Sex, gender and sexuality are a part of our life, and relationships. Society and media play a huge role in defining what is right, what is wrong, what is accepted and what is taboo. Even today with the advent of more and more gays and lesbians in the media, more emphasis on sexual exploration and freedom without exploitation, and trans-gender issues coming to the forefront we are still inundated with negative messages, and outdated roles not just in the media but from our friends, our families, our neighbors, and our psyches and these are not always easy to maneuver, or talk about it openly.

Benefits from My Services:
~Sexual liberation may seem just around the corner, but in this day and age there are many variables that can contribute, confine, and confuse. I am here to help you find clarity and solutions for your sexual concerns.
~Whether straight, gay, bi, transgendered, married, single, non-monogamous, polygamous, etc.., etc.. sexuality underlies much of our choices, our decisions and our lifestyles. Psychotherapy is an avenue in which to explore such issues openly without judgment.

A Few Things I Can Help You Deal With:
~Sexual Identity Issues and Coming Out
~Feelings of Guilt, Fear, Anxiety Associated with Sex
~Lack of Sexual Desire, or Problems with Arousal
~Problems with Intimacy in your Relationships

Specializations:
~My focus is sexuality issues and sex therapy with individual and/or couples. We are all affected by different aspects of sexuality, whether it be ours, our partner's, or a broader view.
~I have worked for many years with adolescents involved with gangs, drugs and violence. Throughout my career I have also worked with individuals and families affected by HIV/Aids, sexual abuse survivors, drug addiction, sex offenders and families of sex offenders. I have worked with children and families to overcome grief, trauma and loss.

Professional Experience and Credentials:
~I graduated on the dean's list at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA in December 2004, with a Master of Art's degree in Clinical Psychology with an Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy.
~I became a Licensed Therapist by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences in December 2006.
~I am currently working towards a certification in Sex Therapy.
~I graduated on the honor roll/dean's list from San Francisco State University in 1995 with a Bachelor's of Arts in Clinical Psychology, with an emphasis in Human Sexuality.
~In 1993, I began my clinical work at an undergraduate internship at a psychiatric institute at The University of California San Francisco, where my focus was doing art, music and recreation therapy with the adult patients on the locked unit. This is where I began my work with the Trans-Gender population, schizophrenia and bi-polar disorders as well.