Services and Orientation

Welcome to my practice!

I have now transitioned to a new phase in my practice, focusing on education, peer consultation, and public service. I am not accepting new patients. Below you can read about my background which I hope to integrate into what I do next.

I am a cognitive behavioral psychologist and my work has a strong focus on teaching patients coping skills to improve their functioning occupationally and socially (paraphrasing Freud: "it's all about work and love"). I am well versed in and have run multiple CBT and DBT (dialectical behavior therapy) groups and individual treatments.

I have worked in the Silicon Valley ecosystem since 1998, seeing engineers at all levels of experience, executives in high-tech companies and finance ventures, professionals supporting such systems, and academic staff.

I provide skills training more specifically for patients with Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, Depressive Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders including OCD. In addition, I have significant experience treating patients with Personality Disorders, particularly Borderline Personality Disorder. Finally, I have experience in treating patients with complex and often chronic medical profiles co-morbid with psychiatric disorders.

Currently I am running a Peer Consultation Group for Psychologists. The group is focused on continuing training in mindfulness, creativity, and well being. The group was incepted in January 2023, and it accrues continuing education credits towards license renewal. 

Also, I recently returned to my roots in art and movement and completed my training as an Awareness through Movement-Feldenkrais practitioner (2022). I trained at the Feldenkrais institute in San Diego under the direction of Arlyn Zones (see profile link). I am on the editorial board of the Feldenkrais Journal of North America and I published a paper integrating movement with psychotherapy and trauma work (please see the attached pdf of the paper). 

My cognitive behavioral orientation notwithstanding, I find that understanding a person's existential perspective and personal narrative of their experience is a -prerequisite to any skills training that a diagnostic category or condition may require. Furthermore, a good working relationship between us, a genuine sympatico, I believe is central to a collaborative treatment relationship.

I make it my business to stay current with new developments in psychology and psychiatry, both in cognitive behavioral therapy and in other psychotherapy orientations. I admit that I am a "closet" Freudian and Post-Freudian psychologist, which means that I find great intellectual interest in conceptualizing problems in such language. I am an avid reader and traveler, so my perspective often includes a literary angle or cultural commentary.

I work collaboratively with a number of psychopharmacologists and I pay close attention to medication compliance, side effects, and need for medication adjustments.

My fees are between $210-$375 and paid at the time of the appointment. Please note that I am an out of network provider and I do not belong to any insurance panels. I provide my patients with receipts for reimbursement if their coverage covers Out of Network Providers.

If you have any questions about my practice, please feel free to contact me.