About My Work:
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in West Los Angeles CA.
The work I do is about finding the right solutions for your needs. I do this through the mind body connection. My work is based on a somatic approach as the body and mind are one.
Together we explore your strengths, and I provide you with tools to support your continued growth and transformation. Whether you have specific goals you are looking to reach, or simply looking for continued growth, I am committed to supporting you in being successful.
Effects of Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be created by exposure to a psychologically distressing event. How we respond to trauma can vary, and what is perceived as trauma can vary. Therefore it is very important to not compare yourself with anyone else. You are unique and only you can do you, so listen to yourself.
Common responses to trauma can vary from intense fear, terror, and helplessness, to moderate anxiety. Trauma is an assault to a person’s biology and psyche. The exposure to the trauma may have happened recently or a long time ago, or both. The more recent can trigger memories from previous trauma.
My experience is that when connecting the body and mind in the therapeutic process my clients are able to heal fully.
The work I do is about finding the right solutions for your needs. I do this through the mind body connection. My work is based on a somatic approach as the body and mind are one.
Together we explore your strengths, and I provide you with tools to support your continued growth and transformation. Whether you have specific goals you are looking to reach, or simply looking for continued growth, I am committed to supporting you in being successful.
Effects of Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be created by exposure to a psychologically distressing event. How we respond to trauma can vary, and what is perceived as trauma can vary. Therefore it is very important to not compare yourself with anyone else. You are unique and only you can do you, so listen to yourself.
Common responses to trauma can vary from intense fear, terror, and helplessness, to moderate anxiety. Trauma is an assault to a person’s biology and psyche. The exposure to the trauma may have happened recently or a long time ago, or both. The more recent can trigger memories from previous trauma.
My experience is that when connecting the body and mind in the therapeutic process my clients are able to heal fully.
When Working With Children:
I have learned that when working with children, and families, effective treatment often requires more than just the work done in the session with the child. For treatment to be successful I meet with the parents / caregivers both individually, and together with the child. With parental consent and the utmost confidentiality in mind, I will also if needed work collaboratively with schools, teachers, coaches, and allied professionals to evaluate and treat difficulties that might be occurring in multiple settings. My role is also to assist parents in advocating for their children’s needs.
Parenting:
When becoming a parent you should know that you will make mistakes, and that you are still a good parent when doing so. It is the knowing that makes you wiser, and hopefully aware to not make the same mistakes again. However sometimes we don’t know until years later. It is my hope to be able to support you in trusting your instincts as a parent, and to support you to be effective in your parenting. Support you in not parenting from guilt and to recognize the difference. To learn how to love your child is probably not a problem, learning how to love and respect yourself as a parent, may be something we can work on together.
When you and your spouse disagree about how to parent:
Conflicts of this sort are important to acknowledge but sometimes hard to accept as they may feel unsolvable. In my work we look at where we learned how to parent, and how to negotiate these types of conflicts. We do this by looking at their origin, and finding new non-threatening ways to communicate.
When you and your spouse disagree about how to parent:
Conflicts of this sort are important to acknowledge but sometimes hard to accept as they may feel unsolvable. In my work we look at where we learned how to parent, and how to negotiate these types of conflicts. We do this by looking at their origin, and finding new non-threatening ways to communicate.