Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum Therapists in La Jolla, CA

Teletherapy offered throughout California! Are you struggling with the emotional toll caused by pregnancy loss/ miscarriage or infertility? Perhaps you are pregnant or a new parent coping with depression or anxiety. Did you have a difficult or traumatic birth, or were separated from your baby with a NICU stay?

If you’re looking for a refuge from loss and to heal from reproductive, perinatal , and family building issues, I can help. Are you having trouble grasping, understanding, or dealing with Trauma or a recent life change, I have specialized in these areas since the beginning of my career. Struggling to find self-love, your true identity, or growth, I offer a safe space to explore these aspects and more. If you are ready, you can feel: seen, heard, understood, like yourself again, more satisfied, hopeful and empowered.

The first step on the path to healing can be the hardest. Often times, we feel fragile, whether it be from past trauma, debilitating depression, anxiety, conflictual relationships, and the overall stresses attributed to life. Sometimes we feel surrounded by people who look but do not see us, hear but do not listen or understand which can lead you to feel isolated, disconnected, and misunderstood. Therapy is a space to navigate this desolate plane, a place to help you achieve a more fruitful and fulfilling connection with yourself and others. I have experience working with couples, individuals and families.

Life is far from perfect; it can be hard, painful, and disappointing, to say the least. It doesn't have to stay that way though. If you are tired of your thoughts bringing you down, want to break out of negative relationship patterns, and/or want to step into your future without carrying the pain of your past, then you’re in the right place. While I offer safety and support in therapy like most therapists, I will also challenge you, with empathy and kindness, to look deeply at yourself and your situation to see where change can be made. Don't keep suffering when help is available now. After all, nothing changes if nothing changes.

With MINDFULNESS I will help you to: *Observe yourself, others and your environment with awareness and without judgment because acknowledging thoughts, feelings and actions, as well as your surroundings, will widen your worldview: ACCEPTANCE BEFORE POSITIVE CHANGE *Create balance between your emotional and rational brain because knowing how to stay emotionally regulated will help you with decision-making from a pro-active place instead of a reactive one: REASONABLE MIND BEFORE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS *Focus on one task at the time and on the present because mono-tasking and being in the "here-and-now" will help you connect to your purpose: SPECIFIC GOALS BEFORE SUCCESS

I am a good fit if you are looking for a highly-experienced, collaborative, pragmatic, and solution-oriented therapist. I am experienced working with men and women dealing with a wide-range of issues. My early training in psychodynamic psychotherapy gives me a rich perspective to draw on. I am mostly a cognitive behavioral therapist, informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, with a heavy emphasis on acceptance, mindfulness, and self-compassion. I recently published "Just This Moment: A Guide for Moms who want to enjoy Parenting, Raise Great Kids, and THRIVE!" available on Amazon.