Self-Harming Therapists in Saint Helena, CA

Welcome! I am a licensed clinical psychologist providing virtual therapy to children, teens and their families. My experience has been focused around individuals with anxiety, depression, trauma, family/school struggles, behavioral problems, and adjustment concerns. I am dedicated to supporting you in your therapeutic goals to help you feel more grounded and at peace.

Change is challenging, whether one seeks it or it just happens. I help adult and adolescent clients deal with roadblocks to their desired changes, including difficulties with depression, anxiety, fears, addictions, obsessions and compulsions. I also help them cope with--and adjust to--unwanted change, including deaths of friends or family members, and job, relationship or pet losses. I work collaboratively with clients throughout their transitions, using the approaches and tools that are most useful to each individual.

Emotions can sometimes be difficult to bear-sadness, worries about yourself and others, fears, painful recurrent interactions and relationships. Working with an understanding professional to explore feelings and expectations about yourself and your relationships can be the key to clarifying troubling emotional states. These feelings can cause recurrent painful states, or push us toward repetitive or self-destructive behaviors. Exploring these feelings in a safe relationship can cause feelings about yourself and others to shift, opening to new ways of thinking and behaving. This allows for greater flexibility, enhanced creativity, a better relationship with yourself, and better connections and relationships.

Welcome, I look forward to joining you on your journey towards health, happiness and personal growth. I work with people of all ages including children, teens and adults. I specialize in treating people who are experiencing anxiety and/or depression as well as people who are attempting to heal from difficult relationships. Life can sometimes bring us challenges that are deeply painful, overwhelming and can even seem unbearable when dealing with them alone. As your therapist, I will help you to explore these challenges in a safe and supportive environment while helping you to find your personal path towards healing.

Hi, I'd like to help if you're struggling with depression, anxiety, ADHD, school problems, or relationship problems. I'd like to be there for your family if your child or teen seems depressed, unfocused, angry, anxious, isolative or is struggling in school or friendships. If you are searching for tools to navigate problems at work, relationships, or thoughts that won't get out of your head, I can help. If you're in the LGBTQIA+ community and need an affirming therapist, I am one. I use humor and creativity to help people shift perspective.

The transformation of the human spirit has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. Throughout my professional career of thirty plus years in mental health, health and drug recovery settings, I have come to revere the mind, body and spirit connection and developed an understanding of its importance in a journey towards wellness. I have had the privilege of supporting individuals of all ages, needs and backgrounds in this way and look forward to working with you to develop more awareness of these three parts for your desired level of integration. Let's talk about my tailored services for you and those you care for.

Making the choice to come to therapy is not an easy one. Therapy can be difficult and intimidating but ultimately has the potential to help you create positive and lasting change. I commonly work with clients who struggle with negative thoughts, depression, anxiety, trauma, attachment, self-harm, low self-esteem, identity, life transitions, difficult past/present life experiences, relationships, family conflict, and loss. My focus is on supporting you while we explore your situation, finding what tools work best and support your needs most, and using those tools to gently challenge and push past the barriers that currently exist.