"At times, we cannot do it alone. Reaching out for professional guidance is a courageous step .You may be struggling with anxiety, depression, health issues, life transitions, relationships and family issues, stress, loss or an inability to achieve your goals. Psychotherapy can help by strengthening your resilience, enabling you to move through difficult challenges and make strong choices. In the safety of my office I will partner with you to find the most effective approach to meet your specific needs and goals. After 28 years, I continue to be gratified by the positive changes I have witnessed in my clients."
"At times, we cannot do it alone. Reaching out for professional guidance is a courageous step .You may be struggling with anxiety, depression, health issues, life transitions, relationships and family issues, stress, loss or an inability to achieve your goals. Psychotherapy can help by strengthening your resilience, enabling you to move through difficult challenges and make strong choices. In the safety of my office I will partner with you to find the most effective approach to meet your specific needs and goals. After 28 years, I continue to be gratified by the positive changes I have witnessed in my clients."
"I work from a relational, holistic perspective, where I support a person's journey toward wellness. I take into account a person's whole story, as I hold space for the dark parts to emerge and for the healing to occur. My approach is collaborative, as transformation takes place, and a sense of empowerment emerges."
"I work from a relational, holistic perspective, where I support a person's journey toward wellness. I take into account a person's whole story, as I hold space for the dark parts to emerge and for the healing to occur. My approach is collaborative, as transformation takes place, and a sense of empowerment emerges."
"Are you ready for change and personal growth? Would like to explore and experience more fulfilling relationships? People seek therapy for many reasons, often it is when they are confronted by a challenging life circumstance or interested in resolving familiar issues or breaking destructive patterns. Whatever your reason for wanting therapy at this time, chances are you would like to feel happier more of the time."
"Are you ready for change and personal growth? Would like to explore and experience more fulfilling relationships? People seek therapy for many reasons, often it is when they are confronted by a challenging life circumstance or interested in resolving familiar issues or breaking destructive patterns. Whatever your reason for wanting therapy at this time, chances are you would like to feel happier more of the time."
"Just because therapy is serious, even profound, doesn't mean that it has to be grim. Understanding and the change it permits are liberating and exciting."
"Just because therapy is serious, even profound, doesn't mean that it has to be grim. Understanding and the change it permits are liberating and exciting."
"I am honored to offer creative, compassionate, and culturally-aware support for children, teens, adults, couples, and elders. As my client I will work with you to address your unique needs in a way that feels safe and authentic for you. I am trained to integrate the use of an array of expressive arts practices to deepen the therapeutic process. I offer sliding scale services, and free phone consultations."
"I am honored to offer creative, compassionate, and culturally-aware support for children, teens, adults, couples, and elders. As my client I will work with you to address your unique needs in a way that feels safe and authentic for you. I am trained to integrate the use of an array of expressive arts practices to deepen the therapeutic process. I offer sliding scale services, and free phone consultations."
"Are you stuck somewhere? Did you hit a wall? Do you want to heal an old wound? Break a habit? Obtain more access to yourself? Come as you are. Do you want to adjust to your new family configuration? Welcome a new baby? Absorb a loss? Overcome a challenge? Be more present in the moment? Explore your role as a parent? Redefine yourself in a relationship? Come as you are. Together we can move through pain and achieve a deeper understanding of your relationship with yourself, ease conflicts, cope with challenges, and open room for more joy in your life."
"Are you stuck somewhere? Did you hit a wall? Do you want to heal an old wound? Break a habit? Obtain more access to yourself? Come as you are. Do you want to adjust to your new family configuration? Welcome a new baby? Absorb a loss? Overcome a challenge? Be more present in the moment? Explore your role as a parent? Redefine yourself in a relationship? Come as you are. Together we can move through pain and achieve a deeper understanding of your relationship with yourself, ease conflicts, cope with challenges, and open room for more joy in your life."
"Having witnessed many courageous changes made by individual facing personal challenges, I have become increasingly convinced that therapy is most effective when it is grounded in clear, collaborative, and non-pathologizing practices. Talking together in ways which nurture curiosity, compassion and insight, we will look at what troubles you, what brings you hope, and which patterns of thinking/feeling/being you are engaging in that are not serving you well. I believe it is possible to heal, to move your life in the direction which is most meaningful to you, and make your relationships with others more joyful."
"Having witnessed many courageous changes made by individual facing personal challenges, I have become increasingly convinced that therapy is most effective when it is grounded in clear, collaborative, and non-pathologizing practices. Talking together in ways which nurture curiosity, compassion and insight, we will look at what troubles you, what brings you hope, and which patterns of thinking/feeling/being you are engaging in that are not serving you well. I believe it is possible to heal, to move your life in the direction which is most meaningful to you, and make your relationships with others more joyful."
"I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist working in both Hospital and Private Practice settings since 1987.
I specialize in Anxiety and Mood Disorders as well as relationship and interpersonal issues.
I have been working with individual adults and couples in Psychotherapy for over 25 years. I am very interested in helping individuals adapt to and find meaning when faced with major life transitions, milestones, aging, divorce, retirement and loss."
"I am a Licensed Clinical Psychologist working in both Hospital and Private Practice settings since 1987.
I specialize in Anxiety and Mood Disorders as well as relationship and interpersonal issues.
I have been working with individual adults and couples in Psychotherapy for over 25 years. I am very interested in helping individuals adapt to and find meaning when faced with major life transitions, milestones, aging, divorce, retirement and loss."
"I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with more than five years of experience in counseling individuals of various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Providing individual therapy, couples counseling to adolescents and adults. I help clients identify what is holding them back from effective positive change. I am originally from Brazil. I speak English, Spanish and Portuguese. I work compassionately to reduce human discomfort and promote meaning, connectedness and wellbeing in ourselves,"
"I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with more than five years of experience in counseling individuals of various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Providing individual therapy, couples counseling to adolescents and adults. I help clients identify what is holding them back from effective positive change. I am originally from Brazil. I speak English, Spanish and Portuguese. I work compassionately to reduce human discomfort and promote meaning, connectedness and wellbeing in ourselves,"
"I believe that relationship is essential to healing. As therapist and client we will create a relationship that feels respectful and nurturing. Through compassionate patience, I hope to enable you and your family to cultivate these qualities within yourselves so that you may find the balance you seek. While honoring your own unique needs and wants, I offer empathic reflection, empowering you with self-understanding. Many of my clients are parents, teens, and tweens coping with life changes. Our work together is to give you skills for managing these difficulties so that you can regain a sense of well-being."
"I believe that relationship is essential to healing. As therapist and client we will create a relationship that feels respectful and nurturing. Through compassionate patience, I hope to enable you and your family to cultivate these qualities within yourselves so that you may find the balance you seek. While honoring your own unique needs and wants, I offer empathic reflection, empowering you with self-understanding. Many of my clients are parents, teens, and tweens coping with life changes. Our work together is to give you skills for managing these difficulties so that you can regain a sense of well-being."
"I work with individuals and couples who are trying to understand both their inner psychological issues and their responses to complex and stressful outer lives. I listen for the strengths each person has for meeting challenges, and listen also for the ways clients create losses for themselves. Within a warm, caring, reliable working relationship clients have the opportunity to more deeply value themselves and to grow interpersonally."
"I work with individuals and couples who are trying to understand both their inner psychological issues and their responses to complex and stressful outer lives. I listen for the strengths each person has for meeting challenges, and listen also for the ways clients create losses for themselves. Within a warm, caring, reliable working relationship clients have the opportunity to more deeply value themselves and to grow interpersonally."
"Healing takes courage and creativity. I feel honored to provide a safe place for you to explore the work within you. I see myself as a guide in the journey you are embarking. I bring compassion, acceptance, and tools to support your growth."
"Healing takes courage and creativity. I feel honored to provide a safe place for you to explore the work within you. I see myself as a guide in the journey you are embarking. I bring compassion, acceptance, and tools to support your growth."
"My style is engaged, authentic and direct, while holding space for our complete focus on your work at your pace. I operate with deep respect for the ways in which culture, race, class, gender, gender identity, immigrant status, sexuality, and physical ability can impact your experiences and sense of yourself. I work with a wide range of clients including individuals, adolescents and couples of all sexual orientations (heterosexual, gay, lesbian, queer, bisexual); clients of all genders and gender identities; people of multicultural or immigrant backgrounds; parents, prospective parents."
"My style is engaged, authentic and direct, while holding space for our complete focus on your work at your pace. I operate with deep respect for the ways in which culture, race, class, gender, gender identity, immigrant status, sexuality, and physical ability can impact your experiences and sense of yourself. I work with a wide range of clients including individuals, adolescents and couples of all sexual orientations (heterosexual, gay, lesbian, queer, bisexual); clients of all genders and gender identities; people of multicultural or immigrant backgrounds; parents, prospective parents."
"As a long-time practitioner, my way of working has evolved from a more traditional dynamic approach to a deep interest in the bridge between mind/body spiritual traditions and contemporary psychology. I have much varied experience working with both men and women who struggle with the challenges of loneliness and living a conscious, fulfilling and spontaneous life. If you are feeling stressed, or if anxiety or depression have you wrestling with problems that never seem to resolve, perhaps it's time to turn for help to a compassionate and engaged therapist."
"As a long-time practitioner, my way of working has evolved from a more traditional dynamic approach to a deep interest in the bridge between mind/body spiritual traditions and contemporary psychology. I have much varied experience working with both men and women who struggle with the challenges of loneliness and living a conscious, fulfilling and spontaneous life. If you are feeling stressed, or if anxiety or depression have you wrestling with problems that never seem to resolve, perhaps it's time to turn for help to a compassionate and engaged therapist."
"Do you often feel ashamed and not good enough, even though others think you have it all together? Do you find yourself caring for those around you, all the while wondering when it will be your turn to get what you need? Does the intensity of your negative feelings sometimes scare you?"
"Do you often feel ashamed and not good enough, even though others think you have it all together? Do you find yourself caring for those around you, all the while wondering when it will be your turn to get what you need? Does the intensity of your negative feelings sometimes scare you?"
"I believe therapy is a collaborative process that can lead to powerful transformations and enrichment. Life presents us with many challenges and my aim is to help you live a meaningful life even when difficulties or pain are present. I use what matters to you most as a guide towards making changes in your life. I offer specific strategies and tools that help shift your relationship to difficult thoughts and feelings, and take steps towards your personal goals. I strive to create a space that is respectful, warm, and welcoming to all. I specialize in evidence-based and mindfulness approaches within a culturally sensitive framework."
"I believe therapy is a collaborative process that can lead to powerful transformations and enrichment. Life presents us with many challenges and my aim is to help you live a meaningful life even when difficulties or pain are present. I use what matters to you most as a guide towards making changes in your life. I offer specific strategies and tools that help shift your relationship to difficult thoughts and feelings, and take steps towards your personal goals. I strive to create a space that is respectful, warm, and welcoming to all. I specialize in evidence-based and mindfulness approaches within a culturally sensitive framework."
"I am a highly trained and experienced psychotherapist, and for over 25 years I have helped many individuals and couples facing anxiety, loneliness, difficulty pursuing their desires, relationship difficulties, and many other concerns. I offer both individual and couple psychotherapy, and work in a warm, collaborative and direct manner. I will listen carefully to you, and share my thoughts and ideas with you as we construct a safe and challenging relationship in which you can understand yourself better, build on your strengths, and tackle the obstacles that are holding you back. We will go at a pace comfortable to you."
"I am a highly trained and experienced psychotherapist, and for over 25 years I have helped many individuals and couples facing anxiety, loneliness, difficulty pursuing their desires, relationship difficulties, and many other concerns. I offer both individual and couple psychotherapy, and work in a warm, collaborative and direct manner. I will listen carefully to you, and share my thoughts and ideas with you as we construct a safe and challenging relationship in which you can understand yourself better, build on your strengths, and tackle the obstacles that are holding you back. We will go at a pace comfortable to you."
"I believe that as human beings, we are hard-wired with the need to get our emotional experience into the mind of a trusted other. My work as a psychotherapist is to find emotional resonance with my clients' life experiences, deriving both from their family of origin and from present-day situations and relationships. Whether a client is depressed, anxious, struggling with relationship problems, trying to overcome traumatic experiences, or trying to find their own unique, personal voice in a complex world, talking in psychotherapy can help to expand your capacity for growth and happiness."
"I believe that as human beings, we are hard-wired with the need to get our emotional experience into the mind of a trusted other. My work as a psychotherapist is to find emotional resonance with my clients' life experiences, deriving both from their family of origin and from present-day situations and relationships. Whether a client is depressed, anxious, struggling with relationship problems, trying to overcome traumatic experiences, or trying to find their own unique, personal voice in a complex world, talking in psychotherapy can help to expand your capacity for growth and happiness."
"Hello, Thanks for looking at my profile. I have loved working creatively with individuals, couples, children and whole families for 40+ years. I primarily do in-depth work with individuals and couples. I explore whatever issues clients wish including relationship issues, life transitions, anxiety, depression, important personal and spiritual questions, etc. I work with persons with a strong inner critic and/or anyone who wants to feel worthy, that they belong; who want to live fuller, more satisfying lives deeply connected to others and their life purpose. I teach and guide meditation and mindfulness to those interested."
"Hello, Thanks for looking at my profile. I have loved working creatively with individuals, couples, children and whole families for 40+ years. I primarily do in-depth work with individuals and couples. I explore whatever issues clients wish including relationship issues, life transitions, anxiety, depression, important personal and spiritual questions, etc. I work with persons with a strong inner critic and/or anyone who wants to feel worthy, that they belong; who want to live fuller, more satisfying lives deeply connected to others and their life purpose. I teach and guide meditation and mindfulness to those interested."
"Do you move between culturally different worlds on a regular basis? Perhaps you feel that you don't completely fit in, that your identity is mixed or "in between," and you long to say what you've never before dared to say? Maybe you missed a warm, nurturing upbringing because you were taught to focus on achievement at the expense of emotional needs. Is this a legacy you wish to accept for yourself or your children? As the American-born child of Filipino immigrants, these issues resonate deeply with me, and I can help if you feel stuck between opposing cultural values."
"Do you move between culturally different worlds on a regular basis? Perhaps you feel that you don't completely fit in, that your identity is mixed or "in between," and you long to say what you've never before dared to say? Maybe you missed a warm, nurturing upbringing because you were taught to focus on achievement at the expense of emotional needs. Is this a legacy you wish to accept for yourself or your children? As the American-born child of Filipino immigrants, these issues resonate deeply with me, and I can help if you feel stuck between opposing cultural values."
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