I'm committed to helping you understand and resolve painful emotions, relationship problems and sexual concerns in a safe, compassionate environment. I am the only Board Certified Sex Therapist in the area. I have tools to help you heal old emotional wounds of many kinds, and create lasting changes for a better future. You will learn how to "rewire" emotional triggers, diminish conflict and feelings of emptiness, and experience more peace than before. I also treat stress, depression, anxiety, trauma, abuse, feelings of worthlessness, divorce recovery, anger and grief, including pet loss. I work with straight and GLB clients and couples.
I integrate the following therapeutic approaches in my work in gentle, powerful ways: * Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis * Self-Relations Psychotherapy * Relationship Therapy * Sex Therapy and * EMDR. These tools help you face problems with active curiosity and presence of mind, rather than old patterns, allowing new possibilities and opportunities to emerge.
Married over 30 years, I've learned a great deal about nurturing the good in relationships to keep them alive; meeting inevitable difficulties with resolve and creativity; and using problems to create a path to deep healing. As Jack Nicholson said, "Love makes you want to be a better person."
Primary Specialty
Clinical Social Worker
GenderFemale
EducationMSSW from The University of Texas at Arlington
TrainingUniversity Of California Medical School (SF), Human Sexuality Program, 1976-1977
CertificationLCSW (Social Work Diplomate) LMFT Sex Therapy Diplomate Previous certifications: EMDR, Clinical Hypnosis