I am licensed in California with 27 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, lgbtq+ related issues, relationship issues, & family conflicts. I believe that you are the expert of your story and that you have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming things that challenge you. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
CA LMFT 42752
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Caring, compassionate and constructive. I’ve appreciated Dr. Shirley’s help.
Written on Dec 20, 2024 after therapy with Andrea for 3 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coaching, and adhd
Dr. Shirley is very well rounded, listens well but is also not afraid to call you out. She's open-minded and direct. She takes well to being right or wrong, it's all about helping you figure you out whichever way fits best.
Written on Dec 07, 2024 after therapy with Andrea for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Dr. Shirley covers support for every area of my experience as a first generation American; Latinx and queer person of very humble beginnings. It’s been a great therapy experience with her.
Written on Dec 04, 2024 after therapy with Andrea for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, family conflicts, and self esteem
I think Dr. Shirley is a good therapist listens and responds well. It helps me slow down and I like that.
Written on Dec 03, 2024 after therapy with Andrea for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues
I strongly recommend her and I love her she is great person and therapist that I ever had she really here's you and cares about you she is a very extraordinary person I recommend her I appreciate everything that she does for me she has helped me so much and so many ways I really enjoy her company as a therapist she has a great spirit as well God bless her much love..
Written on Nov 18, 2024 after therapy with Andrea for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, and self esteem
She is so intuitive and is very present. She is a problem solver, mentor, and therapist.
Written on Nov 18, 2024 after therapy with Andrea for 3 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, bipolar disorder,