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Biography

I have had the privilege to work directly with Lisa on many occasions. Her mentorship has been invaluable and I have been a trainer in training for about one year. I have been licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California since 2000. I specialize in moving clients through attachment disruptions, complex and acute trauma resolution, complex PTSD, PTSD, severe anxiety, addictions, depression, adoption issues, grief and loss.

I have been privileged to work with Veterans helping them move toward healing their brains and enabling them to move forward in their lives with more joy, compassion and love toward themselves and other. I am currently working part time as an independent contractor at Reconnect Intensive Outpatient Program in Pacific Palisades, California as a Trauma Specialist.

My goal is to move clients towards transformation and healing with a deep personal connection to mind, body and spirit, through greater self awareness, self compassion and personal empowerment. The CRM creates the conditions to process more rapidly and completely with greater ease and comfort to the suffering client. Ultimately, giving the client the ability to repair attachment issues with self and regulate their own bodies and attune to themselves and meet their own needs and to develop healthier relationships with others.

Specialties

Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Depression, Dissociative Identity Disorder, Grief, OCD, PTSD, Relationships, Stress, Trauma

Are you feeling like you are out of options? That you have tried, but things are just not getting better, and relationships keep falling apart? Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, not sure of who you are anymore? Making the decision to come to therapy takes courage and vulnerability; it can feel scary, but it is worth it. I believe the lasting effects of childhood trauma are at the root of most of our problems in adult life. I am a survivor of childhood trauma; I know how it derails our adult lives in so many ways. Healing from trauma takes understanding the nature of its origin and effects.
I am a trauma-informed therapist who has used the modality I practice in (CRM) to assist people in recovering from depression, PTSD, addiction, and with current interpersonal difficulties. My goal is to help you reach yours through healing the hurt and regaining the light and purpose that is the true you.
It starts with a conversation to discuss what has been in your way, and to see if you and I are a good fit; no committment and the initial meeting is on me. Let’s do it!

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional who finds great joy in assisting people during trying times back into a healthier and happier life. I have a warm and non-judgemental approach that provides an opportunity to adress both short and long term goals, crisis situations, and long-term underlying issues. I help my clients explore their past and how it is showing up in their present. Working with those struggling after trauma led me to become a Comprehensive Resource Model Professional. I am also EMDR Trained (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing).  My work focuses on major issues including couples and families in crisis, intimacy issues, eating disorders, anxiety and depression, and victims of violent acts to name a few.
I have a passion for working with all ages, races, cultures and orientations. I incorporate guided imagery, art, and play therapy techniques into my sessions. My goal is to help individuals, couples, and families to release their traumas without overwhelming them, to help them find healthier ways of communicating and regain the ability to live with themselves as well as others.
“…be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” ~(NIV) 2 Chronicles 15:7