I am dual-licensed in California as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and have over 40 years of experience treating youth, adults, seniors and families impacted by a wide range of emotional disorders, health-related illnesses and environmental stress. I have worked in all levels of management and direct services within the behavioral health, social services, residential and health care industry.
My special areas of interest are early attachment, complex trauma, relational issues, and transcultural sensitivity. I was the founder and chair of the South County Roundtable on Attachment (SCRoA), an interdisciplinary professional and parent group studying the spectrum of attachment disorders and identifying research-based models of practice, in the south county of Santa Clara County since 2010.
Finally, I am an adoptive father of children with special needs and provide parent-to-parent support through the faith-based Parent-Child Connection support group of Help One Child.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Attachment issues, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Communication problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and discrimination, Sexual assault and abuse, Social anxiety and phobia
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Systemic Therapy
CA LCSW 9206
CA LMFT 17052