Marin Individual Therapy

I provide a number of individual therapy services in downtown Larkspur, Marin County including:

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Stress and anger management
  • Family of origin wounds
  • Trauma
  • Sexual, physical and emotional abuse
  • Codependence
  • Perfectionism/Type “A”
  • Life transitions
  • Personal growth

People seek psychotherapy for numerous reasons but the thing they usually have in common is some level of emotional or psychological distress. If you’re looking for a therapist – it’s likely something hasn’t been working for you and you need some help. Maybe you’re struggling with anxiety, depression or anger management issues. Perhaps managing stress has been your problem and you struggle with issues around life balance between work, family, friends and other interests.  Perhaps you experienced trauma in your past that still impacts or blocks you in the present.

I strive to help people decrease symptoms (if present), gain insight into what in their life isn’t working for them and collaborate to make lasting changes. I offer practical tools and management techniques to use right away – outside of the therapy office.

My individual therapy work with people is insight and awareness oriented – followed by change.  I view each person as a unique tapestry of life events and personal characteristics.  Part of my job is to carefully put together the pieces of the puzzle of where you come from as it relates to your current struggles.

In addition to the relevance of genetics, family history, temperament and the like – I believe the past often impacts the present so part of the therapy can involve an exploration of your family of origin.

  • What life experiences may have taught you that your environment or people can’t be trusted?
  • Did you feel emotionally safe (and physically safe) growing up?
  • Did you experience a lot of criticism and have high expectations placed on you?
  • Were you emotionally neglected and coped with rigid independence – that no longer serves you to such a degree now?

My work often involves identifying unhelpful core beliefs you might have about yourself, others and the world around you.  The good news is that faulty belief systems can be changed – and your shift in perception can greatly impact how you feel.  I operate through a lens blending attachment, cognitive behavioral, family of origin and the latest research in neuroscience and emotional health.

The following are some of the basic goals that I will help you strive for in individual therapy:

  • Decrease in symptoms.
  • Learn effective management tools and coping skills.
  • Understand origins of the problem.
  • Evaluate and adjust any self-defeating core beliefs related to how you view yourself and others.
  • Develop healthy boundaries between you and others.
  • Make long-term, lasting change.

Want quick tips related to emotional health now?  See my “Emotional Health Minutes” in my Therapist Notes Blog.

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