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.

Currently I am running a Peer Consultation Group for Psychologists. The group was incepted in January 2023, and it accrues continuing education credits towards license renewal in the state of California. 

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, supervision, or consultation 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 for consultations 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 or consultees 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.