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ABOUT ME

I am a psychologist and psychoanalyst who specializes in working with individual adults and couples.  

 

I trained to be a psychoanalyst at The Psychoanalytic Institute of Northern California (PINC). Additionally, I completed a three-year training program at The Psychoanalytic Couples Psychotherapy Group in Berkeley California.

 

I have taught analytic couple theory and practice at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC), the International Psychotherapy Institute (IPI), The Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society (APS), and the Psychoanalytic Couple Psychotherapy Group (PCPG). I am on the board of PCPG and serve as the organization's Director of Training.

LOCATION

My office is located in a quiet residential neighborhood, walking distance from Grand Avenue in Oakland.

 

286 Santa Clara Avenue

Oakland, California  94618

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Psychoanalytic Insititute of Northern California

  • British Society of Couple Psychotherapists and Counsellors

  • American Psychological Association Section VIII (Couple and Family Psychoanalysis)

  • Psychoanalytic Couples Psychotherapy Group

  • Northern California Society Of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

  • International Psychoanalytic Association

  • International Psychotherapy Institute

  • California Pacific Medical Center

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
  • Anxiety/Stress

  • Depression, Bipolar Disorder and Other Mood Disorders

  • Relationship Issues

    • Couple, Premarital & Marriage Counseling

    • Trouble with Intimacy & Communication

    • Infidelity/Affairs

    • Unfulfilling Relationship

  • Career & Work Issues 

  • Life Transitions

  • Grief & Loss

  • LGBTQ Issue

  • Self Esteem

  • Chronic Pain & Health issues

  • Trauma/PTSD

  • College Transitions

  • Alcohol/Substance Abuse & Addictions

  • Consultation/Supervision to Psychologists, Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals-in-Training (and those working towards licensure).

Areas of Specialization
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