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About My Clients
My clients have come from a diverse range of ethnicities, religions, nationalities, abilities, and ages. I specialize in sexual and gender diversity and have experience with the transgender community. I also have experience working with couples and with trauma.
My Background and Approach
I am a proactive therapist. I know how to listen, but I also provide insight, education, skills literature, book recommendations, worksheets, and any other resources I feel could benefit you. I draw from many different treatment modalities. I have a B.A. in Humanities which exposed me to cultures from around the world. My senior seminar was in transgender studies. My M.A. is in Psychology, with an emphasis in marriage and family therapy. I have worked in various settings and my clients have ranged in age from 8 to 90. I have studied Emotionally Focused Therapy with Couples, The Gottman Method, and have completed The Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma from the NICABM, as well as Level I training at the Trauma Recovery Institute. I am a long-term member of: The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists The Los Angeles County Psychological Association The Lesbian and Gay Psychotherapy Association The World Professional Association for Transgender Health
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I believe the first step in healing is to understand how your life experiences affected you. We will look at the survival skills you developed to cope, and how they may now be working against you. I will help you develop a more realistic view of yourself and teach you skills you need for reducing anxiety and depression and having a healthier self-esteem. Change is not easy, but it CAN happen. I will give you the support you need along the way.