As a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist (LMFT), I enjoy helping people find their way. I know that people often struggle in relationships. Relationships are hard and marriages can falter. Teens are often difficult and hard to understand. Kids can be challenging. People can get stuck in jobs doing work that is not fulfilling. They long for a change but don't know how to move forward. Are you experiencing any of these problems? I can help you see a different perspective so you can make new connections with yourself and others.

DurIng this Global pandemic I am providing virtual individual and couples therapy. Please call for a mini phone session. Sliding fee $50-175, Over 30 years experience As a Certified Imago Relationship Therapist, PhD, RN, Lic. MFT *10 Hour Couples Program *5 hour private Intensive Couples Session Prevent unnecessary divorce; change begins the first session. Life works better when our primary relationship works well. Fall back in love with your partner.

I provide safe, accepting, and mindful environment as well as culturally sensitive services for children, adults, and families who are experiencing difficulties with emotional stress such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, behavioral issues such as ADHD, defiant, and oppositional behaviors, culture-related stress such as immigration and issues regarding identity including gender variant clients. I love helping couples and use Emotionally Focus Therapy in addition to CBT techniques.

"The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence." I believe everyone deserves someone who is present, patient, open, non judgmental, and willing to listen and hear you. I am here to support you and to be present with you throughout your therapeutic journey. Overwhelming feelings can surface a different times in our lives, and needing support through those moments is not a sign of weakness but a sign of being human. If you are struggling with communication, not feeling heard, feeling stressed, not knowing what to do, feeling alone, or feeling exhausted by all the none stop thoughts in your head... I am here for you.

*Please note: At this time my practice is full.* It's a time of overwhelm, and great uncertainty. Of change, and resistance. Many folks are struggling personally, and we seem to have little power to change the course of the current health crisis, or our political realm. Therapy with an empathetic professional can help during these trying times. Clients find me a compassionate and inspiring change-agent. We must find hope where we can and continue to work for change both personally, in our communities, and in the world. I offer a sliding scale rate for private pay clients and am on several insurance panels. Contact me for more info.

Welcome!! Thank you for visiting my profile. Relationships are built on trust and I work to earn yours by providing warm, genuine and knowledgeable support in a safe, accepting space, so you feel comfortable exploring your feelings and goals. I truly enjoy supporting couples and families working to strengthen connection, improve intimacy, deepen understanding and enhance overall relationship harmony. I am also privileged to provide compassionate support to individuals struggling to cope due to stress or changes in their lives and have extensive experience working with anxiety, depression, PTSD and grief in both adults and kids.

I specialize in the treatment of eating disorders. I often focus on helping the person become more in tune with, and accepting of, their personal experiences in order to make intentional choices that align with their values. I believe in helping people in a way that is compassionate & collaborative, helping them also build compassion for themselves. My goal is to provide the person with the skills needed, and the support needed, to make changes in their lives that are in alignment with their personal values and priorities. For many people, this leads to experiencing life as fulfilling, satisfying, and meaningful.

Are you looking for help to create a different life for yourself? Are past traumas and childhood messages keeping you from the life you desire? Can you envision your perfect life but struggle to make it happen? I work with clients to examine all areas of life in order to create their vision, free from negative past programming. My goal is to help you identify new ways to resolve issues and take back control of your life! I strongly believe in taking a mind-body approach to treatment, incorporating my knowledge of energy, chakras, and meditation as powerful tools to help promote inner healing. You deserve to create a life you love!

Most of us are doing the best we can each day to get through the day, to complete every task required of us, and to try to find our own happiness. Sometimes, despite doing everything to the best of our ability, we still feel like we fall short, it isn’t enough, & we aren’t happy. Often moving toward the life we want means that we need to stop avoiding uncomfortable emotions & to stop acting out of fear (fear of not belonging or being liked, fear of being rejected, fear of not being good enough, fear of failing). I understand how hard it can be to set aside these fears and want to help you find freedom to live more freely.

I have worked clinically with teens, children and their families for the last 15 years. I use play therapy to help children with issues of anxiety, grief, attachment, academic struggles and transitions in life. I believe in working with the child/or teen and the caregiver(s) to explore the behaviors, and strengthen the relationships. I use music, art, sand and CBT skills with teens. I provide a safe supportive environment for adults, young adults to develop greater awareness of themselves. The goal being to assist them to achieve greater balance in their life and relationships.

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, my goal is to help people become the best version of themselves. No matter your past, I believe with the appropriate information, training and teaching your life can improve. I desire to help people experience transformation and restoration that will last. I have experience working with children, individuals and couples. I subscribe to a family systems approach when working with children and have found it is most beneficial to include parents and siblings in treatment. I also have a passion to help people who have experienced trauma and am trained in EMDR.

I support and facilitate individuals, couples and families achieve a more adequate and satisfying life when going through difficult times. Mi interes es apoyar y facilitar un cambio positivo y saludable en el individuo, pareja y/o familia dejando atras conductas problematicas durante momentos dificiles. Por favor hableme para sesiones por video durante el Corona Virus!

I have worked in Calaveras county providing counseling services for over 20 years. I am a supportive, non judgmental person who can help individuals cope with the difficulties in their lives, and make changes in the way they think and behave. I work best with teens, and adults, and have experience with disabilities, trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, bipolar, and other adjustment to life issues.I believe in helping my clients find their inner wisdom and strengths to make positive changes in their lives.

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist that has been providing service for 16 years. I currently see individuals, couples, families, young adults, and adolescents in my private practice. In addition, I facilitate psycho-educational and support groups. I provide a unique approach that fits the needs of every client. I customize my treatment plan based on where my client is at while providing a safe, nurturing, collaborative environment.

This defines my view of being a therapist: "One of the greatest privileges of the human being is to become a midwife to the birth of the soul of another person. This is what therapy is about: helping people retrieve what has been lost to them, wakening and bringing home their fundamental wholesomeness” (from Plato's Symposium). John O’Donohue continues: “Therapists are like poets: they draw on the power of words in the profoundly creative work of bringing people fully alive to themselves, awakening in them the human capacity for divine imagination that ‘dreams our completion’.”

Humans have a biological need to feel safe and worthy of love. In a world that repeatedly invalidates sensitivity and vulnerability, it’s not surprising that many of us struggle to feel happy, attain goals and find fulfilling romantic relationships. Some of us turn to substances, while others over function. If we are parents, we may find that we accidently repeat hurtful dynamics with our own children. Suddenly, or not so suddenly, we find ourselves struggling with guilt, shame and hopelessness. I am here to provide a warm and non-judgmental space, so that we may explore the strength and resilience you already posess.

Feeling stuck? Doing the best you can to cope? Are your relationships becoming difficult to hold together? Supportive counseling in a safe,accepting environment can help. Life sometimes seems filled with loss.. The loss of people,relationships or pets we cherish and even the loss of our youth. These struggles need time, compassion and attention to heal. I have been there and am dedicated to helping you. Working through a broken relationship, contemplating divorce or facing an empty nest? Counseling can help you find your own voice, stay present and begin to journey forward in your own way. It really can.

Through understanding, validation, support and encouragement I help my clients achieve their full potential. By nurturing insight and providing consistent support, my clients have the opportunity to work at their own pace and deal with issues that they feel are preventing them from moving forward.

Whether you are wanting support in becoming your best self, enriching relationships or exploring how past experiences are impacting your own or your child's current well-being, therapy may be the helping hand you need. I offer over 14 years experience providing therapy in private practice and community mental health settings. I work from an attachment based and family systems approach to help individuals and families restore balance and improve relationships. I also utilize mindfulness and client centered techniques to empower my clients to reach their full potential.