Gottman Method Therapists in San Jose, CA

Welcome to my practice! Thank you for considering working together with me. I am a licensed Marriage Family and Child Therapist, with over thirty years of experience. I have experience, working with people of all ages, from a variety of cultural backgrounds. I have successfully helped many people overcome anxiety issues, depression, relationship issues, and issues related to trauma. It is both a privilege and an honor to be in this profession. I have great passion for this work and believe that therapy can have a significant impact in people's lives.

For over thirty years,I have been helping couples and individuals who want to enhance their relationships, communicate better, get better results personally and professionally, and overcome challenges with anxiety and depression. I use proven, research-based techniques to help you get better results in the context of all your relationships. I listen to you, but also, I am very interactive and provide feedback.

Do you struggle with anxiety and depression due to your childhood trauma? Are you having problems with your partner or family members due to life transition issues? Are you experiencing increased stress, fears, and doubts around the future? I believe that we all have the capacity to heal our emotional wounds and create meaningful changes. My goal as a therapist is to offer you a safe place in which you can process insights, concerns, and emotions associated with trauma.

Are you feeling not good enough, guilty, confused, sensitive, anxious, or depressed? If you are going through a major life transition and can use a therapist who empowers you, gets you energized about life, helps you find your emotional balance and helps you see your transition from a different point of view then let’s get started! In couples or individual therapy, I can help you to focus on your goals, teach you how to self-soothe, manage stress and anxiety, keep depression in check and calm anger with strategies that are unique to you and your lifestyle. Please email, text or call today for a free consultation.

My therapeutic approach mainly focuses on helping my clients identify their strengths to help alleviate anxiety, depression, and trauma. I am a firm believer that our childhood experiences contribute to our beliefs, behavioral patterns, and selecting a romantic partner. Therapy is a process! To allow ourselves to be intimate and vulnerable with someone about our experiences and trauma can be daunting. As a therapist, it is my goal to help validate, create a safe environment and help understand aspects of lived experiences.

Life presents a multitude of challenges to our capacity to remain grounded and balanced. Additional support can help through stressful and uncertain times. Through the process of therapeutic work, self-discovery can occur in a supportive environment. Whether you are seeking therapy to address anxiety, relationship issues, phase of life changes or depression, I will work collaboratively with you to help facilitate the insight you seek.

Are you feeling lonely, hurt, or hopeless in your relationship? Do you and your partner live like roommates? Are you having the same fights over and over? Or, are you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by your physical and emotional challenges and changes? Are you uncertain or scared about what the future holds? Is your profession caring for others making you return home feeling exhausted and burned out? Are you ready to restore healthy connections in your relationships with your partner, your work, and yourself?

Grief, pain, anxiety/worries/panic, trauma or heartbreak...Are you looking for a shelter in the storm? Christian counseling available for men, women and couples. I help my clients heal the root causes of their symptoms to bring calm and peace to their hearts. Call me for a free 15-minute consultation. There is hope and freedom even from traumatic experiences. Let me help you put an end to the past haunting you and your relationships. Painful arguments with your mate? I'd like to help you have a better kind of conversation that builds intimacy rather than isolation. Continuing to serve California clients after a move to Michigan.

No matter how well we have our lives put together, each and every one of us will experience challenges that are difficult to navigate alone. But you don't have to wait until a crisis hits. It's never to soon to develop the tools you need to weather life's storms. I have worked with children, families, couples, and individuals at every stage of life, treating anxiety and depression, trauma, grief, transitions, and codependency. I welcome people from all walks of life: all genders, sexual orientations, sizes, cultural backgrounds, relationship styles, and more.

I provide a non-judgmental and emotionally safe space for you to feel empowered and grow. I strive to provide my best self and therapeutic skills to assist you in finding your balance in the various aspects of your life and relationships. If you feel overwhelmed by life challenges and struggles, you are not alone. By working collaboratively with you, you will be able to process through the struggles you've experienced and build skills to heal and grow. My approach focuses on healing by utilizing modalities that are strength-based and client-centered. For couples, I have training in and utilize the Gottman Method .

Are you feeling stuck? Maybe it's your marriage or relationship which you found challenging or even hopeless, Maybe it's anxiety, trauma or depression that bother you tremendously , maybe it's your relationship with yourself that you feel lost or never good enough. It’s so overwhelming that you try and try and try but couldn’t get out of the darkness. If this is you, you're in the right place. I am here to listen and help! I believe that everyone can change and grow even during the times you feel helpless and hopeless. I have witnessed powerful healing and growth in my presence.

AVAILABLE ONLINE. I specialize in couples therapy/marriage counseling. When working with you as a couple (or individually) I help you build closeness and connection; recover from an affair; give you practical tools to improve your communication and understand what guides your emotions; work through anxiety, depression, and ADHD within the relationship; resolve blended family issues; provide support during and after a divorce and while you are going through major life transitions. If your goal is to reconnect, repair and strengthen your relationship - you have come to the right place - I can help.

Do you find yourself making excuses for your secret, compulsive sexual behaviors, thinking that you can stop at any time? You may think that watching porn is not a big deal, because "Everybody does it." The truth is you have been saying, "This is the last time" for years now, and if you are in a committed relationship, then your partner is feeling angry, betrayed and confused. Problematic sexual behaviors can leave you feeling shame and guilt fraught with fear and anxiety. For 15 years, by creating a safe and confidential environment, using specific tools, I have helped distressed people move past their damaging choices and heal.

I welcome individual adults and couples struggling with communication in their relationship, grief, death, divorce, or major life fractures. Although painful, these ruptures can open us to enormous opportunities for self-examination and growth. I have worked previously as a bereavement therapist in hospice, and as a mindfulness group facilitator for cancer patients. My therapeutic technique is informed by psychodynamic approaches, mindfulness, Gottman, Brainspotting, and DBT.

Both of us are working with you in our online sessions. We are a couple working with couples. We can help you with awareness of your issues and coping behavior that may be roadblocks to your life goals and fulfilling relationships. We can help you set realistic goals and support you to reach those goals.

I want to acknowledge the courage it takes to seek out a therapist. As social beings, we all need support and at certain times we need it more than ever. Speaking to someone you can open up to and trust, knowing you will not be judged, can really make a difference in navigating emotional turmoil, relationships, stress, anxiety, processing trauma, and making our way through major life transitions. At times we may struggle with larger life questions such as, "Who am I?" and "What is my purpose in life?" I am here to help.

I am passionate about helping individuals and couples in NEURODIVERSE RELATIONSHIPS. Do you feel lost or misunderstood in your marriage? With 30 years of marriage and having adult children, I understand the challenges of communication, emotional connection, and emotional safety. I have worked with elder couples who have adult children struggling with mental illnesses such as addiction, depression, and anxiety. I have experience working in diverse cultures and backgrounds in outpatient clinics, large healthcare systems, and private practices. I believe everyone has a voice and deserves to feel safe, respected, loved, and heard.

I love my work as a therapist and find value in holding a safe space for my clients to seek freedom and growth. I often find my clients being stuck in similar cycles/patterns and wanting help to find different ways to navigate through life. It is a privilege to share space with my clients to explore and work through these areas of unresolved issues to bring liberation and hope.