Specialties
I am a licensed psychologist, counselor, and psychotherapist serving people in Los Gatos, San Jose, Saratoga, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Santa Cruz and Campbell, California, and have four areas of expertise that have evolved from my 25 years of clinical experience.
- Individual Counseling & Therapy
- Relationship & Marriage Counseling
- Teen Counseling
- Family Counseling
Common skills I teach Individuals, Couples and Teens include:
- Effective communication skills
- Life-enhancing friendship skills
- Strategies for getting things done
- Overcoming passivity/becoming proactive
- Creating healthy balance in life
- Overcoming defensive reactions
- Negotiating disagreement effectively
- Moving out of overwhelm to feeling in charge
- Resolving grief from the loss of a friend, relative, pet or divorce
- Moving from lethargy to empowerment
- Resolving family of origin issues
- Learning the power and peace of meditation
- Cultivating empathy
- Compassionate communication
- Learning life-enhancing ways of thinking
- The art of cognitive/behavioral therapy
- Learning to play and have fun
- Learning strategies to focus and reduce distractions
- Organization skills for home, work and school