From Stuck to Unstoppable:
Transform Your Life with Specialized Trauma Therapy
Licensed Clinical Psychologist | EMDR Certified
Serving all of California & Utah via Telehealth and in person in Redondo Beach, CA.
I'm glad you are here. Finding a trauma therapist who truly understands your journey is an important step toward healing and growth.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience providing transformative therapy for anxiety, depression, PTSD, complex PTSD and interpersonal issues. My approach is compassionate, strengths-based, collaborative and grounded in research.
You Have a Vision for Your Life.
You want change. You are ready to address the hard parts of your story. Those parts that seem to stop your forward momentum. And you have so much momentum!
You have a strong start toward transformation because you are internally motivated to get the most out of life. Something keeps getting in the way, though. Something you can't see because it's so much a part of you. Or something you have avoided until now but know you can't keep avoiding.
If this sounds familiar, you are in the right place.
Do You Notice…
Negative beliefs that beat you down when you start to feel like you're moving forward?
Feeling like traditional therapy isn't working anymore?
Difficulty building and sustaining truly intimate relationships?
Feeling held in place when you try to move forward in life?
Intergenerational trauma patterns impacting your life?
Avoidance of memories of certain life events?
If any of these feel familiar, you're not alone. These patterns often signal that trauma is impacting your life in ways that go beyond what traditional talk therapy can address.
Specialized Trauma Therapy Approaches
Our stories can contain knots that are hard to massage out with talk therapy alone.
I provide the following specialized trauma therapies through secure telehealth sessions to residents of California and Utah, and in person in Redondo Beach, CA.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a comprehensive therapeutic approach that helps individuals process distressing memories and alleviate emotional distress. Unlike traditional talk therapy, EMDR uses dual attention (attending to both internal and external stimuli) to target and reprocess traumatic experiences, transforming negative beliefs into adaptive insights. This approach is particularly effective for PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, and depression.
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Intensive therapy programs compress the therapeutic process into consecutive days or half-days, allowing for deeper, more focused work. With fewer session openings and closings, we can dedicate more time to processing and breakthrough work. Intensives are ideal for addressing specific trauma and breaking through therapy plateaus. They can be a valuable complement to your ongoing weekly therapy.
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Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP) combines the neurobiological effects of ketamine with therapeutic techniques for enhanced healing. Ketamine promotes cognitive flexibility and neural growth while facilitating deep emotional processing and profound insights. This approach can be especially beneficial for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, and trauma-related symptoms that haven't responded to traditional therapy approaches.
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This revolutionary approach combines EMDR's proven effectiveness in relieving trauma-related distress with ketamine's neuroplasticity-enhancing effects. A small amount of ketamine helps create emotional safety and reduces protective barriers, allowing clients to approach traumatic memories with less fear and overwhelm. The result is often accelerated healing, with memories that once felt intolerable becoming approachable and processable.
Transformative Therapy That Goes Beyond Talk Therapy
Making a decision to actively work toward change and growth can be both exciting and intimidating. I expect that you have reached a point in your life where it feels like change is necessary. I can join you on the journey by offering my expertise and compassionate care.
As a trauma-informed psychologist, my integrative, holistic approach combines somatic therapy, EMDR, mindfulness practices, and imagery to help you connect with your body's wisdom and process trauma in ways that go beyond traditional talk therapy alone.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
Please explore my site and learn more about me and my approach to healing and growth. If you want to take the next step toward working together, I'm available for a free 20-minute consultation call.