Offering Therapy In-person in Santa Monica, California, or Online

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #85366), providing psychotherapy to individuals, young adults and groups. My approach is a blend of person-centered (Rogerian) style with somatic psychotherapy. My longstanding meditation and yoga practice also informs my work.

I received my bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Vermont in 1986 and a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology from Boston University in 1988. I applied my counseling skills in the business world during a long, successful career in Human Resources Information Systems.

During a break from a busy corporate job, I became inspired while attending a yoga retreat in Costa Rica. I came back from the trip feeling revitalized and invigorated, and returned to graduate school and earned a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University. My extensive training experience after graduate school has been focused on somatic therapy modalities because those modalities have proven most effective in helping me feel more relaxed and alive. You can read more about somatic therapy in the “Modalities” section of this website.

MY AREAS OF SPECIALTY INCLUDE:

• Trauma

• Addictions

• Adult Children of Alcoholics

• Anxiety

MODALITIES/HOW I WORK: