Coastsidepsych.com; Individual, Couple, and Group Psychotherapy For Adults; About

I am fairly new to the California Coastside community. My family
and I moved to Half Moon Bay in the fall of 2006, and we
absolutely love it here. I was trained in New York City, where I
obtained a Masters in Counseling Psychology from Fordham
University and a Masters in Social Work from Hunter College. I
also have special training in Imago Relationship Therapy, and drug
and alcohol addiction.

Before going into private practice 8 years ago, I worked primarily
with adults and couples, dealing with addiction of all kinds,
domestic violence, grief and loss, HIV, self-esteem, and many
different relationship issues. I led groups for women who were
coming out of the closet late in their lives, HIV- men's groups,
domestic violence groups, recovery from drug and alcohol groups,
and women's support groups.

What I feel most proud of is how much of my own healing work I
have been fortunate enough to do. Throughout this process, I have
learned many different ways of connecting with people and helping
them grow through their fears and pain. I believe that I can only
take my clients places where I have been, so throughout my career,
when issues have come up for me, I have looked at my own issues,
healing personally on deeper and deeper levels, so that I can help
my clients go deeper on their own journeys.

I see myself as a mirror and a guide. I believe that each person has
their own answers within, and that it is my job to help them clear
away whatever is keeping them from knowing what they intuitively
know. Healing is a natural process that happens when the
obstructions are removed. Everything is moving in the direction of
growth and health naturally. Sometimes, however, something
happens to inhibit or even stop one's development.

People can be stuck for a long time at an earlier emotional stage of
developmental, even though their physical body keeps growing. It
can be very painful when the world sees you one way, but inside
you feel very different. I see it as my job to help my clients come
into better emotional and spiritual alignment, so that they are
living from their most authentic self on both the outside and the
inside.