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About My Clients
I work with couples, parents, and families in relationship distress, and I desire to help people feel seen and heard as they move towards deeper healing and fulfillment. Additionally, I enjoy working with adults who find themselves needing help with relationship challenges or with anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and trauma.
My Background and Approach
I hold a Master of Arts in Counseling from Concordia University, Irvine, a Bachelor's degree in Literature/Writing from UCSD, and a teaching credential from the University of San Diego. I have experience working with individuals, couples, parents, and families using therapeutic methods that help to promote healing both within the person as well as between people. I enjoy working with adults who find themselves needing help with relationship challenges or with anxiety, depression, grief, life transitions, and trauma. I use a person-centered and experiential approach, with a special regard for Emotionally Focused Therapy and attachment-based models. I regularly attend trainings to help me grow and stay current as a therapist, and I integrate these new learnings into my work so that you get the most benefit from our work together.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
It is my firm belief that growth, healing, and learning occur best in the context of trusting relationships. We were not meant to be alone, but to experience close relationships in which we can experience acceptance, respect, and trust even when we feel weak and discouraged, imperfect, or stuck. This can be a challenge if the people in your life have not been trustworthy, or if you find yourself experiencing uncomfortable symptoms that make close relationships difficult. After many years, and my own share of painful experiences, I was able to take the steps needed to move out of stuckness and into a place that felt secure, connected, and empowered. My grounding as a woman of faith, along with years as a mother to four adults and three grandchildren, guides my work and presence in the therapeutic relationship as well.