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Hi, I am here to talk openly and listen without judgment about any sexual concerns you may have.
Sex, gender and sexuality are a part of our life, and relationships. Society and media play a huge role in defining what is right, what is wrong, what is accepted and what is taboo.
Benefits from My Services:
~Sexual liberation may seem just around the corner, but in this day and age there are many variables that can contribute, confine, and confuse. I am here to help you find clarity and solutions for your sexual concerns.
~Our sexuality underlies much of our choices, our decisions and our lifestyles. I am here to explore such issues openly with you, without judgment.
A Few Things I Can Help You Deal With:
~Sexual Identity Issues and Coming Out
~Feelings of Guilt, Fear, Anxiety Associated with Sex
~Lack of Sexual Desire, or Problems with Arousal
~Problems with Intimacy in your Relationships
Specializations:
~My focus is sexuality issues and sex therapy with individual and/or couples. We are all affected by different aspects of sexuality, whether it be ours, our partner's, or a broader view.
~I have worked for many years with adolescents involved in gangs, drugs. Throughout my career I have also worked with individuals and families affected by HIV/Aids, domestic violence survivors, sexual abuse survivors, drug addiction, sex offenders and families of sex offenders. I have worked with children and families to overcome grief, trauma and loss.
Professional Experience and Credentials:
~I have an MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA ~I became a Licensed Therapist by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences in December 2006.
~I have a Bachelor's of Arts in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Human Sexuality from San Francisco State University in 1995.
~I began my clinical work in 1993, at an undergraduate internship at a psychiatric institute at The University of California San Francisco, where my focus was doing art, music and recreation therapy with the adult patients on the locked unit. I have worked with the Trans-Gender population, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorders as well.