Refreshing and Relatable

Whether you're looking for a therapist because of recent difficulties or challenges that started years ago, you've come to the right place.

Searching for the right therapist is never simple. Finding a good match can be difficult. If you're looking for an experienced therapist who makes the process easy and ensures you achieve measurable and lasting results, please contact me to see if I'm a good fit for your needs. 

Services Offered

I provide therapy to adults, adolescents, couples, and families services.

Telehealth is Available in 4 States

• California MFT License #35626
• Hawai’i MFT License #722
• Oregon MFT #T2470
• Texas LPC #14071

In-person Sessions Are Available

• Agoura Hills, California

Mood and Anxiety Disorders

Learn how to effectively and efficiently resolve mood and anxiety issues, including depression, bipolar, general anxiety, panic, and OCD. 

Trauma and PTSD

Whether past or recent, trauma can have pervasive effects on a person’s sense of wellbeing as well as personal and professional relationships. I will work with you to resolve trauma symptoms and develop a rich and fulfilling life. Trauma has a very positive prognosis when treated professionally.

Divorce Recovery and Remarriage

Most people benefit from professional support and guidance to navigate significant conflict, change, and loss. Through divorce therapy, I work with individuals and families to not only heal from the pain but grow from it and move towards a more hopeful future.

• Learn essential skills to shield your children from the potential negative effects of divorce.
• Explore how to create more fulfilling relationships.
• Navigate the challenges of creating a blended family.

Abusive Relationship

I work with individuals to work through the trauma-specific of abusive relationships and learn how to find healthier relationships and boundaries in the future.

Mindfulness and Medication Alternative

With a rapidly growing evidence-base, mindfulness is widely recognized as a viable alternative to medication for several disorders, including depression, anxiety, and ADHD.

I work with individuals age 6 and older wanting to try mindfulness to avoid psychotropic medications.

High-Performance Professionals and Their Partners and Families

I have extensive experience working with high-performing professionals in the entertainment, sports, business, biotechnology, medical, and mental health industries. These work contexts have unique stressors and dynamics that affect not just the individual but also partners and children.

Wellness and Optimal Functioning

I also work with individuals and couples to move beyond “okay” to develop an approach to life that optimizes wellness and personal and professional success.

Couples therapy typically has an excellent success rate with couples who seek counseling sooner experiencing better outcomes.

Having published widely on the subject and being skilled in several approaches, including both emotionally focused couples therapy and integrative behavioral couples therapy

In a supportive environment, couples learn to recognize destructive patterns, develop a safe and secure connection, regain a sense of intimacy, and effectively address future challenges. 

Divorce Therapy and Co-Parenting Consultation

I work with parents who have decided to separate to find a healthy and low-conflict resolution to their parenting differences. Often the court process creates unnecessary and expensive antagonism. 

Remarriage with Children

More than half of all families in the U.S. today are "blended" or step-families. In these contexts, the process of creating a new, healthy family structure can take as long as five years depending on the number of children, age of children, conflict between parents, etc.

These marriages are at a higher risk of divorce due to the multiple and complex stresses on the couple. I work with couples to develop realistic expectations and workable strategies that create a family where everyone feels loved and respected.

Premarital Therapy

Premarital counseling and relationship enrichment helps couples improve relationships that are already going well. Investing time to develop a strong foundation for an already good relationship is perhaps one of the best ways to ensure greater happiness in the years ahead. We work together to assess the strengths and vulnerabilities of your relationship and take your relationship to the next level.

Relationship Check-up

Want to keep a good relationship going? Periodic relationship checkups are a wise strategy. Some researchers estimate that most couples come to therapy seven years too late. Periodic relationship check ups can help you identify relational issues long before they become a problem so that the foundation of the relationship is never in jeopardy.

Together, I work with adolescents to resolve current issues in their lives and put them on course to avoid potential pitfalls. With the goal of providing them with a positive attitude and coping skills for many years to come, I use a down-to-earth style that most adolescents find more relatable than that of traditionally trained therapists.

I work with adolescents with the following concerns:

• Depression

• Anxiety and stress

• Trauma, PTSD and abuse

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

• Panic disorders

• ADD/ADHD

• Substance misuse

• Eating disorders

• Divorce adjustment

• Adjustment to major life changes

• Bullying

• Peer issues

• Screen time issues

• Stress with high functioning adolescents

• Academic under-functioning

• Loss and grief

Comprehensive Assessment 

Beginning with a comprehensive understanding of the psychological, relational, and physiological factors ensures that treatment is focused on the right issues.

This includes not only standard DSM diagnosis, but also consider specific brain-based subtypes of depression, anxiety, ADD; family, school, and peer dynamics; and hormones and other physical factors that may contribute to the presenting concerns.

Early Treatment

Adolescents typically respond quickly to treatment, getting their presenting issues under control within 4-8 weeks.

Solidifying a Bright Future

Once the initial presenting symptoms have been addressed, we work  to ensure future success, which may include issues such as family relations, peers, dating, self-motivation, self-validation, career goals, life goals, and generally making good choices as they enter adulthood. 

Family Therapy for Childhood Issues

Family therapy is the treatment of choice for most childhood and adolescent issues, including ADHD, behavioral issues, mood disorders, eating disorders and substance abuse.

Family therapy is also very effective for conflict between parents and their adult children or between siblings. Help children learn how to set healthy boundaries, develop routines and expectations that work for everyone, and increase a sense of emotional connection.

I work with children and their families to address:

• Childhood depression

• Anxiety and stress

• Trauma, PTSD, and abuse

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

• ADD/ADHD

• Divorce adjustment

• Adjustment to major life changes

• Peer and social issues

• Screen time issues

• Academic under-functioning

• Loss and grief

Insurance and Payment Options

Payment is due at the time of service.

If you have a PPO plan, claims can be submitted to your insurance company as an out-of-network provider. Your insurance company will typically reimburse you directly by mailing you a check and apply the amount to your deductible, depending on your plan.

You're encouraged to contact your insurance provider to review outpatient behavioral or mental health benefits and understand your coverage and reimbursement options.

In most cases, HMO plans do not reimburse for out-of-network services.

Good Faith Estimate

Clients who are uninsured or choose not to use their insurance benefits are entitled to receive a good faith estimate outlines of the total estimated cost of mental health services.

An initial estimate will be provided at the time of scheduling. A more accurate estimate can be given after the initial diagnostic assessment. You may request an updated estimate at any time.

If you receive a bill that is $400 or more above your Good Faith Estimate, you have the right to dispute the bill.