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| Office: |
610 Santa Monica Blvd. # 209
Santa Monica, CA 90401
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| Phone: |
(310) 623-7420
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| Cell Phone: |
(310) 623-7420
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| E-mail: |
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| Profession: |
Clinical Social Worker/Therapist
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| Services: |
Psychotherapy/Counseling
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| Practice Description: |
I strive to create a supportive, safe, non-judgemental environment where the client and I work together to achieve the client’s goals and improve their lives. I predominately use a psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral or family systems approach, but may at times use other approaches in order to best fit my client’s needs and comfort level.
INDIVIDUALS: As an interactive therapist, I help clients with a variety of issues in order to achieve their goals to health and well being by looking at what is and what isn’t working, to develop healthier coping skills in dealing with challenges, develop healthier ways to express feelings, create healthier boundaries, and negotiate differences within relationships by not only teaching new skills but by repairing psychic injuries from the past. Part of my approach is in assisting clients to get in touch with their buried feelings regarding the important people and experiences of their pasts and to understand how those buried feelings have impacted their choices, views of themselves, and their ways of coping with the challenges in their lives. Helping the client to become aware of the mind and body connection is also part of my work.
COUPLES: In working with couples, (all forms of relationships are welcome, valued and celebrated: non-married, married, co-habitating, same sex as I focus on the issues in the relationship rather than the form of the relationship) I help them to get in touch with and discover the underlying feelings that drive their interactions as well as helping them to better understand each other, develop healthier communication skills and enhance intimacy . I also provide premarital education and counseling.
CHECK OUT MY INTERNET INTERVIEW AS A GUEST SPEAKER REGARDING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF ACRIMONIOUS CUSTODY BATTLES ON CHILDREN (AIRED ON 6/15/07) AT: http://www.modavox.com/modaview/10269/
PARENTING: I am a certified Love and Logic parent instructor and am experienced in helping parents with implementing effective strategies and communication skills to make parenting a bit less stressful all while enhancing attachment and instilling responsiblity in children. I have been teaching effective parenting for ten years. Working with the foster/adoptive population is another specialty of mine and have vast experience helping this population with loss, grief, identity, trauma and adoption issues. Having conducted ongoing foster/adoptive preparation classes and homestudies for 7 years, I am able to assist couples and families prepare for and decide whether or not to adopt along with helping them to understand and prepare for the special issues related to parenting this population.
My professional experience includes conducting court ordered parenting classes, co-facilitating a domestic violence group for one year, counseling families, individuals, couples and children before and after obtaining my Master's in Social Work and licensure. I also have interned at an inpatient psychiatric facility for children and adolescents for one year, and at a family clinic for another year. I enjoy working with clients from diverse cultures and lifestyles.
I completed a one year training with Dr. Walter Brackleman at the NPI at UCLA in couples' therapy and have partipated in and continue on-going training in Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy. I also am conducting and continue to train in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral therapy.
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Practice Specialties or Interests:
(Strengths are
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PTSD
Parenting Issues
Relationship Issues
Adjustment Disorder
Adoption Issues
Anger Management
Anxiety Disorders/Phobias
Child Abuse
Crisis/Trauma
Depression
Divorce/Dissolution
Ethnic/Cultural Issues
Gay/Lesbian Issues
Grief/Loss
Infidelity
Life Transitions
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Personal Growth
Self-esteem
Sexual Abuse
Parenting Coach/Instructor
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| Age Specialties: |
Children
Adolescents
Adults
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| Session Formats: |
Individual
Couples
Family
Group
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| Treatment Approaches: |
Cognitive/Cognitive-Behavioral
Experiential
Family Systems
Object Relations
Play Therapy
Psychodynamic
Psychoeducational
Reality
Self Psychology
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
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| Demographic Specialties: |
African American
Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Latino American
Women/Feminist
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| Education: |
BA in Sociology/Counseling & Interviewing
Cal State Northridge, 1996
Master's in Social Work
Cal State Long Beach, 2000
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| License #: |
22552 |
| License State: |
California |
| Additional Licenses/ Certifications: |
License in clinical social work |
| Professional Affiliations: |
California Society for Clinical Social Work
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| Fee Schedule: |
120.00 per hour |
| Accepted Insurance: |
Any PPO
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| Insurance and Billing Instructions: |
At this time I accept PPO and Victim's of Crime compensation |
| Driving Directions: |
From the 405, take 10 W, exit 4,5th street, right going north to Santa Monica, right onto Santa Monica.
From the 101, take the 10 W, same exits as above.
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| Additional Comments: |
Free Initial Phone Consultation
First session may be longer than an hour for the same fee of 120.00. |
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Additional Information
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| Years in Practice: 6-10 |
| Gender: Female |
| Accepting New Clients: Yes |
| Sliding Fee Scale: Yes |
| Prescribe Medication: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
| Public Transportation: Yes |
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