About Me
Like any of us, my own life experience is a part of my work in sessions. I have a background in the arts and in business, helping clients to understand and resolve challenges in career—both in day-to-day work relationships and with the bigger ‘what-am-I-doing-with-my-life’ questions. I bring my own experience as a Type-1 diabetic to my work with people who have chronic illnesses. And in general, my understanding of those needs makes me sensitive to the importance of the interplay between physical and emotional health.
A few areas that I've found that I'm helpful are: co-dependency or enmeshment in relationships; loss and trauma; low self-esteem; and finding ways to integrate long-unresolved family issues in order to stop those issues from negatively affecting friendships, love, and work. I like to help people find ways to communicate to spouses, partners, co-workers, and family. And I've had a pretty good track record working with men, guys who don't usually open up and would prefer not to be overly analytical.
In addition to my regular psychotherapy practice, I travel around the country delivering a day-long seminar specifically geared to visual artists to help in verbally communicating about their work (primarily for professional development). In this work I continually rediscover the need everyone has --artist or not--to acquire skills that help in developing friends and business relationships. I love working on those issues—even being as specific as to how to meet people at parties or how to overcome fear in public speaking. I’ve done this kind of work with lawyers, writers, doctors--every kind of person in all many careers. The outcome is usually growth in self-esteem and progress in creating happier personal and work relationships.
Client Expertise
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Lesbian |
Issue Specialties
- Anxiety or Fears
- Codependency
- Career Transitions
- Male Issues
- Anxiety or Fears
- Career Transitions
- Codependency
- Family
- Female Issues
- LGBTQ Issues
- Loss or Grief
- PTSD and Trauma
- Relationship Issues
- Self-Esteem / Growth
Organizations
Publications
- The Los Angeles Times; The Journal of the California Family Study Center