Welcome to my office! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), who received both professional clinical training, as well as earning both graduate and undergraduate degrees from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). I maintain a full time psychotherapy and counseling practice in West Los Angeles (WLA), California and have approximately thirty-five years of professional experience as a therapist, treating adults, adolescents and children, with a particular sensitivity and compassion towards assisting those who are ambivalent or uncomfortable in entering treatment.
In my practice, I seek to assist my patients in identifying emotional and psychological obstacles that are preventing them from achieving the quality of life that they deserve. I strive to foster a respectful therapy relationship that provides the empathy and emotional safety to address personal and work related concerns in a truthful, consistent and objective fashion. I feel that a crucial characteristic of a successful therapy experience includes ongoing support of self-respect and self-confidence, in assisting individuals and couples in building on existing psychological strengths. It is very important to me, that treatment in my office facilitates self-reliance, and ultimately an increased sense of personal value. A primary outcome of successful psychotherapy is that of making choices that will promote an increased sense of personal and professional satisfaction.
Additional services provided include conducting corporate staff development workshops, aimed at reducing tension and conflict in the workplace, ensuring an environment that more efficiently utilizes time and resources. In addition I consult with work-place managers regarding staff-management concerns, including union disputes, and facilitate post-traumatic stress debriefing. I also provide management referred treatment and evaluation of corporate employees, in addition to providing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counseling services for employer groups across the United States and in Canada. An additional dimension of my practice has included treating many individuals in the creative arts, addressing the unique emotional complexities and concerns, often present in the entertainment industry. Last but not least, I proudly provide mental health services to active and retired members of the military, and their families. This is often an underserved population with a wide range of unique and complex needs, that requires careful and thoughtful attention.
Other professional activities have included my serving in the roles of university instructor, clinical program manager, senior clinical faculty, as well as clinical supervisor and consultant. In addition, I have participated in various aspects of peer-review, as well as in evaluating the utilization and delivery of mental health care services. I have also served as Commissioner, Subject Matter Expert, and Licensing Appeals Reviewer for the California Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. In addition, as a proponent of skillful, competent mental health care delivery, I spent several years serving as a practicing therapist member on a health care insurance industry Quality Management Committee.
If you would like to inquire about services in this office or would like to check on availability, please feel free to contact me by
email or by phone at 310-472-3385. I sincerely appreciate that you have chosen to entrust me with your personal mental health care, professional development and or corporate workplace needs, and hope that my assistance proves to be valuable for you. Please email this office should you be interested in learning more about offered services.
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