Individual Psychotherapy, Parenting Consultation for Individuals, Couples and Families, Child Psychology, and Psycho-educational Testing

I have been interested in psychology since my teens when I discovered that I had a knack for dream work. My classmates would line up during lunch to discuss their latest dreams. Thus began my journey. This journey would take me through two graduate degrees and a career in special education and developmental psychology. I understood how children learn and develop in unique ways, expressing their family environments and becoming themselves. Raising my own three children deepened my experience ...

I have been interested in psychology since my teens when I discovered that I had a knack for dream work. My classmates would line up during lunch to discuss their latest dreams. Thus began my journey. This journey would take me through two graduate degrees and a career in special education and developmental psychology. I understood how children learn and develop in unique ways, expressing their family environments and becoming themselves. Raising my own three children deepened my experience and enriched me beyond measure. I became a nationally-recognized parenting expert, creating a magazine for Nestle called Very Best Kids. My passion for knowing the Whole Self meant a third round of graduate school to earn my doctorate in psychology. I trained and worked with the best, interning at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and becoming a licensed psychologist in 1985 (CA Psychology License PSY9176). In my private practice spanning 28 years, I have been able to blend my therapeutic skills, parenting skills and psycho-educational testing skills, offering a unique range of abilities to my clients. I have enjoyed consulting with schools, serving on a variety of boards of directors, editing The Los Angeles Psychologist, and being a leader in my personal and professional community. I am always enriching my practice with expanded therapeutic resources. Recent years have been devoted to completing advanced or level 2 training in EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. I am especially proud of my professional development in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, given its power as an integrative, transformational healing process. On a personal note, my yoga and meditation practices, along with a passion for hiking, diving and gardening connect me with spirit and the energy that permeates this work! You can read more about this on Spirituality and Transformation in Psychotherapy. Please call me for a complimentary telephone consultation.