THRIVE

I am licensed in California, Hawaii and North Carolina and work with clients in those states. I am also a member PsyPact and work with clients in all of the following states: AL, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, ME, MD, MI, MN, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and WY.

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Couples Therapy

As a Gottman Levels I & II trained therapist, I work with diverse couples of all types and a wide range of family constellations. With more than 10 years of experience working with couples, I primarily use the Gottman Method which was developed through 40 years of clinical research and is known to be the most effective method for supporting a very wide range of couples. I support couples who are new to the relationship or who have been together for many years, navigating major decisions or transitions. We can work together to help you improve communication, shift challenging patterns, reduce conflicts, and recover from an affair or other infidelity, trauma, or addiction. I also provide Discernment Counseling to assist couples who are deciding between couple's therapy or ending their romantic relationship. I also support couples with ending relationships, including transitioning to non-romantic co-parenting, when a couple has come to that decision.

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Individual Therapy for Adults & Teens

I provide individual, strengths-based therapy for adults and teenagers. Occasionally I will work with a younger client if they do well with the online video/Zoom platform. I am integrative, meaning I pull from a wide range of interventions, to meet clients where they are with tools that uniquely meet their needs. Some of the tools I use include Acceptance Commitment Therapy, Somatic Mind-Body Awareness, Emotional Focusing, Expressive Arts, and others.

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Parent Coaching

I work with parents with children of all ages with a specialty in infant and toddler mental health. I support parents who are working through their own or their child's complex challenges--or often both at once which is why help can be critical. With young children we can talk about feeding, sleeping, potty training, and any other aspect of parenting as these activities are connected to healthy attachment relationships and emotional well-being in children and parents. I work with parents of school-aged children on a wide range of challenges, including mental health concerns, academic/school/learning challenges, attention and executive functioning, discipline and behavior issues, and more. Some support, guidance, developmental understanding and informed problem solving can shift things in small or large but often critical ways. Parent coaching includes working with parents following a separation or divorce. We can work together to improve communication and set up systems that support healthy relating between co-parents and prioritize children's emotional and developmental needs through these transitions and challenges.

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Life Transition Support for Couples & Individuals

Thinking about moving in together? Getting married? Having kids? Having another child? These are complex times where support can be tremendously beneficial in identifying the right path for you and checking in with your values, goals, and intentions together in a way that unifies and clarifies. This is the time to invest in the relationship you want to enjoy for the rest of your life. Let's work to get your aligned and clear on how to stay close and overcome any obstacles you may face together.