I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Certified Jungian Analyst with 40 years experience in full-time private practice. I have an office in Encinitas, California.

Human problems such as depression, anger, anxiety, loss of meaning, sexual issues, identity issues, and low self-esteem all represent reasons for psychotherapy. The process of depth psychotherapy is a mosaic of inner and outer
dynamics that yields lasting and authentic change. In my consulting office, I work to provide a safe, confidential and ethical space for your exploration and transformation.

I work with adults and couples, as well as children and adolescents. I also offer sessions for couples struggling with the many challenges of blended families. In addition, I have over 30 years experience helping teenagers
face peer, identity and emancipation problems.

Children and Adolescents

Psychotherapy with children and adolescents can help with self-esteem issues, oppositional problems, school and grades, as well as depression, anxiety and anger. With younger children, I often use play therapy techniques because children heal and express themselves best through imaginative play.

The developmental tasks of children and adolescents are different at different ages. For example, as any parent knows, children and adolescents manifest their suffering in vastly different ways than adults. In my experience, a proper assessment of the child's or adolescent's psyche is crucial to his or her subsequent therapy. Parents should expect two or three sessions in the beginning when I can gather information from care-givers and the children involved. After that, I design a therapy plan and we begin!

Couples

Couples often benefit profoundly from psychotherapy. They can have problems in many areas such as listening, communicating, negotiating, money, parenting, separation and divorce. On a deeper level, their struggles usually have to do with encountering The Other in oneself. Jungian theory gives me (us) the tools to help couples problem-solve, symbolize, and experience meaning in their relationship. Additionally, I have been able to help many couples who are struggling through issues that often emerge in blended families.

Individuals

Individual psychotherapy addresses a number of life problems that people in their 20's and 30's often face such as career issues, marriage, new children and grief. My experience over the last 30 years as a clinical social worker and therapist enables me to work in many ways, on many levels, meeting each individual where he or she is in life..