I assist individuals, couples, and organizations to courageously confront and surmount challenges presented by love and work. I combine solution-focused, mindfulness-based, attachment oriented theoretical approaches to motivate clients to push through blocks that impede quality of life with family & work. A therapist, professor & consultant with 20 years of experience, I also counsel & train therapists, mental health professionals, & organizations in both the public and private sector.
Specialties: (1) Couples & Individuals; (2) Men understanding themselves & women; (3) Women balancing marriage, family & work (4) Depression, Anger, Anxiety, (5) Sexuality, (6) Addictions, Aftercare & Dual Diagnosis; (5) Leadership Development: Wellness, Stress Management; (6) Crises of faith & spiritual discovery; (7) Professional development, coaching & personal training & retreats for business execs with a specialty in family businesses.
Clients describe me as focused, actively engaged, and warm. As a graduate professor, I have researched & implemented best-practice strategies. It is this combination of experience and presence that allows me to deeply understand and work with the most challenging & sensitive issues my clients may present.
- Orientation:
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Attachment
- Marital & Family Systems
- Modality:
- Individuals
- Couples
- Family
- Avg Cost (per session): $100 - $150
- Sliding Scale: Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Accepted Insurance Plans:
- All Insurance Co.s Superbills Provided
- Verify your health
insurance
coverage when you
arrange your first visit.
- Years in Practice: 20+ Years
- School: Texas A&M; Rosemead, M.A. Ph.D. - USC-Dissertation
- Year Graduated: 1984
- License No. and State: PSY9564 California
- Relationship Issues
- Anxiety or Fears
- Depression
- Issues:
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Infertility
- Life Coaching
- Loss or Grief
- Men, Business & Relationship Challe
- Parenting
- Spirituality
- Substance Abuse
- Gender: Male
- Ethnicity: Any
- Alternative Languages:Cultural Diversity - Yes!
- Religious Orientation: Any
- Age:
- Adults
- Nearby Towns: Irvine (UCI, Turtle Rock, Woodbridge), CA, Laguna Beach (Emerald Bay), CA, Newport Beach, CA
- Nearby Counties: Orange
- Nearby Zips: 92612, 92651, 92660






