Whether you are seeking psychological services or wellness coaching services, my approach is to spend time initially exploring your thoughts, goals, and aspirations in order to create a plan, specific to what you want to achieve. This is an important step as I want to ensure we are both moving in the same direction with regard to your goals.

INDIVIDUAL Coaching

Individual coaching is ideal for clients who are seeking an individually tailored plan to help them to move forward toward the realization of their goals. I am a certified Life and Wellness Coach (through the International Coach Federation). The first session is complimentary and typically lasts for 20 minutes. We discuss your wellness concerns and goals together and at the end of this first session we will be clear about whether I will be the best fit for you as a coach. Following this initial consultation, I will email you several forms and questionnaires which serve to provide you additional information about the coaching process and help you clarify your goals and aspirations. Once I receive the forms back from you, we are ready to begin our collaborative journey.

Our weekly 30-45 minute calls will focus on review of the previous week. We examine any issues that may have emerged since the last call. We look at difficulties that may have surfaced during the week. We discuss how to approach the difficult situation or blockage from a new perspective. We look at the opportunities and successes of the week and celebrate!

At the end of each session I will email you a Summary of the session which outlines what we discussed and the action steps you will work on prior to the next call to keep you on track toward realizing your goals. As with my therapy clients, I may suggest reading materials to help you gain additional knowledge. I may ask you to keep a journal for the week to raise your consciousness about your thoughts, emotions or reactions to situations. The purpose of any homework is to encourage you to view things from a new perspective or to test out new behaviors or approaches. As your coach I will continually encourage your personal growth and movement toward achieving your goals. I use my enthusiasm and creativity to inspire and encourage my clients to reach their highest personal potential. Please contact me for information regarding my coaching fees.

PSYCHOTHERAPY

I am a licensed psychologist (#29082) and I provide psychological services on a fee for service basis to individuals who do not wish to receive personal coaching services and who reside in the state of California. Psychotherapy is helpful when you feel overwhelmed by a situation or problem and you are having difficulty coping with your feelings or managing the stressors in your life. Therapy is helpful when such feelings or stressors impact your ability to make decisions, experience joy in your life or negatively impact your relationships. The problems you experience could be dissatisfaction in your personal life, depression, loss or other situation. The therapeutic relationship provides you a time and place in which you can explore your feelings and learn strategies to improve your sense of life satisfaction. I view my role as a collaborative psychologist and I provide tools for my clients to try out to expand and improve their coping strategies with regard to managing psychological symptoms. I may suggest reading materials to help you gain additional knowledge. I may ask you to keep a journal for the week to raise your consciousness about your thoughts, emotions or reactions to situations. The purpose of any homework is to encourage you to view things from a new perspective or to test out new behaviors or approaches. (Please note that I cannot provide coaching services to current therapy clients and vice versa. These two relationships are separate and distinct.) The cost is $185 for the initial 1-1/2 hour initial consultation and follow up sessions are $165 per hour (60 minutes). I am open to discussing a sliding scale fee.