If you are struggling with an unworkable life, and are ready to learn how to make choices that result in a more balanced, productive, authentic life, I can help.
We all know how stressful life in Silicon Valley can be. The constant pressure of a 24/7 life can lead to so many problems: work-related stress, dissatisfaction, agitation, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and/or relationship turmoil.
I specialize in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy (MBP), an effective approach for restoring mental, physical, and emotional wellness. MBP focuses on reducing stress, cultivating mental clarity, inner calm, emotional equanimity, and greater resilience. These important qualities decrease mental and emotional distress, stress-related
physical symptoms, and relational problems. Mindfulness cultivates the ability to be successful and active, while feeling peaceful and grounded in the present moment.
I often work with professionals in high-stress careers, couples in distress, adolescents (particularly depressed, anxious, or stressed teens) and with adults who struggle with emotion dysregulation.
Find relief from depression, anxiety, life
transitions, relationship and marital problems, trauma and PTSD, eating disorders, loss, substance abuse, and
stress-related disorders,
I am a teacher of Mindfulness-Based
Cognitive Therapy for Depression Relapse Prevention (MBCT), Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention for addiction recovery (MBRP), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and have created
a Mindfulness-Based Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) program which integrates mindfulness
meditation practices with DBT's cognitive-behavioral emotion regulation skills.
Mindfulness-based psychotherapy is psychodynamic (dealing with underlying causes) and cognitive behavioral (actively
working on changing unhealthy thoughts and actions) and uses mindfulness practices
to awaken insight. These diverse, yet complementary modalities promote active
change in clients by reducing stress and enlivening greater self-awareness, self-reflectivity,
compassion for self and others, and a deepened sense of inner peace.
My
private practice fees are as follows:
- $120.00
per individual therapy session (approximately 50 minutes).
- $175.00
per conjoint (marital/family) therapy session (approximately 80 minutes).
- Groups
fees are determined by the length of program
I have been a yogic
and vipassana meditation practitioner for more than 30 years. I
hold an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa
Barbara. My masters thesis, Uncertainty, Nothingness, Beingness revisioned
depression through the lenses of quantum philosophy, Existential psychology and
Buddhist psychology.
