ABOUT ME
Welcome and thanks for viewing my psychotherapy/ strategic coaching consulting practice. I am passionate about co creating a working relationship with my clients to overcome and manage life challenges. I believe clients (individuals, couples, and families) should expect change because of our work together.
I was born and raised in sunny Los Angeles, CA. I am known in the therapeutic community as a relationship consultant and a strategist. In addition, I am making a significant contribution to couples and children by specializing in negotiating divorces with dignity. I have been a LCSW for over 30 years! In addition to my practice I love teaching, training, consulting and supervising other mental health professionals.
I earned a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Arizona and then received my MSW (master’s in social Welfare) at the University of Southern California. After I graduated I spent over ten years receiving intensive training and supervision from master therapists that developed the models of practice in the field of systems family therapy.
Combining my desire to help children and families, I co-founded and developed the Southern California Family Therapy Institute. My colleagues and I created a three year post graduate training program in systems family therapy for mental health professionals. I taught, trained and supervised our students. The Institute evolved out of our desire to contribute to the health and welfare of families and children by training expert family therapist. The creation of the Institute allowed me to actualize my commitment to provide excellent family treatment to the community at a low to no fee cost. To further impact the quality of treatment for families I needed to reach a larger population of mental health professionals. I was able to achieve this by consulting and providing training and supervision experiences at private and community mental health facilities. I taught courses as a guest lecturer at many training programs for social work and psychology students. In addition, I taught all the family practice and treatment courses for seven years at the UCLA Graduate School of Social Welfare.
Soon thereafter I founded Santa Monica Family Consultants in 1990, a private practice where I still focus my efforts on brief therapy treatment with families, couples, and individuals. I developed a divorce mediation model that I added to my services. In 2016 I did an intensive, one-year training in Life Coaching with the Toni Robbins/ Cloe Madnes program. I have integrated strategic coaching into my practice.
Professional License:
L.C.S.W. #9960 California Licensed Clinical Worker
Basic Pupil Personnel Services Credential
Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (NASW)
Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Work (American Board of Examiners)
