring all parts of yourself to therapy - especially the rejected, frightened, and sad parts - for in welcoming and integrating all parts of yourself, you can live a life of greater vitality.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
in bold text) |
Moving past old fears and pain
Growth and change
Adjustment Disorder
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Bipolar Disorder
Co-dependency
Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Grief/Loss
Infidelity
Life Transitions
Personal Growth
Relationship Issues
Self-esteem
Spirituality
Stress Management
Women's Issues
Procrastination and avoidance
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| Age Specialties: |
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Eclectic
Existential/Humanistic
Integrative
Intersubjective
Object Relations
Psychodynamic
Self Psychology
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
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| Demographic Specialties: |
Buddhist
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Women/Feminist
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| Education: |
MA in Counseling Psychology
John F Kennedy University
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| License #: |
MFC45425 |
| License State: |
California |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
Advanced Training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at The Psychotherapy Institute |
| Professional Affiliations: |
 | California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) | | Northern California Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology (NCSPP) | | John Muir Behavioral Health Center (Inpatient Psychiatric) | | Gaylesta (The LGBT Psychotherapists Assn of the Greater SF Bay Area) | | The Psychotherapy Institute |
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| Fee Schedule: |
$110 for a 50 minute session.
I have some sliding scale slots available. Students are always welcome. |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Any PPO
Aetna
APS Healthcare
Beech Street
Blue Shield
ComPsych
MultiPlan
TRICARE
Coventry
LifeSynch
Additional Plans Not Listed
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| Office Hours: |
Monday through Fridays. Evening availability. |
| Driving Directions: |
Ample on the street parking is available. Close to BART station and bus lines.
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