Counseling offers benefits to individuals and couples living in the state of California seeking to understand and navigate emotional and psychological pain, address unhelpful behaviors, and strengthen supportive connections. All our sessions will be conducted online, providing the convenience and safety of your own home, with scheduling made easy.
Experiencing depression, fear, and anxiety is a common and uncomfortable part of life. With counseling and treatment, I can help you regain the motivation, perspective, and joy you once had in your life.
Relationships no matter what require some level of work. I provide relationship counseling for folks of all relationship dynamics, helping to explore tools for better navigating your romantic or familial relationships. Even in the case of divorce, co-parenting or conscious uncoupling, I operate from an affirming and solution-focused approach. I’m both sex-conscious and sex-positive, holding expertise around issues related to sex and sexuality and offering clinical counseling on the topics of kink, BDSM, poly, and ethical non-monogamy.
Individuals have unique relationships and goals concerning substance use and compulsive behaviors. Employing a client-centered approach, I aim to assist you in navigating yours. Utilizing goal setting and non-judgmental harm reduction strategies, I can support you in achieving your desired outcomes from substance use while minimizing negative consequences.
Many people grapple with symptoms linked to painful and traumatic experiences. Post-traumatic events can leave emotions such as anxiety, fear, panic, and hopelessness. I can assist you in navigating solutions for these symptoms and guide you through the healing process. I specialize in offering marginalized identity and race-based validation and emotional support.
Your sexuality includes your sexual preferences, history, gender identification, body image, and the nuanced influence of factors like culture, religion, family, age, and biology. Gender and sexuality counseling provides a space to articulate your truth, conditioned social norms, reassess societal messages, restructure imposed "should" statements, and explore authentic facets of yourself. Specializing in gender-affirming and transcare support, I'm here to assist you on this journey of self-exploration.
I acknowledge the potential benefits and clinical significance of utilizing expanded states of consciousness for personal healing. My passion lies in assisting clients with treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, and challenges with substance use by guiding them through explorative, processing, and integrative phases of their psychedelic journeys. I offer education, preparation assistance, and support in making meaning out of their experiences with psychedelic medicines.
Whether you aim to transition between jobs, switch fields, or reshape your entire career perspective, I can assist you. Drawing on my expertise in recruiting and interpersonal effectiveness training skills, I can guide you seamlessly through the exploration and execution of this change. My specialization lies in providing advice and support, ensuring clients effectively navigate life, learning, and career transitions.
Looking to elevate mental health practices from an individual to an organizational scale? Leveraging my background as a Social Worker and Licensed Therapist with extensive experience in Human Resources, Training & Development, I'm well-equipped to assist your business. I specialize in program development, evaluation, training, and workshops targeting mental health awareness. My focus areas include Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DEIB) covering aspects like Race & Sexuality, De-escalation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Mindfulness & Stress Management.
Are you ready to get on the path to a healthier you? Get in touch today to get started!
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