Let’s work together to discover the strength that truly defines you.
Online Therapy in LA and throughout CA, as well as Miami and throughout FL
You don’t have to keep struggling alone.
You put your all into showing up for everyone else in your life- family, friends, and work. You often put yourself on the back burner. You push through feelings of depression, anxiety, or exhaustion. You think you’ll “just get through it”…until you can’t anymore.
I work with women who are great at many things, but taking care of themselves is often not one of them.
How I work as an online therapist
I’ll offer you a compassionate, listening ear in our work together. I’ll be supportive and caring as we tackle the pain of your trauma, loss, or cancer diagnosis. We’ll look at new ways of improving your relationships. What’s brought you here might be a current situation or a painful history. We’ll see how the past and present are connected by exploring how old experiences shape your recent reactions.
We’ll use psychodynamic therapy, a deep, insight-oriented therapy, to help you better understand yourself and the people in your life. EMDR therapy can help you work through your unique pain to get you to a place where you can see the future you want. My clients often describe me as direct, honest, and insightful. I help my clients look at their lives differently, giving them a new understanding.
What it’s like to work with me…
My clients come in wanting someone who really gets it. And while I haven’t experienced your unique pain, I do know what it’s like to go through painful and complex experiences. I know what it’s wonder if you’ll come out the other side and if you’ll continue to survive (and even thrive) in that future.
It’s why I’ve dedicated my life to working with women struggling with trauma, loss, grief, or cancer. I also support caregivers with loved ones battling cancer.
I believe that the unique challenges you’re facing deserve compassion and a high level of expertise. So, as a psychodynamic therapist also certified in EMDR, I’m here to help you move through your pain. I want you to feel calm and peace inside, have the types of relationships you want, and engage in life in a new way.
As a Jewish therapist, I know the culture and unique challenges Jews often face. The benefit of working with me online is that I understand you as someone in your community does, but I’m not in your specific community, so you don’t have to worry about the awkwardness of running into your therapist at social gatherings, in the grocery store, or at Starbucks.
A little more about me: I’m an LA native, and on my 30th birthday, I gave up the hope of ever not sounding like a Valley Girl (even though I grew up in the city!). I get the frustration of driving 60 minutes only to go 8 miles, and I avoid the 405 whenever possible! When I’m not busy working as a therapist, you can find me reading, traveling, and enjoying the sites behind the lens of my camera.
Here’s what I believe about therapy:
Life will always throw hard things at you, and you can survive and thrive.
What you’ll learn about yourself in therapy is that you can develop the strength and resources within yourself to deal with whatever life brings you- good and bad. First, you’ll come to understand yourself and how you relate to the world. You’ll develop coping skills and boundaries to make dealing with difficult things and people in life more manageable. Finally, you’ll be proud of who you are and how you handle yourself.
You’ll understand that what happened to you isn’t the same as who you are.
The best investment you can make is in yourself.
You’re used to focusing on others. Whether it’s your family, your friends, or your work is “your baby”. You put your all into them. You might even think it’s indulgent or selfish to focus on yourself. Or maybe you feel you should be able to do it all, and all on your own.
But in order to continue showing up for the loved ones in your life, you need to turn some of that attention and hard work onto yourself so that you have what it takes to give to others. And you don’t need to do it by yourself.
Investing in therapy is a way of having someone help you work on yourself. You deserve it; you’re worth it.
Therapy is like the Japanese art of Kintsugi
The Japanese restore broken pottery using gold, believing that the damage, as well as the repair, are part of its history and not something to be hidden.
In our work together, we’ll restore the pieces of you that are chipped, broken, or even shattered. You’ll be stronger, incorporating both the damage and the repair, just like the pottery restored with gold.
Get the support that’s right for you.
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I’m trained in a variety of therapy methods, allowing me to tailor my approach to your unique goals and needs. The ones I use the most are:
Psychodynamic Therapy
EMDR Therapy
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I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed to practice in both California and Florida.
My education includes:
-BA in Sociology from UCSB 1989
-MSW from USC 1995
-Certificate of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the Los Angeles Institute and Society for Psychoanalytic Studies 2003
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-Certified in EMDR
-Trauma-Focused CBT
-Seeking Safety
-Critical Incident Debriefing to assist clients in the workplace with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
-Grief Specialist Training from Our House, LA, CA
-Incredible Years
-Nurturing Parenting