PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 2-5 years
Number of patients with eating disorders you treat annually: 5-10
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: MA, Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University. EMDR Certified Practitioner. Experienced in working with adolescents, trauma survivors, and addictive disorders.
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: Eating, or the attempt to control it, can become an addictive process. This behavior serves the client by diverting from intolerable emotions. I work with the client to develop better skills for emotional regulation and physical self-management, as well as detoxifying the drivers and triggers for the unbearable feelings.
LANGUAGES: English
POPULATIONS SERVED: Adolescents, Adults, Couples, Ethnic Minorities, Females, GLBT, Males
CONDITIONS TREATED: Abuse, Addictions, Dissociative Disorders, NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified), Overeater, Other-Trauma
TREATMENT APPROACHES: Art Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral, Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Hypnosis, Individual Therapy, Support Groups, Other-TFT; Guided Imagery
TREATMENT SETTINGS: Outpatient
FEES: Cash, Credit Cards, Personal Checks, Insurance: Blue Cross, Blue Shield, Aetna, Cigna, UBH, PacifiCare, VAP, Humana, MHN
