Therapy facilitates self exploration, examines emotional blind spots and understanding of relationship patters. There is scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of this form of treatment; mental suffering cannot be reduced to a list of symptoms and the treatment managing those symptoms. Mental health symptoms including depression, anxiety, panic, and stress-related physical ailments respond to treatment the benefits of which continue to grow following treatment.
Consultant/therapist for Treehouse Recovery Program, Costa Mesa, providing supervision, individual counseling, group and family therapy, and case management for individuals with dual diagnosis and poly substance abuse with AA orientation.
Consultant providing out-patient psychotherapy office of Dr. Edwin Peck, Psychiatrist Psychoanalyst, Irvine, for individuals temporarily or permanently disabled due to industrial injuries; medical case management, group, individual, couples and family therapy, patient advocacy, patient education, DBT and CBT for treatment of prescription medication addiction.
ECE 4 Autism, Clinical Supervisor for Autism/PDD educational program for children aged 2 to 22 years of age; Case Management, Supervision, ABA, DDT, PRT, AVB, PECS, Medication Management, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy.
Consultant/therapist Laguna Beach Recovery providing group and individual psychotherapy for poly substance abuse, dual diagnosis clients; cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectic behavior therapy, stress management, addiction education, AA oriented program.
Credentials
Chapman University - Master of Arts, Counseling Psychology
Andrus School of Gerontology graduate certificate program California State University
Fullerton, Bachelor of Arts, Human Services
Organizations
AAPCSW - American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
(Secretary, Orange County Chapter since 2009)
CAMFT - California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
(Member since 1981)
Employee Assistant Program for IBM, Orange County; provided short term individual, marriage and family psychotherapy, intervention for alcohol and drug addiction, coordination of care/case management. Drug Diversion Counselor/ Specialist for the American Medical Association drug diversion program in Orange County, treating individual physicians for drug and alcohol addiction.