My goal is to help individuals of all ages achieve happiness, peace, and continued serenity in their lives by recognizing and resolving issues from the past and utilizing new ways to cope with the challenges of life in the present and future.
My Approach
We all deserve to lead a happy life that is both fulfilling and pleasurable. There will always be challenges and situations that take us away from feeling happy and serene. But my role as a Psychologist/Therapist is to help others work through their life challenges and achieve lasting peace and contentment.
In my private practice, I help children, adolescents, and adults work through difficult situations such as divorce, death, anxiety, depression, and relationship issues. Through personal and extensive therapy sessions, I help my clients identify which coping skills are working for them and which ones are not. Once I have laid a solid foundation of what works for each individual, I then help teach them new coping strategies and skills that they can utilize to resolve the difficulties in their lives on their own. I encourage my clients to practice these new skills in their daily lives and continually emphasize the most important concepts of being happy and peaceful.
I have over 30 years experience working with individuals of all ages. I spent 25 years as a School Psychologist for Los Angeles Unified School District where I completed psychological assessments and counseled students with a variety of learning and social-emotional difficulties. I worked hand in hand with the children’s families in order to create a more cohesive and positive environment for the children at home. These methods helped the whole family to understand and work with their children to overcome these difficulties.
In my private practice as an Educational Psychologist, I perform Psychological assessments to help identify and diagnose various types of learning and emotional difficulties. I also do IQ testing to help identify giftedness, as well as identifying strengths and weaknesses in an individual’s learning abilities. Although not perfect, IQ tests can be helpful in identifying strategies that can help an individual learn more effectively.
Due to my extensive and exceptional experience, I am also qualified as an expert witness in both the criminal and civil courts in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. I have been called upon by the courts to testify on behalf of individuals when educational issues are a contributing factor to their current predicament. I have been able to make recommendations for both children and adults caught up in the legal system that in turn often helps their legal problem. Having this kind of assistance and expertise in court can be a tremendous way to help these people move forward both legally and in their daily lives.
Organizations:
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
Psychology
The law states:
4986.10 A licensed educational psychologist shall be authorized to perform any of the following professional functions pertaining to academic learning processes or the educational system or both:
a. Educational evaluation, diagnosis, and test interpretation limited to assessment of academic ability, learning patterns, achievement, motivation, and personality factors directly related to academic learning problems.
b. Counseling services for children or adults for amelioration of academic learning problems.
c. Educational consultation, research, and direct educational services.
Therapy Options
Marriage and Family Therapists are relationship specialists who treat persons involved in interpersonal relationships. They are trained to assess, diagnose and treat individuals, couples, families and groups to achieve more adequate, satisfying and productive marriage, family and social adjustment. The practice also includes premarital counseling, child counseling, divorce or separation counseling and other relationship counseling. Marriage and Family Therapists are psychotherapists and healing arts practitioners licensed by the State of California. Requirements for licensure include a related doctoral or two-year master's degree, passage of a comprehensive written and oral examination and completion of at least 3,000 hours of supervised experience.
Psychotherapy services of licensed marriage, family and child counselors are, in many instances, eligible for insurance reimbursement. Marriage and Family Therapists are providers under the CHAMPUS program, and many are participating providers with Blue Shield of California as well as many other insurers, managed care organizations and preferred provider organizations. A physician's referral or referral by the managed care organization may be necessary.
-California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
My Services
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Therapy
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Educational Psychology
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Marriage & Family
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Coaching
Experience
Due to my extensive and exceptional experience, I am also qualified as an expert witness in both the criminal and civil courts in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. I have been called upon by the courts to testify on behalf of individuals when educational issues are a contributing factor to their current predicament. I have been able to make recommendations for both children and adults caught up in the legal system that in turn often helps their legal problem. Having this kind of assistance and expertise in court can be a tremendous way to help these people move forward both legally and in their daily lives.
Expert Affiliations:
Los Angeles Superior Court Panel of Experts
Years in Practice:
33 years
UCLA - Undergraduate Degree (1974)
CSUN – Graduate Degree (1983)
License Number:
MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist) No.36410 - California
LEP (Licensed Educational Psychologist) No.2158 - California
Accepted Payment Methods:
Cash, Check, and Credit Cards
Accepted Insurance Plans:
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Magellan
Pacific Care
United Behavioral Health
CHIPA/College Health
MHN/Managed Health Network
Magellan Behavioral Health
Value Options
Cigna
Aetna
Health Net
Please make sure to verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.