Therapists in Fort Bragg, CA

I believe the development of a secure and collaborative relationship is the most important aspect of the work I do with clients. Working from a strengths-based and relational perspective in a trauma informed manner, I have experience working with youth, families, and adults using a multi-theoretical approach including Attachment theory, Cognitive-Behavioral theory, Family Systems, Narrative therapy, Internal Family systems, Somatic techniques, art therapy techniques. I am also trained in Surf Therapy for Trauma Recovery and am developing my ability to offer surf therapy as a healing modality for clients as well as Ecotherapy.

I believe that we are already whole, and our innate wisdom is best accessed when we feel safe to be seen, share and reflect.

Although fear, anger, shame, guilt, and sadness often prevent us from living each day to the fullest, each one of us is uniquely resilient. From a strengths-based approach, I work collaboratively with my patients to facilitate personal growth, healing, and the establishment of more meaningful and fulfilling interpersonal relationships. I utilize EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) as a primary intervention in the resolution of trauma in individual therapy.

Welcome. My participation in helping families in crisis has provided me with a deep understanding of systems, culture, patterns, trauma, substance abuse, and relational dynamics. I'm fully bilingual (Spanish) and bicultural and have worked with people from diverse backgrounds.

Do you long to feel greater self esteem and ease? My experience helping many people has shown me that effective and worthwhile therapy unfolds by sensitive attunement to each unique client or couple. Healing has many facets: emotional, somatic, cognitive, energetic, and relational are important elements. I work with you as your skilled guide within a healing professional therapeutic relationship. If you are seeking transpersonal (spiritually inclusive) therapy I could be a great fit for you. As a long time seeker and practitioner I know well the gifts that come from the spaces where psychology meets spirituality.

I have been helping men, women, and couples to live fully, love deeply, and make a positive difference in the world for more than fifty years.

Whatever the reason you are seeking therapy, I believe a caring and supportive relationship is the foundation for the work. Rather than pathologize experience, I seek to support an exploration the full range of experience and to collaboratively create a process where clients are able to better access internal and external resources as they navigate life’s inevitable challenges and connect to its joys. My goal is to walk with you as you make choices that are self-supportive and aligned with your sense of well-being, meaning and values. I welcome all parts of you, especially parts that have been suppressed or oppressed.

Whatever I have to say about myself, our work is about you! It's about you having a safe, contained, confidential relationship with me. It's about you bringing your concerns for our consideration. I've been in private practice for more than forty years as a Jungian analyst. I work primarily with individuals. In addition to working with conscious relational material, I have been trained to work with unconscious material, dreams, daydreams, symptoms of all kinds to identify patterns that are not working and to discover with you new possibilities.

I understand the importance of building trust, safety and rapport in any relationship, in order to more effectively navigate the uncomfortable memories, experiences and relational patterns that have you feeling stuck. Whether you're seeking therapy to address a specific concern or simply to engage in a personal exploration, the therapeutic process can help increase insight, decrease anxiety and painful emotions, identify healthier coping strategies and deepen relationships. Together, we will work to identify and nurture your personal strengths, equipping you with resources that empower you to navigate the challenges of daily life.

Although it may feel risky to reach out, it is partly through this risk that change and healing can begin. I welcome your fears and doubts, both are common companions on the first part of a new journey. If you're struggling with panic attacks, anxiety, low self-worth, feeling afraid or confused by some of your experiences in life, know that you are not alone and there is a way through. We'll work together to help you navigate these challenges, build and maintain a sense of optimism. I invite you to take the first courageous step toward healing.

Despair, depression, and an overwhelming sense of emptiness. So many people suffer under the weight of these feelings. Because of them relationships flounder and don’t make headway. Family life and parenting become endless arenas for unhappiness and anger, and in the end, life is not lived to the fullest. Being in a relationship brings all our weaknesses to the fore. Parenting adds another element of difficulty, bringing up issues from childhood, and memories of painful and disappointing relationships with our parents. There are no quick and easy solutions to unhappiness, but

We are a group of Clinical Social Workers providing individual and couples therapy both in person or via telehealth in Santa Rosa. We have recently added a Spanish speaking clinician who can accept Partnership Health Plan and Kaiser Beacon referrals.

Are you especially hard on yourself, finding it difficult to prioritize your own needs? Or perhaps you are striving to express your voice and find a deeper sense of confidence and belonging. If you find yourself feeling unmotivated, directionless, or unclear about your purpose, it would be my honor to hold space for you. I also have a particular knack with helping adolescents who are acting out or struggling with school, relationships, or mental health.

“The will to be oneself is heroism.” Ortega y Gasset. Coping with depression, anxiety, habits and addictions that undermine your life, relationships that cause more pain than joy--these are the challenges that I have helped people overcome for over 40 years. Sometimes these problems are rooted in the ways you adapted to a difficult childhood. Sometimes their solutions depend on skills that you have not yet acquired. In either case, you long to have a place where you feel safe and accepted for who you are, a place where you can freely discuss personal, even shameful issues without recrimination.

I work with individuals and couples who are feeling challenged with their relationships. Whether it’s your intimate relationship or with a family member, friend, or coworker, you are discovering that relationships are hard. Do any of these sound familiar? It’s hard to communicate your wants and needs, you get stuck in the same arguments over and over. You feel like you're taking on more than you share, and not getting appreciated for it. You’re finding it challenging to talk about sex and don’t know how to communicate your desires. You want to move forward after infidelity but the memories of what happened hold you back.

Everything is easier when you feel confident that your partner is in your corner. Sharing the weight of your struggles and amplifying life's joys in what makes relationships worth all the work. Our greatest emotional wounds come from our relationships, and our romantic relationships hold the most healing capacity for not only our collective healing but our individual healing as well. If you're looking for better communication, repairing trust, or throwing out the rulebook and creating your own new paradigm, I'm here to help.

Every individual is aware of their personal needs in life and is on a quest to get them met. Internal and external roadblocks can hinder this process and produce negative emotional and mental states of being. My job is to get to the root cause of this distress by identifying the unmet needs, the roadblocks, and the process of meeting those needs that is currently not working. We then work on removing the roadblocks and replacing the method of getting those needs met with one that works and produces harmony with all of those involved.

Greetings! My practice has limited capacity, and is only able to accept new sex therapy and/or sexuality and relationship focused referrals as scheduling allows. I am no longer able to accept new insurance clients. I am licensed in California and Nevada, and offer video appointments as well as in person appointments for those in Sonoma County.

I work with people who are in need of a safe and supportive environment to figure out and pursue their life goals. They want to understand how to bring movement to the stuck and repeating aspects of their lives.