I have been a licensed marriage, family, and child therapist since 1980 and earned a PhD in counseling from University of Southern California in 1986. I help clients identify and reach goals, and avoid roadblocks. I offer feedback with a non-judgmental, and solutions-oriented approach. I work with individuals, couples, and groups, and accept most insurance. My specialties include: sexual assault (survivors and their significant others), adult children of alcoholics, depression, anxiety, job stress, communication strategies, women's issues, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender), and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). My clients come from very diverse backgrounds and cultures. I offer a caring, sympathetic and understanding response to life's challenges. I suggest appropriate behavioral homework, such as relevant reading materials, taking necessary actions, writing journals and therapeutic letters, and trying holistic steps (homeopathic and herbal remedies, exercise, mindfulness and relaxation approaches).
Licenses/Certifications
 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)
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License Info
M14494
Education
- National Honor Society, high school
- National Merit Scholarship
- B.A., Goddard College, Plainfield, Vt., 1974
- Jungian Institute, Zurich, Switzerland, 1973
- MSed in counseling, U.S.C., Los Angeles, 1980
- licensed marriage and family therapist, Ca., 1980
- PhD in counseling, U.S.C., 1986
Bio
Past advisory board member:
- Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women (LACAAW, also trainings for hotline counselors)
1980 - 1989
- Cabrillo College Women's Center, 1990 - 1994
Founding member:
- School Within a School, Brookline, Ma. (SWS, longest running alternative program in a public
high school), 1971
- N.Y. Women Against Rape, NYWAR, 1975
- Cypress Charter High School, Live Oak, Santa Cruz County, 2002
- Hebrew school of Chadeish Yameinu, local Jewish Renewal group, 2004
Appeared on local Los Angeles and national tv shows about rape, 1980's, including Oprah Winfrey (long-term effects of rape on survivors and their partners, my PhD dissertation topic, 1986)
Memberships
- Santa Cruz local chapter of CAMFT (Ca. Assn. of Marriage & Family Therapists)
- state member, CAMFT
- member of American Assn. of University Women (AAUW)
- member of National Organization of Women (NOW)
- contributor, Doctors Without Borders
- contributor, Survivors Healing Center, Santa Cruz
Recommendations
Payments Accepted
Cash, Check, Insurance
Hours
Monday - Friday, 10 A.M. - 7 P.M.
Practice Areas/Issues Treated
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Therapy
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Anger Management
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Anxiety and Panic
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Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
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Body Image Issues
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Caregiver Issues
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Chronic Illness
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Couples
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Depression
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Divorce
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Eating Disorders
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Grief and Loss
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Life Transitions
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Loneliness
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Marriage & Family Therapy
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Marriage Counseling
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Online / Teletherapy
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Pre and Postpartum Mental Health
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Relationship Issues
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Self-Esteem Issues
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Seniors and Elder Care Issues
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Stress Management
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Trauma and PTSD
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Work and Career Issues
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