Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. Are you or someone you love in a time of crisis, loss, or life change? Perhaps you have depression, anxiety, medical problems, or chronic pain? Maybe you are tired of repeating the same patterns alone or in your partnership. Life can certainly be difficult.
While it is not "all in your mind, " we can make things easier or harder on ourselves. Sometimes we need help because it can feel terrible to go through challenging times and we may feel stuck or overwhelmed. While seeking a therapist to talk about your pain is vulnerable, it is also an act of courage and determination. As a psychotherapist, I treat concerns that include depression, anxiety, and health problems to personality patterns, life-transitions, and couples counseling.
I am experienced, open-minded, and curious about the difficulties that have led you to counseling, issues that we all, at some time in life, find difficult to work through on our own.
While it is not "all in your mind, " we can make things easier or harder on ourselves. Sometimes we need help because it can feel terrible to go through challenging times and we may feel stuck or overwhelmed. While seeking a therapist to talk about your pain is vulnerable, it is also an act of courage and determination. As a psychotherapist, I treat concerns that include depression, anxiety, and health problems to personality patterns, life-transitions, and couples counseling.
I am experienced, open-minded, and curious about the difficulties that have led you to counseling, issues that we all, at some time in life, find difficult to work through on our own.
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I am a California licensed clinical psychologist, Qualified Medical Examiner, and psychotherapist in private practice.
I am also a candidate at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in San Francisco.
Prior to entering full time into my work in private practice and med-legal evaluation, I served as the Director of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at Pacific Pain Institute.
A great pleasure of mine included training providers on the value of collaborative care, as well as increasing understanding of the role of the mind in treating and transforming human suffering.
I am also a candidate at the Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California in San Francisco.
Prior to entering full time into my work in private practice and med-legal evaluation, I served as the Director of Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at Pacific Pain Institute.
A great pleasure of mine included training providers on the value of collaborative care, as well as increasing understanding of the role of the mind in treating and transforming human suffering.
As a behavioral medicine psychologist, I have experience and extensive expertise in regards to a wide-range of concerns, presenting problems, and ways of working to directly address symptom relief, including CBT, MCBT, Solutions Focused, Hakomi, and relaxation training.
I have found, however, that symptom relief, although important, does not lead to lasting change.
My primary orientation and compass point in psychotherapy, therefore, is psychoanalytic.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy enables productive thinking to occur even when our lives are turned upside down: in the midst of debilitating loss, deep depression, fragmentation, hidden patterns, and trauma (in other the words, the most challenging experiences in being a person).
I have found, however, that symptom relief, although important, does not lead to lasting change.
My primary orientation and compass point in psychotherapy, therefore, is psychoanalytic.
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy enables productive thinking to occur even when our lives are turned upside down: in the midst of debilitating loss, deep depression, fragmentation, hidden patterns, and trauma (in other the words, the most challenging experiences in being a person).
How we respond when the storm strikes is up to us.
How we live in the aftermath of tragedy and heartache, that's within our control.
And it's in these moments, through our actions, that we often see the glimpse of what makes life worth living in the first place.
Psychotherapy explores "blind spots", conflicts, and the difficult feelings, thoughts, or memories that we try to push aside in order to cope with the demands of life.
The problem is that this coping strategy often backfires, creating struggles in the form of poor choices, dissatisfaction, repeating patterns, and feelings of disappointment, despair, and confusion.
How we live in the aftermath of tragedy and heartache, that's within our control.
And it's in these moments, through our actions, that we often see the glimpse of what makes life worth living in the first place.
Psychotherapy explores "blind spots", conflicts, and the difficult feelings, thoughts, or memories that we try to push aside in order to cope with the demands of life.
The problem is that this coping strategy often backfires, creating struggles in the form of poor choices, dissatisfaction, repeating patterns, and feelings of disappointment, despair, and confusion.
Behavioral and Psychological Evaluation: I also accept referrals from individuals looking for an in-depth understanding of their psychological distress including diagnosis, assessment of functioning and comprehensive treatment recommendations.
I also collaborate with primary care physicians to evaluate the impact of a person's state of mind on medical treatment, prognosis, and everyday functioning.
Pre-surgical Psychological Clearance: I specialize in providing pre-surgical clearances to patients who are considering surgical procedures such as trials for spinal-cord stimulator or opioid pump, in addition to clearances for fusion, laminectomy, bariatric surgery, etc.
I also collaborate with primary care physicians to evaluate the impact of a person's state of mind on medical treatment, prognosis, and everyday functioning.
Pre-surgical Psychological Clearance: I specialize in providing pre-surgical clearances to patients who are considering surgical procedures such as trials for spinal-cord stimulator or opioid pump, in addition to clearances for fusion, laminectomy, bariatric surgery, etc.
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My office is fully wheelchair accessible and is located across the street from Rockridge BART and AC Transit.
Off-street parking is free with validation.
You'll be taken to PayPal's Website, where you can complete the payment to me safely and securely.
Please be sure to enter the payment amount that includes Paypal's fee of 3% for cost of doing busines.
My office is fully wheelchair accessible and is located across the street from Rockridge BART and AC Transit.
Off-street parking is free with validation.
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