I have worked with adults, couples and families, children and teens, for over twenty years and was licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences in 2001. 

Individual Counseling

You deserve to be happy, loved and respected.  

If you are frustrated, angry or hurt because

-  you feel "ignored", "put down, or are "not good enough" 

-  you have to "walk on eggshells" or fear confrontation in your relationship

and you want to be "empowered" in your relationships and be appreciated for who you are  

Call me for a free consultation at                 760-766-1622

Couples Counseling

Couples counseling, marriage and pre-marital counseling often deals with hurt, anger, depression, anxiety, frustration, a lack of intimacy and communication issues.  

I show clients how to understand and challenge their negative thoughts and beliefs and become their own person, letting go of the old fears and attitudes that hold them back to find their real strengths and desires... how to create healthier and more satisfying relationships.

Blame, guilt and fault are eliminated replacing them with positive change.  My focus is to stay in the present and not let the past distract from the here-and-now.  

Call me for a free consultation at                 760-766-1622   

Children and Teens

Children and teens struggle with issues that upset them and their families.  Whether it's poor grades, depression, anxiety, drugs, lack of motivation, anger, defiance, sadness, cutting or other forms of acting out... Counseling can help.

I have worked with thousands of children and teens and their families.

Depression, defiance and anger often hide a deeper issue that parents need to understand and then help their child to resolve.

When children and teens discover that talking about their struggle helps to make it "go away," they become excited and welcome the opportunity to feel better.  

Call me for a free consultation at                 760-766-1622

School Problems

Does your child feel frustrated or angry in school?   

Is your child a discipinary problem at school or at home?     

Are homework and grades a struggle for your child? 

If this describes your family, there are usually good reasons.

Whether dealing with issues of divorce, trauma, anger and defiance or sadness or the failure to gain the basic building blocks in their education, now is the time to explore your child’s situation and develop solutions so that your child's school experience and future life can improve. 

Call me for a free consultation at                 760-766-1622

Please download and print the appropriate Adult, Couples or Minor's forms along with the Telehealth Informed Consent form.

Complete them and scan or send them to me prior to your first appointment.

If you have any questions, we can discuss them at this session.

With over 30 years experience in banking, consulting, financial services, manufacturing, marketing, project management, product development and technology, and 20 years as a licensed psychotherapist, I offer an helpful insight into dealing with business challenges and "difficult" people.  

My background in technology, aerospace, banking, financial services, operations and management includes:

• Technology (IT) and product/project development for a large California bank, an aerospace company and the largest credit card marketing associaion in the world
• Multi-year and multi-million dollar budget project responsibility
• Operations and Manufacturing consulting for multiple divisions of an international conglomerate producing business and military aircraft, space aircraft, consumer radio and television products, software development and building tools 
• Executive Director of a mental health organization
• Management positions in multiple and diverse corporate organizations in Southern and Northern California
• Increased productivity of IT professionals and improved processing of major systems in aerospace and banking environments
• Created a unique method to identify and terminate hundreds of millions of dollars of fraud for the largest worldwide credit card association
• Developed a reporting capability to identify how billions of dollars of credit card purchases originate and flow from merchants worldwide by SIC code, city, state, country and product type
• Managed the development, technical support and marketing of a PC application for T&E expense and purchasing in multiple languages directing support teams in Tokyo, London, Toronto, Miami (for Central and South America) and the United States
• Managed multiple levels of employees in large corporate environments
• Dealt with internal corporate and "outside" attorneys in numerous contracts and served as a subject matter expert in a $100M lawsuit (which we won)
• Built data centers in Northern and Southern California for a large national banking institution and a processing center near Philadelphia for a new credit card business entity
• Served on the board of a $500M credit union for ten years and several boards of mental health professionals for the last 12 years
• Licensed as a Marriage Family Therapist helping clients ranging from 4 to 95 since 2001
• BA in Economics and an MBA in Marketing from UCLA; MA in Counseling 

How often will I come in for sessions?

That’s a good question. I have found that, in this work, just like trying to build strength or improve your golf game, you get better with more frequent sessions. That usually means weekly though, at times, there may be a need or desire to come in more often. Working on yourself less frequently than once a week doesn’t offer you the chance to make changes in your life; conversely, when you are in need, more frequent visits help you to get through a difficult period.

How long does it take?

This is difficult to predict. I ask clients to give the process at least 10 sessions for us to get to know each other and for the process to start making a difference, for you to see change. So you need to plan for that and not expect that you will be able to fix everything right away. You will begin to notice changes and it can get better after that.

Do you take insurance?

The answer to that question is complicated based on your situation. Insurance companies require a mental health disorder diagnosis to cover the costs of treatment. Many of my clients prefer to deal with their insurance companies on their own or not to submit my invoice receipts because they want to protect their personal information. There is no way I can guarantee the confidentiality of your personal information once it leaves our office. That is up to you. 

I am a provider for veterans and their families through TRICARE. For all other clients, I can provide you with an invoice receipt for my services, as an "out of network provider" and you can submit that to your insurance company for reimbursement.

How do I pay you?

I take Zelle and credit cards to pay for the session at the beginning of each session unless otherwise agreed to.

How do I reach you if I have to?

The best way to reach me is to call our office voicemail [760-766-1622] and leave a message. I will be notified that you left a message and get back to you as soon as I can. I am not available after 10:00 pm or before 7:00 am. If you have an emergency, you need to call 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room. When in doubt, please act in your best interests and for your own safety.