Supporting Adults to Heal from Trauma, Relationships, Struggles with Substance Use, & Addiction

Are you ready to roll up your sleeves, to work towards healing, and to take steps towards achieving your goals? I'm here to support you. People navigate life the best way they know how. I believe there are healthier ways to living if you're open to exploring them together. We can work towards a deeper healing so that you will thrive in your life. Let's take this journey together. 

Free 15 minute Initial Consultations Available

Interested in therapy and want to learn more? Let's schedule a time to talk over the phone or video to determine if we are a good fit to work together. Leave me a voicemail or email me with a few convenient times to reach you. Initial Consultation may also be booked through the schedule appointment button. These consultation calls are up to 15 minutes.

Individual Therapy

IFS and EMDR are the approaches that I use to support clients. Both types of therapy therapy help support clients in healing core wounds and negative beliefs. An individual therapy session is typically 50 minutes and sessions are weekly. Depending on your needs, 90 minute sessions may be available. Read more on IFS and EMDR further down on this page.

IFIO Couples Therapy

IFIO (Intimacy from the Inside Out) is an IFS approach to couples therapy. Couples are asked to commit to a frequency of weekly sessions. Session lengths are typically 50 minutes or 90 minute. IFIO therapy supports clients in deepening the understanding of their own inner system and that of their partners. It supports clients in communicating in a new way that allows them to listen, to be heard, and to be understood on a deeper level. For more on IFIO click here.

Fees

50 minute session $210

90 minute session $378

Double sessions and extended sessions may be able to be scheduled in unique circumstances and as schedule allows.

Clients have the “Right to Receive a Good Faith Estimate of Expected Charges” Under the No Surprises Act.

Insurance may support the cost of therapy. One option is out of network provider reimbursement. This means that fees are paid up front by the client. A superbill will be provided monthly that you can submit to your insurance carrier if you have out of network insurance reimbursement. HSA (Health Savings Account) cards are accepted. Check with your insurance plans and HSA to verify your benefits.

There are a limited number of appointments available for low fee through Open Path Collective. For more information on Open Path and to see my availability for these sessions look here. 

Telehealth

Now offering secure video therapy for clients. Clients located anywhere in California may benefit from the convenience of therapy through telehealth utilizing a HIPAA compliant platform.

Limited availability for new weekly clients

Book your initial consultation here (available when practice is accepting new clients). Current clients may use the link to self schedule. Initial consultations may be modified to full appointment after initial questionnaire is completed and based on availability & fit.

Consultation and Speaking Engagements

Throughout my career I have participated in speaking engagements and provided trainings to colleagues on a variety of topics including suicide assessment, stigma reduction, and how to support a loved one who you are concerned about. Additionally, I am available to consult with colleagues on specific cases or treatment approaches. Contact me to discuss consultation or speaking engagements opportunities.

What is EMDR Therapy? What is IFS Therapy?

EMDR

When we experience struggles in life, they can leave a mark. These could be big events including (but not exclusive to) near death experiences, a significant loss, or sexual trauma.  They could also be a culmination of different types of earlier pervasive events like abuse or neglect, bullying, and difficult family relationships. Sometimes we may not even realize the impact of the past until something happens today that triggers an emotional response. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of difficult life experiences.  Repeated studies show that by using EMDR therapy, people can experience the benefits of psychotherapy that once took years to make a difference. EMDR helps those memories and responses get unstuck.  This helps restore the system to a more balanced state that is resilient and grounded in the present. “Attachment-focused EMDR (AF-EMDR) is client-centered and emphasizes a reparative therapeutic relationship using a combination of (1) Resource Tapping™ (Parnell, 2008) to strengthen clients and repair developmental deficits, (2) EMDR to process traumas, and (3) talk therapy to help integrate the information from EMDR sessions and to provide the healing derived from therapist-client interactions.” - Parnell Institute For more on EMDR, click here. For more on AF-EMDR, click here. EMDRIA Certified. Completed EMDRIA approved training through the EMDR Institute and the Parnell Institute. Specialized in PTSD and attachment focused. 

Internal Family Systems (IFS)

IFS in an evidence-based practice that uses the language of "parts" as a working metaphor for our internal experiences. Think about the inner dialogues you have. The movie Inside Out illustrates some of the parts people have. Remember when I asked if you wanted to learn to be kinder to yourself? This is what I was talking about. We all have a system that is oriented to threats, both internal (eg anxiety) and external (eg relationships). Our system is made up of parts that help us get through life and cope with challenges that may come up. Some of the ways we try to cope are healthy, and some not so much. Sometimes these parts have gotten stuck in roles that helped in the past, but are now creating more challenges. IFS believes that each person has the capacity to heal their internal system (both their protective parts and their vulnerable parts that carry wounds). Each person has their own inner wisdom, a Self, that has qualities including confidence, calm, clarity, creativity, compassion, courage, curiosity, and connection. In therapy, we will explore how the system is dealing with what's happening in our life and how to respond in more creative adaptive ways moving forward. For more on IFS, click here. Utilizing IFS to support clients since 2011. Completed training through the IFS Institute including Levels 1-3. IFIO Training Completed. Serves as a Program Assistant for Level 1 & 2 trainings. In process of completing certification.

Other therapeutic approaches may be incorporated into the clinical work including:

Mindfulness 

Have you ever been going through your day and suddenly realize hours have past and you've been on autopilot?  Mindfulness is the practice of bringing conscious, nonjudgmental awareness to what you're doing, thinking, and feeling in this very moment. It's a way to slow down and be fully present in what is happening right now. It brings the saying "stop and smell the roses" to another level. 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT is an evidence-based approach that looks at how our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are connected. Maladaptive beliefs and behaviors play a role in developing psychological difficulties and continuing these difficulties over time. We interpret situations quickly and automatically. Sometimes those first thoughts are right on. Sometimes they are wrong. When we stop and examine those thoughts we can determine if they are true and if they are helpful. The goal of CBT is to learn how to have more adaptive thoughts & behaviors. When we can change the way we think and behave, we can change the way we feel. Completed Concentration in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy from Assumption College’s Aaron T. Beck Institute for Cognitive Studies.