Therapists in Arcadia, CA

During the seasons of life, we encounter various barriers, bumps, ditches and forks in the road that lead us in different directions leaving us feeling disconnected, stressed, anxious, depressed, confused and frustrated. As your therapist, my goal is to empower and collaboratively help you heal, resolve and work through issues, identify and explore your strengths and help you to reconnect with yourself and others in the way you envision. I offer a place that is welcoming, friendly, empathetic, supportive, nonjudgmental and safe in order for you to explore and discuss the issues that are impacting you and your life.

The clientele I work with come into my office with a variety of pressing life issues that are affecting their relationships. My practice is devoted to being an empathetic ear and a constructive partner in my clients' growth. I work with individuals, couples, families, and children. I specialize in working with LGBTQ+ clients.

If you’ve found yourself in the therapist's chair before but are still wrestling with unresolved issues, know that you’re not alone. Maybe you've developed coping strategies, but truly connecting with your emotions remains elusive. Perhaps you find yourself falling into old patterns of self-doubt. Sometimes you wonder if you're even capable of change. If this scenario strikes a chord, I’m here to help. We'll work together to help you cultivate self-compassion and develop a felt-sense of safety. While I incorporate mindfulness, body-based practices, and values throughout my work, I also recognize that each client is unique.

Welcome to my profile! I am glad you are here looking for answers, support and help. Choosing a therapist or a life coach is a key step forward in your journey toward greater health, happiness, success, love and joy. If you are struggling with certain feelings like anxiety, depression, grief, anger or shame, or with problematic destructive behaviors or habits, there is hope. You will find in my practice a warm and caring environment to explore and resolve these challenges and issues. My goal is to help you create a better and more enjoyable life by using a variety of approaches and therapeutic processes tailored just for you!

Depressed & anxious adults who are self-critical and self-shaming and couples who bicker and get entangled easily are the populations I serve. Childhood roots of these patterns are explored, while clients learn to replace criticism and shame with kindness. Clients learn to "sit still" with emotions, rather than avoiding uncomfortable feelings through compulsive, "busy", or destructive behaviors. This process assists clients in reducing depression and anxiety, while increasing self-confidence, assertiveness, creativity, and tolerance for intimacy. Couples learn to communicate feelings and needs without using attacking words, and learn how to dis-entangle from eachother after "buttons" have been pushed.

Sometimes we find it hard to understand what is going on inside our heart and head. Perhaps we have a vague idea but we can't find the words to adequately express what we are feeling. Therapy offers us the opportunity to put language to our experience and increase our self awareness. Personal and relational transformation depend on that self awareness. I strive to create a safe place for you to journey inward without judgment; so that you may feel respected, secure and understood. To be invited into the depths of another person's soul is always a privilege. It is an honor for me to take this journey with you.

I work with the human psyche! WHETHER LIFE IS ON FIRE OR WHEN PAIN IS TOO STRONG TO BEAR OR IF YOU LOOK FOR PERSONAL DISCOVERY. My ideal client comes in in order to learn about how to tune with his or her psyche. Clients, in depth work, learn about the inner and outer relationships and how to connect with the things that lies underneath. I see clients who are looking for discovery of what exists beyond the behavior and their actions and who are willing to dive into learning about the forces that drive them.

Fuller Psychological and Family Services (FPFS) is the community mental health and training clinic of the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology (accredited by the American Psychological Association). FPFS provides therapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups, to address a variety of symptoms associated with issues including but not limited to anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma, guilt, and bereavement. Because FPFS utilizes beginning students, advanced students, and licensed clinicians, we are able to provide therapy at affordable rates. Because we are embedded within an accredited graduate school of psychology, you will receive care of the highest ethical and professional standards

Professionals, leaders, high-achieving individuals: You project a persona of “being on top of it, having it all.” You have managed to harness the power of your high intelligence, potential, intensity, and drive. But secretly, the pressure, pace and responsibilities are taking a toll on you. You may also be struggling with loneliness, depression, anxiety, perfectionism, or feel that you are “too much." If you relate to this, I welcome your call. I offer a safe, professional working relationship for you to sort through it all.

Are you looking for a therapist who is smart, compassionate and can help you navigate through the often painful aspects of relationship conflicts, grief, illness or challenging life transitions? Do you need help in sorting out and understanding the ways in which you get "stuck" in old patterns? My aim is to help you better understand (and have more control over) those issues which may be negatively impacting your quality of life. Such self-understanding can lead to expanded abilities to cope with all sorts of stress, overcome fear and can also improve self-esteem.