Psychologist - Santa Monica, CA

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Profession(s): Psychologist
License/Credential: I am a licensed professional 

About Me & My Practice

I have been in clinical practice since 1985 and believe in a balanced approach to therapy. I've been a yoga practitioner for the past 30 years and yoga teacher for the past 10 years. So my clinical practice has a strong mind/body/spirit approach. I got my Ph.D. at UCLA and have continued an academic career by publishing papers and books. I have a special interest in nonlinear science. My most recent book, Psyche's Veil, blends the nonlinear science, art, mythology and spirituality of clinical practice. I have an artistic side and drew over 40 images for that book. I dance as well. My first book was a creativity curriculum for educators. I view psychotherapy as an act of co-creativity on the part of therapist and patient. I absolutely love clinical practice and feel ever renewed and inspired by helping people to change.

Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Anxiety or Fears
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  • Attachment Issues
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  • Bereavement
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  • Bipolar Disorders
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  • Blended Family Issues
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  • Codependency / Dependency
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  • Communication Problems
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  • Depression
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  • Dissociative Disorders
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  • Divorce
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  • Emotional Abuse
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  • Gay / Lesbian Issues
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  • Grief & Loss
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  • Healthy Living
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  • Impulse Control Disorders
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  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
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  • Life Stages
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  • Lifestyle Balance
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  • Loss or Grief
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  • Mental Health Conditions
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  • Personality Disorders
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  • Relationship Issues
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  • Self-Confidence
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  • Self-Esteem
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  • Shame
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  • Spirituality
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  • Stress Management
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  • Trauma and PTSD
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Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
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  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counse
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Ages I Work With

  • Teenage
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  • Adults
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Languages I Speak

  • English
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Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Art Therapy
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  • Body-Mind Psychotherapy
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  • Dreamwork
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  • Emotional Transformation Therapy
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  • Existential Psychotherapy
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  • Gestalt Therapy
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  • Humanistic Psychology
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  • Hypnotherapy
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  • Interpersonal Neurobiology
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  • Mindfulness Based Approaches /Also Contemplative Approaches
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  • Object Relations
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  • Positive Psychology
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  • Positive Psychotherapy
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  • Psychoanalysis / Modern Psychoanalysis
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  • Psychodynamic
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  • Psycho-Physical Therapy
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  • Relational Psychotherapy
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  • Self Psychology
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  • Somatic Experiencing
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  • Systems Theory /Therapy
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  • Yoga Therapy
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