Therapists in Belmont, CA

I take an embodied approach to healing–whether that is by working somatically with the felt sense in the body or through the use of expressive arts. I am here to provide a trauma-sensitive container that allows you to investigate and integrate the inner workings of your mind, heart, body, and spirit. My approach is warm, collaborative, and dynamic. I believe in your innate wisdom to discover your own path to healing, and feel honored to join in that discovery. I am here to witness, affirm, and celebrate your unique story, while acknowledging the ways different systems have impacted your lived experiences.

Welcome to my private practice page! I am a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of California. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and their families who may be experiencing depression and other mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, and/or relational or behavioral issues. My approach to treatment is family-centered and evidence-based. This means that I use treatment approaches that have been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms and improving quality of life. I collaborate closely with parents and youth to achieve their specific treatment goals and create a safe space to discuss challenging feelings.

I am a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of California, who provides therapy and psychological assessment services to children, adolescents, adults, and families. I believe that healing and learning about oneself is a process all deserve, and that it should occur when they feel ready. My clients present with challenges related to depression, anxiety, psychological trauma, childhood development, parenting, and everyday stressors.

If you are person of Christian faith who wants to talk about the challenges in life, whether relationships, health, life transitions, or just simply living a more fulfilled life, I'd love to work with you.

I work with people who wish to change self-limiting beliefs and destructive behaviors. I'll assist them in becoming aware of triggers, habits and unexamined assumptions which keep them stuck in repetitive cycles. By developing insight and understanding, they're often empowered to make new choices that are more in harmony with who they are and what they truly want.

Sometimes reading self-help books or talking to friends isn't enough. I want to help you create a roadmap towards your goals while exploring what's not working in your life, and celebrate your strengths along the way! Using a relational and strengths-based approach, I incorporate art therapy and culturally humble interventions to improve emotional regulation, social skills, coping mechanisms, and self-efficacy. I am passionate about the transformational power of art as an agent of growth and change. I work with children, teens, and adults in discovering tools that will create space for a more fulfilling, joy-filled life.

My approach to therapy is collaborative, non-judgmental, and action-oriented. I practice evidence-based treatments, including Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). Cultivating compassion can help you learn to face the challenges in your life with courage, wisdom, and kindness, improve well-being and life satisfaction, and establish more compassionate relationships with yourself and others. I can also help you regulate emotions, change how you relate with your thoughts, and build new healthier behaviors.

With 15+ years of experience working as a School Psychologist (NCSP) and Special Education/Student Services Director, I know the complexities of determining if/what specialized educational support is needed. Over the years I've worked with students in public, charter and private schools. I've also taught assessment to school psych graduate students at CSUS. I've provided staff and parent trainings on topics of 2nd language acquisition, specific learning disabilities such as dyslexia, and mental health issues such as anxiety. As an educational psychologist, I work with learners pre-k to college to support their educational journey.

Do you need help making sense of things? Are you struggling to balance your mood, manage distress and make good decisions? Sometimes life presents a plot twist we didn't see coming and it's normal to feel ambushed by your grief. As an experienced therapist I can help. For over 20 years I have supported a wide range of clients using strategies that work. I will take the time to listen to your unique situation and provide support. Let's work together to get you back on track, find your passion, and to redesign a life worth living.

I provide a friendly, honest, non-judgemental therapeutic space with a combination of talk therapy and expressive techniques to engage the areas of challenge and celebrate the character strengths that make you unique. Art Therapy is offered to explore a visual way using sand tray, drawing, journaling, collage, painting, or imaginative play. This safe space offers therapeutic support to children, teens and adults with a primary focus on symptoms including anxiety, depression, life transitions (loss, illness, divorce/separation) and self identity exploration affected by trauma, circumstance, orientation or non-conforming individuals.

Bay Area Health Psychology is a group practice (see our website); I am the Director. I specialize in Clinical Health Psychology to assist people with chronic medical conditions, anxiety, and depression to manage their health and treatment. I also assist people with progressions of aging such as dementia, memory loss, and Alzheimer's Disease. And I help caregivers cope with the tasks of living with someone with a chronic condition. I provide EMDR treatment using a special web application, and offer Couples/Marital Therapy based on a "dynamic interaction" model developed during my research at UCLA plus training by the Gottmans.

I view many of the challenges we face as human beings rooted in the very common human struggle of ambivalence. We would prefer to avoid unpleasant experiences, negative thoughts and feelings, and perhaps have not yet made our own case for change. I approach the many psychological issues listed under specialties from the perspective of helping people to enhance their motivation to change, as well as bringing mindfulness to one's every day experiences, whether they be pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral. Whether you may struggle with depression, anxiety, ambivalence, substance use, or other issues, the approaches I offer can help.

I am a psychologist with 20 years of experience helping individuals lead more fulfilled and balanced lives. I work collaboratively with adults, couples and teens/kids to see how we may uncover a more meaningful and less stressful life. I am committed to assisting people in finding tools to help them figure out what is getting in their way. I am a co-founder of Potrero Hill Psychotherapy (www.potrerohillpsychotherapy.com). Psychotherapy is usually once per week and I offer a complimentary 20 minute phone consultation to see if there is a good fit between psychologist and client.

I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, depression, relationship issues, motivation, self esteem, and confidence. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.

I found my calling to become a psychotherapist out of a desire to help people live happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives. I work with individuals, couples and families to help them resolve the impact of abuse and trauma, as well as problems of depression, anxiety, anger, grief, couples' discord, family conflicts, behavioral issues, low self-esteem, and life transitions. I am passionate about helping my clients who feel lost about their life directions with career exploration and identity development. As a Christian, I also love integrating spirituality with psychological well-being with clients for whom spirituality is relevant.

You’ve made it out of the pandemic and are ready to get your life back! Perhaps you were at home with family or isolated in an apartment? The pause gave you space to think and to evaluate what you actually want your life to look like: more time with loved ones, more time for self-care, less time on your phones?

I am passionate about helping through assessment. Assessments are designed to understand learning profiles, as well as to differentiate between issues (such as anxiety and inattention) and document eligibility to accommodations on standardized testing and in school. I can help with full assessments for attention, learning differences, autism, and psychological concerns. Boutique and a-la-carte testing is also available and often indicated for giftedness or as a screening to determine whether further assessment is needed. I have over 20 years of experience and can apply that expertise to devising a battery tailored to your needs.