What do you think is the biggest barrier today for people seeking care?
Cultural training about the need for therapy. No psychological training is done in our education system, therefor most people don't even know it's necessary.
In what ways do your life philosophy and treatment philosophy overlap?
Learning how to live one day at a time and working on being present. When your mind is in the future or past it can create anxiety and your situational awareness is diminished.
In what ways does your personality influence your approach to therapy?
I am big on thinking positively and staying present. This has physiological impacts to the body and unconscious neural net. At the end of the day your unconscious runs your conscious mind. Self awareness is key to being a conscious person.
Specialties
Depression
Depression often causes people to feel sad, empty, or hopeless, and can cause a lack of interest in life. It can also affect a person's thinking patterns and physical health.
Anxiety
Anxiety can mean nervousness, worry, or self-doubt. Anxiety disorder is a mental health disorder that entails excessive, repeated bouts of worry, anxiety, and/or fear.
Addiction
Regular involvement with a substance or activity in a compulsive, hard to control way that often has harmful consequences. Often refers to substance use, but can include compulsive behaviors such as sex, gambling, or shopping.
Panic attacks & panic disorder
Panic attacks are acute conditions in which one experiences an intense bout of anxiety out of seemingly nowhere. This oftentimes stems from a perceived rather than actual threat. Symptoms may include heart palpitations, sweating, trembling, and shortness of breath. Panic disorder involves regular frequency of panic attacks (two or more) with a fear of experiencing more in the future.
Marriage issues
Issues within a marriage. Can include issues related to trust, intimacy, communication, infidelity, parenting, or conflict. Can also include discussion related to separation or divorce.
General Expertise
Careers
Designed to help people choose, change, or leave a career at any stage of life. Careers are often wrapped up in people’s perceived identity, therefore, any change can cause anxiety and/or depression.
Loss/Grief
Grief is a reaction to an emotionally significant loss and often comes with symptoms of depression or anxiety. These symptoms can remain intense and last for a long time after a loss, making it difficult to move forward with a healthy lifestyle.
Anger management
It's normal to experience anger at times, but for some, it becomes so frequent, intense, or difficult to control that it negatively affects their life. Anger management is a structured therapeutic approach toward reducing one’s anger to a point where more appropriate coping and/or conflict management skills are used. Beliefs and thoughts leading toward anger outbursts are explored while healthy coping and interpersonal skills are put into practice.
Bipolar disorder
Characterized by alternating symptoms of depression and mania. During more extreme episodes, depression may lead to the point of suicidal ideation and attempts while extreme bouts of mania are marked by impulsive behavior, lack of sleep, elevated esteem, and even psychosis.
Codependency
Involves a person sacrificing their needs to meet the needs of others. Their thoughts and actions center on a significant other, spouse, friend, or relative. Becomes an issue when relationships are unbalanced and unhealthy.
Fees
$125
First Session
$125
Family Therapy
$125
Couples Therapy
$125
Individual Therapy
Types of Therapy
Family Session
Couples Session
Individual Session
Group Session
Clientele
Parents
Young Adults (18-24)
Adults (25-65)
Seniors (65+)
Treatment Approaches / Modalities
Mindfulness Practices
Strength Based Therapy
Marriage and Family Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Narrative Therapy
Training / Certifications
substance abuse treatment
Licensure
CA, LMFT, 112750
Education
Masters in psychological counseling
Work History
I have spent many years working with anxiety, depression, family relations, marriage counseling, addiction and existential crisis. I am able to give you quick tangible interventions to produce self-regulation and self-awareness.
Location
Remote Therapy, La Quinta, 92253, CA