Growing up is never easy. Even with a loving and supportive family, children and teens will encounter varying challenges through out their lives. They may not possess the skills to navigate and understand their emotional lives. With over twelve years of experience working with children, teens, and families, I specialize in helping to identify the purpose and reduction of challenging behaviors, help children to examine their thoughts, feelings, and emotions, and practice effective strategies.

Providing quality care of adults, children, adolescents, and families, including parenting and co-parenting. I am a licensed marriage and family therapist and board certified clinical art therapist. I earned by masters degree in marriage and family therapy and clinical art therapy from Loyola Marymount University in 1996. I have extensive experience working with adults, children, adolescents and their families with a variety of social, emotional and behavioral difficulties in the home, school and community environments. I also have experience working with parent education, parenting, and parents in conflict, divorce, custody and therapeutic supervised visitations.

I offer brief, solution-focused support. This means we'll look for the unique tools that will help you to navigate life's challenges. My clients seek to explore & resolve issues of trauma, anxiety & depression, self-esteem & interpersonal conflicts and all sorts of blockages that limit satisfying ways of living. Together we'll strengthen your capacity to manage difficult feelings while finding ways to nurture the deep, intuitive voice of your authentic self. My working style is gently direct & highly focused on your goals. Indeed, our sessions will create breakthroughs during and outside of the office.

Widely and internationally known specialist in the treatment of marital therapy. One of the first to bring a psychoanalytic/psychodynamic perspective to marital therapy. Mainly how to help couples separate from the negative projections by the other which I refer to as "the dance." Author of The Narcissistic/Borderline Couple, Emotional Abuse of High -Functioning Women; How to Talk to a Narcissist; How to Talk to a Borderline; and numerous other publications on marital and political conflict. As a classically trained ballet dancer, I treat many people in performing arts. Member and instructor at the New Center for Psychoanalysis

Do you want to turn your life around? Do you hope to find a way out and end the pain you may be feeling now ? Are you going thru life now and thinking I have to turn my life around. In my twenty years of experience, I understand that sticking to the process of therapy is a courageous step. And when you are in pain, it is very hard to find the hope and motivation to stay the course. I know participating in therapy can help. I can help you reap these benefits. It requires committing to this process. Commitment is the key and I believe that helping you gain insight will give you the power to find your way out.

Does it ever feel like your mind is broken and your thoughts are racing out of control? Do you experience uncomfortable sensations in your body, like a sense of impending doom or dread? When you are constantly fighting your anxiety, it may feel like you are hanging onto your sanity by a single thread, when all you want is to feel better NOW. I don’t want anxiety to keep you trapped in it’s grasp anymore. There are powerful, science-based tools that can change your relationship with anxiety and worry for good. I look forward to being able to teach you these strategies and help get your life back on track.

Feeling sad, mad, anxious, confused, overwhelmed, lonely, stuck? In my private practice I see individuals and couples dealing with depression and anxiety, life transitions including aging, retirement, illness, divorce, death of spouse, empty nest and career transitions as well as domestic violence, and parenting. I utilize a variety of theoretical orientations and interventions all tailored to the needs of each client. I am California certified to see survivors of domestic abuse. If you are ready to make changes in your life, therapy might be the conduit through which you can discover alternatives and improve your life.

Experiencing anxiety tends to overwhelm our minds with racing thoughts and the inability to make the right decisions. Certain life events increase the intensity of anxious feelings, such as public speaking or being in crowded places, and it is at those times that we need useful tools to manage that stress. Avoiding anxiety is not the answer. Learning how to manage it and process it is the key. We don't have to wait until our anxiety shoots up, we could focus on working on the roots of it, and manage it before it overwhelms us. The goal of living an emotionally healthy life is within your reach, and my energy psychology can help.

Do you have a child who is being bullied? Are you wondering what you should do to help? Or, have you tried to help and feel that you're getting nowhere? If this is your situation, I understand how helpless you may feel. Bullying is a serious issue that can affect an entire family. I understand the impacts of bullying, and the effects that it can have on the victim. Those who are bullied can be impacted physically, emotionally, and relationally, which is why I believe that helping children heal from bullying is just as important as bully prevention.

I believe that the key to a successful psychotherapeutic experience starts with the relationship between the therapist and the client. I help my clients acquire new coping skills and assist them in finding their own solutions to life's challenges. I use an integrative approach drawing from various theoretical orientations, and customize a treatment plan that meets each client's individual needs.

I am committed to work with people in addiction recovery and with their family members. I also work with those whose lives and, perhaps, childhoods have been effected by addicts or the mentally ill. I also thoroughly enjoy relationship therapy with any couples. I'm semi-retired, but I'm grateful for this work after 43 years of experience! I have created and directed treatment programs and I'm currently advisor to West Valley Counseling Center. I also provide consultation to a trauma and addiction program in Cannes, France. I look forward to our contact!

A person coming to me may be feeling despondent, depressed, over-anxious & needs a most personal kind of support. He/she may struggle with a life-circumstance change, loneliness, un-remitting sorrow or grief, or confusions of how to manage a change in life-circumstance. People seek me out for help with long-standing emotional problems that have in some way spoiled relationships, or progress in their careers. He/she needs experienced help in learning how to be a more confident and resourceful parent or partner in a relationship or marriage.

If you don't like the road you're walking, let's pave a new one together! I work with women, young adults, and teens who are having difficulty maneuvering through life changes to help them achieve the life they envision. Together, we work on issues surrounding anxiety, self-esteem, depression, and outside pressures from society, family, culture, media and more. I approach my clients with a compassionate, direct, and non-judgmental lens. I am relatable and always honest. My clients learn to embrace confidence, be more assertive, manage emotions and relationships, and succeed in academics and work.

Do you need a little more support and structure in your life? I run a variety of high energy groups to help keep you on track, including "I Hate Weekends" (a Sunday support group for people who tend to isolate on the weekends), "You Can't Stop The Waves, But You Can Learn To Surf" (a cognitive therapy group for depression and anxiety), and "Back to Life, Back to Reality" (a life transition group). It's amazing what can happen when people stop being polite and start getting real...

I work with individuals, couples, and families. I have a general practice in which I have experience working with a wide range of issues including depression and anxiety, divorce and other life transitions, grief and loss, creativity, and identity issues. I invite you to give me a call if I can answer any questions or help you begin the work of improving your life & your relationships. Thank you!

I have been in private practice as a psychologist since 1978 and primarily work with adults who are experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship problems, as well as individuals who have been victims of abuse. I have extensive experience with individual psychotherapy. I am not one to sit quietly and nod for long periods of time. I strongly believe that by being involved with something meaningful and purposeful in the present we can make progress in terms of overcoming our difficulties from the past and our apprehensions about the future.

Are the losses or trauma that you have suffered causing you to be depressed, unmotivated, and anxious? My specialties are working those who have experienced trauma and losses, individuals with anxiety and depression, and clients who are aging. By using various proven techniques in psychotherapy such as reestablishing attachment styles, I will collaborate with you to work through your struggles and improve your feelings of well-being.

Listening and empathy are critical elements to creating and maintaining a trusting, safe and therapeutic relationship. This is first and foremost how I treat and hold my clients. Within this environment I work with the client to tease out and understand their issues and recognize behaviors and patterns. I assist them in accepting who they are and I collaborate with the client to determine their desires as well as find their own answers. I use a psychodynamic frame, but utilize an eclectic approach to suit the client's comfort level.

Hello and welcome! My name is Dr. Perry. I utilize my clinical psychology education and wellness practices to coach ambitious and high achieving individuals to manifest a life of success and fulfillment. I am passionate and committed to providing clients with logical and linear strategies to help them achieve their desired goals. My areas of expertise consist of relationships, anxiety, performance, career development, health, and happiness.

I have specialized in working with teens and young adults with newly emerging mental health issues for the past decade. While issues of quarter life, specifically young professional women with anxiety, are very much a passion of mine, as my experience in life and work expands so do my specialties and interests. I also now specialize in marital issues, adjustment to pregnancy, new mommyhood, infant care, parenting and the diagnosis of postpartum anxiety and depression.