I am licensed in California with 20 years of professional work experience in the mental health field, medical field and 5 years as a Clinical social worker. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, coping with addictions, coping with grief and loss, mood disorders, trauma, & PTSD. I also specialize in post partum depression, coping and adapting to complex medical diagnosis and co-occurring disorders. 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. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Cancer, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Family of origin issues, First responder issues, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Mood disorders, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Self-harm, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Young adult issues
CA LCSW 108104