About Therapy

What to Expect

Therapy is about creating a safe and growth-producing environment for you to accomplish your goals. I specialize in working with adults on transition and relationship issues and with families on understanding and maximizing the benefit of interpersonal differences. I also work with therapists and others on achieving professional and personal goals as well as on the development of mission statements for individuals and teams.

In therapy you can expect intensive listening, reflection of feelings and help in identifying themes, support in developing new strategies, and the use of tools (including assessments and homework) to quickly support your growth toward your goals.

Therapy also can include confrontation about dysfunctional thought patterns or unwillingness to deal with one’s reality but such confrontation always takes place in a strengths-based manner. It is my believe that one grows and learns best based on a foundation of strengths and honest affirmation.

What’s Available

Individual, Family & Group Therapy

Clinical Supervision
Life and Leadership Coaching


Areas of Emphasis

Adolescents
Anger Management
Anxiety
Career Stress and Changes
Children
Clinical Depression
Communication Skills
Couples/Relationships/Families
Critical Incident Stress Management
Employment Issues
Individual
Life Transitions
Play Therapy
Pre-Marriage Counseling
PsychoEducational
Religious/Spiritual Orientation
Self Esteem/Personal Growth
Stress
Supervision
Working With Therapists




Some Theories I Often Use

Brief/Solution Focused Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral
Family SystemsGestalt
Christian Counseling

 

Insurance Plans

(all require prior authorization)
Medi-Cal (through San Bernardino County)
Cigna
Pacificare
United Behavioral Health
Tri-West
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Other plans being added all the time

 

Educational Background

MASTER OF ARTS, COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY, California Baptist University, Riverside, California
BACHELOR OF ARTS, LIBERAL STUDIES, San Francisco State University

Coursework in theology

-                      Fuller Theological Seminary

-                      International School of Theology (Campus Crusade for Christ)

 

Office Hours

I'm available through much of the week, days and evenings.  Make an appointment through the link above or call 909-338-5807 anytime of the day or night.



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