In strength-based practices I work with adults and couples who find themselves in difficult stages of life. Navigating the grief and loss that are intrinsic parts of difficult stages I also assist my clients in developing curiosity and realistic expectations. With individuals, some stages include young adulthood seeking self-awareness, the end of a relationship due to divorce, relocation or death, shifting parental roles, and re-establishing oneself after family, career or death of a partner. With couples, regaining loving camaraderie moving forward through tragedies and infidelity as well as renewing connection and enjoyment. I meet each client where they are and in a non-judgmental, supportive conversation begin to establish a connection with adult individuals and couples. Through that connection we explore their family history and the effect that has had on them and develop ways of moving forward with self-awareness, growth and hope. I received my M.A. in 1987 from USF (San Francisco) and studied the pioneers in family therapy. From their influences I established a Humanistic perspective that each person is the expert of their own life and the belief that modeling unconditional respect is the beginning of therapeutic transformation. And then I lived a life that brought me to this moment.
Academic Suffixes: | MA, LMFT |
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Expertise: | Coping Skills, Other, Family Conflict, Grief, Infidelity, Life Transitions, Marital and Premarital, Parenting, Peer Relationships, Relationship Issues, Women |