I am an experienced relationship specialist working and licensed for 30+ years. I work out of Montclair (Oakland), California, and teach couples how to create the safety and understanding each of us craves. I have been extensively trained in Imago Relationship Therapy with additional year-long trainings in both Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Hakomi Therapy, experientially based therapies that use mindfulness and carefully listening to the body as part of the work. I have been trained to do EMDR - a treatment approach which has been empirically validated in over 24 randomized studies of trauma victims. I have seen my work progress and evolve substantially over the 20+ years of working with Imago Therapy, and more recently the somatically based trainings. Individual and couples therapy is very different work. I believe that just like with a plumber or electrician if you get a true "journeywoman" the work gets done faster and with more precision. I can teach you how to create the safety and the tolerance for two points of view that is essential but often missing. I know what how to create a relationship that works. The skills are easy, but counter- intuitive. It is "learning how to fish" starting in my office. With me, you learn how to have the relationship you want, then you take those skills home. You don't have to be married or straight to work on relationship problems, any relationship can be enhanced and enriched by using the tools Imago provides, all described in the best selling book "Getting the Love You Want" book and the more recent, concise, and useful "Getting the Love You Want Workbook."
