Services
- Individual
- Couples
- Family
- Child
- Adolescent/Teen
About My Clients
My clients are people who are suffering from anxiety, OCD, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, skin-picking, hair pulling (BFRB's) and co-occuring OCD and eating disorders. Often the clients I help have had "talk therapy" (which is highly effective for many issues) but it was not helpful for what they were dealing with. My approach is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Training, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Based Therapy.
My Background and Approach
I have been a specialist in this field since 2013. Prior to this I treated eating disorders for over 20 years, and in doing so learned about the lesser known subtypes of OCD. After seeing the suffering that OCD caused, I wanted to learn how to treat this disorder. Behavioral Therapy Training Institute (BTTI) OCD Center of Los Angeles Advanced Training in Eating Disorders At the BTTI I was trained, supervised and certified to treat OCD and related disorders. At OCD Center of Los Angeles I worked for over six years with hundreds of clients with a range of obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders such as all types of OCD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, BDD and BFRB's. I worked with adults, adolescents and children. I have been a licensed MFT in California since 1990. After completing my Bachelor’s degree at Southern Illinois University, I received my Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Illinois University.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe that with the right treatment people can get better. Part of the "right treatment" for me means a supportive, safe, non-judgmental, collaborative and compassionate therapeutic relationship and environment. My goal is to teach people who are suffering from OCD and related disorders the best tools backed by science and apply those tools to their lives so they can recover, creating more space to to create and live the life they want.