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Welcome.
Thanks for visiting my site. I’m a licensed MFT therapist with over 13 years experience. I specialize in working with clients with ADHD. Having ADHD myself, my approach is very neurodivergence affirming. I help clients leverage the many strengths of the ADHD brain to work with the challenges that they face living in society that can be quite hostile to the their differences. Of course, my practice is open to individuals without ADHD as well. I also specialize in helping people with addiction issues, especially internet and gaming addiction. My primary modality is Internal Family Systems therapy which is a trauma informed approach that can be highly effective treating relational and developmental trauma. I often use Motivational Interviewing, supporting clients in making positive changes in their lives. I also have over 13 years of experience working as a Therapeutic Behavioral Coach. This allows me to offer ADHD and behavioral coaching when clients are needing this kind of support.
About me
I am the parent of two thriving teenagers (a son and daughter) and have been happily married for 22 years. I have an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and a B.A in English Literature from the University of Virginia. Prior to being a Psychotherapist I was a High School English teacher and a stay at home Dad. Prior to starting my private practice, I worked for six years as a therapist and behavioral specialist at St Vincent's School for Boys in San Rafael: with boys between the ages of 7-18 with extensive trauma histories.
“It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens, how confusions that seem irremediable turn into relatively clear flowing streams when one is heard.”