Hi there, I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in Los Angeles. I work with many kinds of people, though I have particular experience helping families with children & teenagers, adults experiencing Bipolar disease, and people experiencing Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. I can work with anyone who currently resides in California.
If you are wondering if psychotherapy can be helpful for you or your loved one, please reach out via email and we can speak briefly before scheduling an appointment. I do not accept insurance, but I can accept cash, FSA, HSA, or Zelle.
A word of hope: I can assure you that most of us are capable of healing from, and adapting to, much more than we can presently imagine. Myself and many others in this profession have witnessed countless families and individuals make tremendous positive change in their lives. It is possible.
Please look below for more details about my work and how to reach me.
Areas of Practice
Child & Family Counseling
There are always exceptions, but it appears to me and many others that placing children and teenagers in their own individual private therapy frequently yields little to no meaningful change and sometimes can actually harm the child. Yes, therapy can harm; especially minors. What appears to be most effective for children and teens is a blend of family counseling with individual counseling, and with a greater emphasis on family counseling the younger the child is.
I work with young people who are experiencing rage, excessive anxiety, psychosomatic symptoms (medical symptoms due to mental strain), depression, tantrums, substance abuse, autism (and autism misdiagnosis), suicidal actions, self-harm, gender confusion, psychosis, custody battles, psychiatric over-diagnosis, emotional trauma, pornography overuse, and a number of other troubles.
**A special note for parents with children who have tried multiple therapies and medicines and are finding little value/progress; it is possible I can offer you an explanation why your child’s treatment has stagnated and provide a better way forward. Please contact me and we’ll talk.
Couples Counseling
I work with couples who have experienced infidelity, alcoholism, substance abuse, co-parenting/divorce, mental illness, loss of intimacy, family structure breakdown, seemingly impassable resentments, and couples who can’t quite figure out what is wrong but know something is preventing them from being how they wish to be together.
Adult Psychotherapy
If you are an adult and you are considering receiving psychotherapy treatment, whether from me or someone else, I highly recommend you read this short article titled How to Choose a Psychotherapist.
Some of my adult treatment experience: mood and bipolar illness, depression, anxiety/OCD, personality pathology, emotional trauma/PTSD, psychosis, substance abuse, pornography overuse, alcoholism, and psychiatric over-diagnosis/polypharmacy.
Location
We can meet online or in-person. I utilize numerous offices in the San Fernando Valley and the Westside of Los Angeles. Housecalls are possible but they are more expensive.