Therapists in Danville, CA

I am a licensed Psychologist and have been providing therapeutic services to adults, children, couples, and families for the past 10 years. Often, I find that clients are struggling to find the right tools for lasting change and are lost in their negative cycles. Individuals are painfully masking their feelings only to realize they are not meeting their full potential. Parents are challenged by their children's never ending emotional struggles that take over the family life. The tools they have are short lived and the emotional struggles persist. Clients are often looking for any sort of relief but unsure how to achieve it.

My expertise lies in Executive Coaching, Human Performance Improvement, and Addiction Treatment with diversified experience that includes recent positions as a Counselor for Addiction Recovery and former role as an Advisor to high-net-worth clients. I have focused on leveraging combined background to provide advisement to executives and other professionals struggling with addiction. I am currently completing a Ph.D. degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and previously earned a Master’s degree in Addiction Studies. Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LAADC).

Welcome to my practice. I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in private practice in Danville, CA. with over 28 years experience in offering mind-body-spirit psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families and groups; and, a Level II trained EMDR practitioner. I have led groups for teens, men and sexual offenders and worked for Contra Costa County's Children's Protective Services for several years. In addition, I have taught developmental psychology and neuropsychology for the past 18 years at Diablo Valley College and John F. Kennedy University, and am an experienced workshop leader, coach and speaker.

Therapy is a safe space to explore changes you'd like to make in yourself and in your relationships. Depression, anxiety and anger are normal parts of the human experience and we all suffer to some degree, but when our usual coping skills fail us and we can't shake these feelings it's time to get support. Change is difficult, even when we want it. Getting guidance, support and accountability can help you to create lasting change.

I am a Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in individual, couples and family therapy, with over 30 years in a private practice in California. I earned an undergraduate degree in Rhetoric at University of California, Davis and a Masters degree in Counseling at Cal State East Bay. I use an eclectic approach to therapy including Family Systems, Cognitive Behavioral therapy, EMDR, and Mindfulness Techniques. I enjoy helping individuals, couples and families understand their past, make peace with their present and move toward a satisfying and fulfilling future.

My goal is to help my clients identify and utilize their strengths so they may overcome challenges. Through therapy, my clients establish and achieve their personal and interpersonal goals. My strong academic background, extensive clinical training, and experience have enabled me to give individuals the quality help they need and deserve. I provide a comfortable and supportive therapeutic environment in which my clients work towards gaining a clear understanding of themselves and their relationships.

Many of my clients enter into therapy with varying levels of ambivalence, fear, and confusion about the therapeutic process. I spend the first sessions getting to know my clients and build a strong therapeutic relationship with them so that they feel safe enough to look deeper into the issues that have brought them into therapy. As the therapeutic process unfolds, I most enjoy helping clients learn to better understand themselves, as well as their environment, and eventually come to a place where they can accept themselves fully. I believe that self-acceptance is the key to living a more fulfilling life.

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I have a Bachelor and Master of Social Work in addition to Master's Degree in Gerontology. I am passionate about helping adults and their families. I am offering tele-therapy through video and/or phone. Home visits are optional for special circumstances. I will provide person centered counseling with a strength based approach. You will have a safe space to explore whatever you may be facing. You can count on me to stand with you and bring compassion, acceptance and encouragement. I would be honored to support you.

At Blackhawk Family Development Center we strive to provide treatment that goes beyond symptom relief. Fundamentally, we believe that each person can achieve happiness and that happiness can be cultivated through internal resiliency. All of our services are steeped in a strength based approach. Whether we are working with a child, adolescent or adult our therapy and assessment services offer the opportunity to develop the positive self concept that promotes interactions fueled through resilience, innovation and positive intention.

Are you tired of long term therapy? Week after week and no results. Due to my engineering background I am very solution focused in my approach as a psychologist as well as a life coach. I work closely with individuals to identify their areas of strengths and use those to target their challenges. This time limited approach will help my clients reach their goals in a very reasonable time line.

As a psychologist specializing in children and adolescents I am best suited to provide a clear idea of problems, developing an effective treatment plan, working with families, schools and other support services to create effective positive change. Only by focusing on parents' concerns, supporting their parenting style can satisfactory treatment occur. Treatment choices are provided based on the plan, evaluating progress and what works best. Through Quest group treatment, many peer problems can be improved as well as self-esteem and those emotional reaction that interfere with success. Currently, I am only taking assessment clients.

You follow the cycles of the moon, know your astrological chart, and believe in the power of intuition. And you know that the same ol’ talk therapy you had before (or heard about) isn’t going to quite cut it for you now. If you want a little more spirituality in your growth, a little guidance toward finding your inner voice and power, a little peek into your subconscious, you’ve come to the right place.

I work with adults, couples and families - and what remains consistent is the thread of hope we each have to be better, to do better, to feel better. We inherently possess that capacity and intensive therapy can bring about positive transformation. Through therapy and assessment I determine strengths, target goals and anticipated challenges. Collaboratively, we create and execute a customized treatment plan.

As a psychologist, I provide psychotherapy and psychological evaluation services. I typically utilize a CBT approach when providing psychotherapy. However, each parent and client comes to therapy with specific concerns which they would like addressed. To provide the most effective treatment, other modalities may be incorporated after taking into account concerns, diagnosis, and age. Whether it's CBT, mindfulness techniques, ACT, schema therapy, Gottman method, or narrative therapy, our sessions will be unique and goal driven.

One doesn't plan for a late in life divorce; the death of a spouse or becoming a caregiver to an elderly parent or friend. These late life transitions have become common for people in their 50's and upwards - leaving many feeling alone, afraid, unsupported and inadequate. The need to "reinvent" and "redefine" who you are now can be paralyzing. As a therapist with an extensive background in grief and loss, we will explore the "unknown" together; define your strengths and personal goals; and remove barriers to finding meaning at any age.

At Blackhawk Family Development Center we strive to provide treatment that goes beyond symptom relief. Fundamentally, we believe that each person can achieve happiness and that happiness can be cultivated through internal resiliency. All of our services are steeped in a strength based approach. Whether we are working with a child, adolescent or adult our therapy and assessment services offer the opportunity to develop the positive self concept that promotes interactions fueled through resilience, innovation and positive intention.

Most people go through times in life of feeling strong emotional pain and wishing they could feel better. They may also want to have more control, to function at a higher level, and to have more satisfying relationships. I work with people who are feeling this way, applying the Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) model which entails teaching clients skills for managing painful emotions. DBT is effective for treating anxiety, anger, relationship problems, trauma, and substance abuse. I offer individual therapy for adults and adolescents, and I co-facilitate DBT groups.

Welcome to the Gold Standard of testing! Our testing and assessment program provides the most comprehensive psychological assessments to allow individuals to reach their absolute full potential. Whether working with a kiddo, teen, or adult, each assessment is tailored to meet the unique needs of the individual. After a no-cost consultation, our psychologists provide their recommendations for a psychological battery that will address all aspects of cognitive and behavioral functioning. We also provide testing and diagnosis for autism spectrum disorders.