Inspired by Nature
Informed by contemporary Western and traditional, non-Western healing frameworks
I integrate my training as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (U.C. Berkeley 1990; CA LCSW, 1993) with on-going study of Buddhist mindfulness and Yoga philosophy, current research in psychology of addiction, neuropsychology, non-duality, and psychiatry. I have studied and worked in Mexico, New Mexico, Central and South America.
I seek to bring awareness of racial, religious, class structure, and of health inequalities, gender and neurodiversity, and of the social, physical, and psychological impacts of climate change into my current work as a therapist in private practice.
Embodied Healing
Lived Experience
Your well-being is my ultimate concern. Since 2000, I have provided patients in the San Francisco area a wide range of psychological and counseling services to suit their needs. Whether you’re an individual, a couple or a family looking for help - my therapy sessions are designed to strengthen your confidence, and assist you in the healing process. Take a look at the services I offer, and get in touch with me today.
Individual Therapy
I aim to support you to realize your heart’s desires. I hold space for you to connect with your body wisdom and envision your next steps with creativity and self-compassion.
I have worked as a trauma therapist for over 30 years. Many sources will inspire our work together, such as Internal Family Systems, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, Somatic Experiencing, Hakomi therapy approach, Expressive Arts therapy, Jungian dreamwork, and the work of Byron Katie, to name a few.
Via video conferencing sessions and in person sessions I can offer you powerful tools to help you to heal your wounds. You can become available to live a life in alignment with your values. You may come to deep acceptance of your circumstances. You may make progress towards the realization of your dreams.
Intimate Partner Therapy
In addition to other approaches mentioned, I use the Gottman method, Attachment theory, and the work of Byron Katie in my approach to intimate partner work. We can develop "love maps" and help you become aware of your preferred love language(s). We can look into unconscious patterns which have impeded the development of more satisfying attachments to yourself and to your beloved.
We can address sexuality, finances, abuse, neurodiversity, ableism, trauma histories, addiction, child-rearing differences, blended families, infertility, fostering, adoption issues, as well as polyamory, and LGBTQ+ related issues.
50-80 minute sessions as well as day long intensives are available to assist you and your partner(s) to identify and resolve challenges. You may enhance the strengths you already have as you co-create deep connection and intimacy in your partner relationships and family life.
Day-Long Intensives
I offer day long meditation retreats to individuals, couples, and small groups. These extended sessions may allow for fresh perspectives on “stuck” psychological blockages, deep grief work, intergenerational trauma healing, as well as creative life visioning and non-dualistic perspectives on self, community, and world.
Abuelita
"I am the Mystical Heritage of the
recent past and I am the Present,
which gives a living continuity to
our loving arrival in Faith
in God, towards Humanity and
Mother Earth, carrying the
Message of:
Peace of the Nations and Men
End to Violence in all of its Forms
Universal Healing
Love of Life"
--Grandmother Julieta
Need Support to Find Your Path?
Are you uncertain as to your Life's Way?
Have you suffered Trauma?
Do you struggle to relax or to find meaning?
Do you neglect your own needs or have difficulty asserting yourself?
Do you suffer from depression, anxiety, loneliness, or low self-confidence?
Have you chosen partners who are abusive, self-absorbed, or addicted?
I can support you to heal from past events and discover new sources of strength.
You can learn to:
Develop healthy relationships with your body, yourself, and with others
Develop your talents and deepen your sense of community
Experience peace and wellbeing
Grieve and heal your losses
Learn to say "no" and set appropriate limits at work or at home
Contact Me
in the San Francisco Bay Area at 510-384-2143.
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Many blessings to you!