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I received my PhD in Psychology from Saybrook University in San Francisco and my MA in Social Science from Pacific Lutheran University. I have been a mental health therapist since 1988 and licensed since 1992. I have worked in a variety of clinical settings. Prior to clinical work, I spent 16 years in business management. My practice involves providing therapy for individuals (13 and over) and couples.
My approach to counseling focuses on providing a safe place where you can process feelings, experiences, and memories about current or past experiences in adaptive ways. Additionally, we may explore the meanings and contexts of distressful symptoms often associated with these experiences and/or discover those obstacles preventing successful living. I am not able to propose an appropriate course of treatment for you until we have spent some time together. As soon as I am able to identify an appropriate course of treatment, however, I will discuss it with you.
While the goal of therapy is healing, there are no guarantees that the results of therapy will conform to your every expectation. Effective treatment depends to a significant degree on your openness, your commitment to change, and your cooperation; much of the responsibility for a successful outcome is yours. I will at all times respect that this is your life and that you ultimately choose the response and the extent of time spent in therapy.
I received my PhD in Psychology from Saybrook University in San Francisco and my MA in Social Science from Pacific Lutheran University. I have been a mental health therapist since 1988 and licensed since 1992. I have worked in a variety of clinical settings. Prior to clinical work, I spent 16 years in business management. My practice involves providing therapy for individuals (13 and over) and couples.
My approach to counseling focuses on providing a safe place where you can process feelings, experiences, and memories about current or past experiences in adaptive ways. Additionally, we may explore the meanings and contexts of distressful symptoms often associated with these experiences and/or discover those obstacles preventing successful living. I am not able to propose an appropriate course of treatment for you until we have spent some time together. As soon as I am able to identify an appropriate course of treatment, however, I will discuss it with you.
While the goal of therapy is healing, there are no guarantees that the results of therapy will conform to your every expectation. Effective treatment depends to a significant degree on your openness, your commitment to change, and your cooperation; much of the responsibility for a successful outcome is yours. I will at all times respect that this is your life and that you ultimately choose the response and the extent of time spent in therapy.