Therapists in Auburn, CA

Life gets complicated. Sometimes it helps to work with a trained professional to help put things in perspective. Struggle is part of life, but it doesn’t have to define us. It has been my great joy to help clients work towards a place of empowerment and fulfillment in their lives.

Worried? Anxious? Blue? Feelings can be the result of your situation,or they can be triggered by deeper issues such as attachment, trauma, and unprocessed memories. EMDR "turbocharges" the processing of painful memories. Adults, teens, and children with a history of abuse, trauma, and loss can heal quickly. I also specialize in resolving relationship issues and helping families become stronger. Whether you need help to navigate life transitions or to realize your full potential for emotional growth, therapy is a highly interactive process. Together we develop a plan for treatment involving care and commitment. Feel better!

Looking for a passionate and seasoned psychotherapist? For 30 years I have promoted therapeutic change with a wide array of issues/ages. I have a special interest/ intensive training/expertise in these specialty areas: Couples work, ADD/ADHD, Asperger's, Depression/Seasonal Affective Disorder, Foster/Adoption, Adolescents/Young Adults, Compulsive Eating, Parenting, Life Transitions, Employment issues. Prior to moving to California, I lived/worked in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Tucson, and Seattle, delighting in providing therapy to diverse cultural populations. Clinically grounded and savvy, as well as highly intuitive. Direct yet gentle. Helping people heal is my life passion, I delight in the individuality of each person.

As a licensed clinical psychologist I treat people with a broad spectrum of issues, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, relational problems, trauma and PTSD, grieving and loss, and eating disorders. I believe that people who are in emotional pain have made choices and decisions based on what they believed to be the best options available to them at the time. My collaboration with patients focuses on discovering and creating greater and more adaptive options than they previously thought possible.

Are you ready see what's possible for your brilliant teen or once enthusiastic young adult? You already see their potential, and now it's time for them to see it too! Perhaps your family has been struggling, and you can see the impact the last few years has had on your child. It's time for some help. Teens and young adults are at a prime period of life where having a place to ask questions and explore meaning, create a tool kit for dealing with anxiety, overwhelm, depression and motivation can not only help them navigate life and responsibilities right now, but also for the rest of their lives.

There is no time like the present. If you’ve found yourself here on my page, you have done what most can only dream of. You have taken the next step, one giant leap of courage, to do this work that you’ve been called to do. This work is not always easy, in fact it can be downright hard & uncomfortable, but it is necessary & rewarding. And with my guidance, hopefully the process can be more than just barrable, maybe even inspiring. It is scary to look into the abyss of uncertainty, but often my client’s find it was not nearly as bad as those nagging thoughts inside their head said it would be & many wish they had started sooner.

Voted Best Therapist for 7 years! Are you feeling anxious or depressed? Are you unsure how to get the life you want? Sometimes negative thinking, anxious thoughts, unhealthy relationship patterns, previous traumas, (or something else) holds us back from reaching our true potential. It's during these times, that it's difficult to see your value and the strengths you bring to yourself and others. It doesn't have to stay this way. Therapy is an opportunity to work with someone to get the life and relationships you have always wanted - and to feel good again.

I would be honored to help you in self-discovery and change. It takes a lot of courage to travel down that path. I often can intuit the key issues underlying a person’s suffering, which are often relational-both within ourselves and with others. To be kind and yet direct, and to really see you-both as you are now and how you want to become more whole. Finding clarity, compassion, and new ways to effectively deal with problems are essential in therapy. I will help you find where you are stuck and ways to get unstuck, by changing how you process both your thoughts and feelings. I work with both adults and couples.

I view each person as an expert of their own experience, with therapy as a collaborative process focusing on an enduring connectedness with others and the world. I use an empathic, compassionate, and direct approach, which may allow for safety and trust to develop. Supported by my undergraduate training at San Francisco State University, and graduate training at the California Institute of Integral Studies, I believe in the importance of socio-cultural, environmental experiences as they contribute to the innate resilience and compassion within each person.

It may be difficult to believe that life can be different right now. While everyone experiences problems, sometimes it gets hard to find the way through. You don't have to do it alone. I am committed to helping you, your child, teen, or family move beyond feeling stuck and hopeless. Whether you are worried about your child, recovering from abuse, trauma, or a painful loss, or find yourself repeating unwanted behaviors, I understand & am here to help you find your way to the life you want and deserve.