
Shine a Light Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist
Verified by Psychology Today
1 Endorsed
1010 Cass Street, Suite C-3, Monterey, CA 93940
Let's Connect (831) 856-9647

We are a non-profit counseling agency with locations in Monterey, Watsonville, and Santa Cruz, California. Our goal is to provide high quality yet affordable psychotherapy and counseling services to individuals, couples, families, and groups. We provide services on a sliding scale, meaning that our fees are based upon your income. Our services are provided by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Master's level Interns and Trainees who are under the supervision of a licensed therapist. We would love to answer any questions you may have, or schedule an appointment to meet with you. Simply call or send us an email today!
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions $85
- Couple Sessions $95
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Insurance
- Beacon Health Options | Carelon
- California Victim Compensation Program
- CHIPA | College Health IPA
If you see your insurance listed, please ask me to verify coverage when you arrange your first visit.

Shine a Light Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of California / LMFT27228
- In Practice for 33 Years
- Certificate from CAMFT 2007
- Attended Antioch University, MA, Graduated 1986
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Relationship Issues
- Family Conflict
- Mood Disorders
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Behavioral Issues
- Bisexual
- Child
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Emotional Disturbance
- Grief
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Marital and Premarital
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Self Esteem
- Sex Therapy
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Transgender
- Trauma and PTSD
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
Age
Children (6 to 10),
Preteen,
Teen,
Adults,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals,
Couples,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied,
Gay Allied,
HIV / AIDS Allied,
Lesbian Allied,
Transgender Allied,
Veterans
I also speak
Arabic,
Japanese
Age
Children (6 to 10),
Preteen,
Teen,
Adults,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals,
Couples,
Family
Communities
Bisexual Allied,
Gay Allied,
HIV / AIDS Allied,
Lesbian Allied,
Transgender Allied,
Veterans
I also speak
Arabic,
Japanese
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Imago
- Integrative
- Interpersonal
- Narrative
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Relational
- Sandplay
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Transpersonal
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Expressive Arts Women's Group

Come connect with other women, find support and community, share your story, express yourself creatively, discover the depth of who you are and engage with others in an honest, open and safe environment. Expressive Arts Therapy includes writing, drawing, painting, movement, dance and music in the healing process. Sliding Scale: $30 - $40.
Expertise
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Women's Issues
Types of Therapy
Expressive Arts
Age
Adults
Group Meets
Every Mon 6 P.M. - 8 P.M.
Location
Shine a Light Counseling Center
255-A East Lake Ave
Watsonville, CA 95076
Email Shine A Light Counseling about this group or call - (831) 856-9647
Location
Primary Location
Additional Location
Nearby Areas
Email me or call with questions - (831) 856-9647

Shine a Light Counseling Center
Marriage & Family Therapist
Last Modified: 11 Feb 2023