"For everyone, there are times in our lives when things can seem overwhelming, frightening, and painful. Making the decision to enter psychotherapy is a choice for healing and personal growth. It is a sign of strength to reach out for help and support when you are struggling. I will help guide you to understand, transform, and resolve life challenges. You will develop new awareness about patterns in your life that no longer serve you and new skills to transform those patterns. I will support you to create deep personal fulfillment and meaning in your life."

"It is often when we feel the most overwhelmed __ when we have "tried everything we know" to feel better, to make changes, to break out of bad habits or unhelpful behavior patterns __ that we find ourselves the most open to growth and change. This is the purpose of psychotherapy. To provide us with the opportunity to open to the process of self-discovery __ to explore our thoughts, our feelings, and our behaviors and to find or regain our essential wholeness and sense of well-being."

"Hello, and thank you for taking the time to learn about my practice. I believe that healing and personal growth are some of the most trying processes we can endure in life. Sometimes we can carry through these experiences on our own, and sometimes we need some guidance. I feel that with the right support, everyone can heal and grow from the most difficult times."

"Communication issues with your partner? Blended family feeling anything but blended? Afraid that your marriage is headed for a DIVORCE? Porn impacting your life? ...Life throws everyone challenges, fears, disappointments and transitions. You need resiliency, strength and wisdom to move forward successfully. Friends, family, and even pastors can't always provide the time, skills or knowledge to help you reach safe harbor when you feel like you are drowning."

"I am an experienced mental health practitioner with a demonstrated track record of success dealing with a diverse group of clients. I've successfully helped many overcome addictions, improve their relationships, and personal issues in both one-on-one and personal settings. I specialize in individual and family therapy and am truly dedicated to improving the emotional well-being of all my clients."

"Are you struggling to overcome life challenges that seem bigger than you are? Do you find yourself internally preoccupied, at the expense of living a rich and fulfilling life? Is it time to emerge from a difficult past and move forward into an empowered, rewarding, and satisfying future? If you're ready for a personalized coaching/healing experience, aimed towards reclaiming health and vitality, then let's do some good work together!"

"I specialize in children, adolescents, individuals and couples. My approach to therapy is based on the premise that each person has the ability to lead a fulfilling and productive life. Stress, lack of knowledge, losses, family and societal pressures all affect our self-portrait. Therapy is a safe place where a person can develop a more accurate and healthy view of one self. Our self-image and relationships are not static: they are dynamically changing. My approach includes a combination of Cognitive-Behavioral, Person-Centered, and Family Therapy."

"I understand how complicated life can become, leading to such challenges as divorce, struggles raising children, blended families, difficult relationships, trauma, and loss. The ways you have adapted to those challenges may no longer work for you and we can discover new strengths and interactional patterns that can make life easier and simpler. I have helped individuals deal with anxiety and depression, and move through times of loss and trauma. I approach people with authenticity, honesty and openness."

"As the world becomes more complex, and everyday life is filled with increasingly challenging problems and decisions, I help my clients find solutions to problems and in making decisions about their lives. I bring warmth and humor to my work and it is important to me to make sure my clients feel safe and valued. Since 2008, I've helped guide my clients while sharing tools and options to create success and change."

"We learn how to cope with life's inevitable stresses--and how to manage relationship differences-- in our early attachment environments. Usually, our developed capacities are equal to the challenges encountered. However, at times in our lives, we may face challenges that benefit from therapeutic support. At these times I can offer a skilled, warm, emotionally safe environment in which self-understanding can be deepened and healing can occur. Through our work together, a new "lens" can develop which allows clients to gain understanding and acceptance of their human needs, entitlements and healthy vulnerability."

"Would you like help with life changes? relationship issues? depression? anxiety? I can help you discover and redirect the negative unconscious "beliefs" that keep you from achieving the health, happiness and success you've longed for. I adapt some experiential techniques to your preference ----I do EMDR and Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique) which work with the subconscious, along with talk therapy to get amazing results. These techniques help empower you to cope better, and to behave differently in an often "triggering" world. When you are empowered, you have more clarity and effectiveness in your life."

"My great passion is to work with individuals, couples, and families who have lost their ability to communicate in a loving, respectful manner. My desire is to see relationships restored or elevated to new levels of peace and harmony. In an effort to remain flexible in working with a wide variety of issues and personalities I incorporate a fluid style of therapy to create a safe, non-judgmental space for self discovery. This approach promotes the restoration of balance in life and relationships."

"I have been a therapist for 30 years working in many settings: non-profit agencies, managed care, and private practice. I am experienced in working with anxiety and depression; couples therapy; trauma; life transition; ADHD; eating disorders; substance abuse; parenting difficulties; and family therapy. I am also a Professor of Social Work at California State University, Sacramento. I conduct workshops for mental health professionals nationwide and internationally. A great deal of my recent work has been with LGBT youth and their families. I am the Clinical Director of the Gender Health, an agency in Sacramento that serves the LGBTQ communities."

"My specialties are in the treatment of trauma and addiction. In addition to my formal education, I have extensive training and experience focused on state-of-the-art, proven practices. Using somatic therapies such as The Comprehensive Resource Model, Brainspotting, and EMDR, provides relief from chronic symptoms related to trauma and addiction and relationship issues that have not responded to previous treatment modalities."

"Our ideal client appreciates investing in the counseling process and knows its benefits. They value ongoing learning and personal growth. They understand a relationship with self, God and others is foundational to functioning well and handling the challenges of life. Our ideal client agrees to invest their trust in us (because we are trustworthy) and will dive deep to grow and be transformed into the best version of themselves. They know that whether they are ideal or not, they are also broken as human beings and are fully loved and appreciated in the midst of however they are!"

"My field of expertise is based on being both a successful clinician and as a mother of four adopted children. I have provided life solutions to uncontrolled anger issues, physical and sexual abuse, and attachment disorders. In addition to having counseled both victims and perpetrators in domestic violence cases, I have also worked with children withe severe emotional and/or behavioral problems. Since 2003, I have provided a number of specialized therapeutic services to those dealing with challenging life experiences. Patient well-being is my number one priority, and I go above and beyond to help them through all their obstacles."

"Thank you for taking this first step to care for yourself. While it's hard to seek help, it can change your life. Many individuals have been socialized to believe that they are the reason for all of their difficulties in life. I focus on how the problem is impacting your life and on how you can rediscover your strengths to create an alternative approach to your life, so the problem no longer defines your life. I have experience in working with anxiety, depression, PTSD and gender dysphoria, and have worked with individuals who identity as transgender or gender nonconforming and the LGBT community. "

"Are you looking for a better relationship with your spouse? Do you need help connecting, communicating and growing closer? I help both partners feel heard, understood, and get to the underlying emotions and needs that aren't being met. Let me provide a safe place to discuss important topics and improve your relationship with new tools. Come in together or by yourself - it can make a difference either way. Decrease the disagreements and resentments and build and increase the love and passion. Don't wait until it's too late. Level 2 trained in the Gottman Method"