Philosophy
I approach each client individually but see each person through a multidimensional lens which takes into account the situation that brings the person to therapy, history, physical symptoms, coping skills, symptoms, brain chemistry, relationship and developmental history.
For the second half of my career I am happy to be working in Santa Cruz where there is a holistic approach to health and change. Sometimes emotional problems have a physical basis, and visa versa. Sometimes couples issues are simply a clash of brain chemistry and all that’s needed is knowing that and not taking “forgetting to pick up the newspaper” as lack of love or respect, most often it is simply “wiring.”
My style is straight forward, interactive and my goal is to have my clients leave therapy as quickly as possible with tools, behaviors, and insight that they can use for the rest of their lives.
Please call and we can talk about whether working with me would be helpful to you.