“Hope never abandons you, you abandon it.”
--George Weinberg
Welcome!
Sometimes the journey through life has some unexpected stops along the way where we can feel stuck or hopeless. I would love to have the privilege of walking along side you on this journey so that you might not feel so alone. Let’s work together on finding out what gives you hope, and helps you on the path to fulfilling your emotional needs.
I work from a psychodynamic approach. I truly believe that our early life experiences shape and create templates for who we are as an adult. With the help of a strong therapeutic relationship, I work to help identify root causes of current patterns and help lead you to the insights that can empower you to break the patterns that bring you pain. I strive to create an environment that feels safe, is judgement free, and where you can be seen and heard.
I am also an EMDR trained therapist and can work with you to process trauma you may have experienced at any point in your life.
I have experience and training in working with betrayal trauma in couples with infidelities along with individuals and couples who have been affected by sexual addictions.
I work with individuals and with couples. Find out more about my services and fees
Your old story. You tell yourself, “There’s no hope.”
Sometimes it can feel as if all hope is lost. You feel hopeless that things can get better.
You suffered trauma in your life. You had a traumatic childhood that is affecting your life all these years later or trauma as an adult that you thought wouldn’t affect you if you just didn’t think about it.
You are in a relationship that isn’t good for you and you feel as there is no hope for it to get better. You keep finding yourself in a series of unhealthy relationship and it feels as if there is no hope for you to be in a loving healthy relationship. You ask yourself through the tears, “Why do I keep doing this?”
You or your partner are in the grips of an addiction that is tearing your relationship apart. There’s an addiction to pornography, sex, alcohol, or drugs and there’s shame. You’re angry that this is happening and you feel hopeless as you try to stop the behaviors on your own and can’t. You’re the partner of the person suffering from the addiction and you’re angry that you stayed in the relationship after all of this but you don’t want to walk away. You’re confused.
You don’t even know why you feel sad, hopeless, and like you’re just making it through each day. You know you want some help sorting these feelings out but you don’t know where you would even begin
Does any of this sound familiar? Too familiar? The good news is that it does not have to be this way any longer and you’re not alone. I will be there with you every step of the way.
In-person and remote options available
My office is conveniently located in Pasadena near the 210 Freeway. Can’t make it into the office? No worries – I’ve got you covered with telehealth.