GET TO KNOW ME

I approach therapy with hope, caring, and optimism.   My passion is to help people break long held patterns so they can find meaning, satisfaction, and healing.

 

I understands both personally and professionally, that although relationships are among the most meaningful things in our lives, they can also be very painful. Through my creative and engaging style of relating, I help clients discover and break patterns that keep them stuck.  I believe the intersections between our past and our present can be doorways into our greatest healing.

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“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.” — David Rico

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Remember the popular 1998 movie, The Truman Show?   The movie illustrates a situation in which we often find ourselves. Truman Burbank (played by Jim Carey) is carefully fooled into thinking that a life-size movie set is his reality. He doesn’t break free from his prison until he is ready to believe that there’s more to his life than meets the eye.  Our dilemma is much the same as Truman’s.   We’ve lived so long thinking that what we see around us is all there is, that we’ve forgotten we were made for so much more.  But we can’t do this alone. I’m here to help you find hope, strength, and healing for some of life's toughest challenges. 

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“So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains; and we never even know we have the key.”   —The Eagles, Already Gone

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I have experience helping clients with

• Substance Use Issues

• Domestic Violence

• Codependency Recovery

• Healing from childhood trauma

• Grief and Loss

• Anxiety and Depression

• Life Transitions

• Attachment & Relationship Issues

• Couples Therapy

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I have a a Master's Degree in  Clinical Psychology (Marriage and Family Therapy)  from Azusa Pacific University. My professional training, experience & certifications include:

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• Certified Pesso-Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP) Therapist

• CalOES-approved 40-hour Domestic Violence Training

• SYMBIS Marriage and Pre-Marital Assessment Tool

• Prepare/Enrich Relationship Inventory & Couples’ Assessment Tool

• Emotionally Focused Therapy - 30 hour Externship with Susan Johnson

• Drug and Alcohol Counselor; experience with 12-Step Recovery

• Child Abuse Training, San Diego County Child Welfare Services 

• Motivational Interviewing Training, Summer Clinical Institute on Addiction Studies

• Teach workshops on topics such as boundaries, self-care, relationship health, emotion-regulation

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Life can get difficult, and sometimes a little help from a professional therapist can make all the difference. I care about your well-being. Contact me today to begin your healing journey.

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