Psychotherapy for Adults and Children
I’m a psychotherapist who offers psychoanalysis and counseling for adults, children, adolescents and couples. My office is in South Pasadena, five blocks from the Gold Line.
I work to help my clients understand better what lies beneath difficulties in their relationships, whether with a partner, their children or others with whom they wish to build a stronger connection. In the words of Gregory Bateson, “sometimes it takes two to know one.”
During the current pandemic, I offer therapy via a private video-conferencing platform or via telephone. Although gesture and rhythm is sometime lost online, I have found that video often provides a face-to-face intimacy, coupled with the protective distance afforded by the screen, that often allows for deeper reflection.
Children and adolescents tend to act out or withdraw when faced with emotions they feel unable to express. I offer therapy for children and adolescents that helps them put words to their feelings, or to enact them in play or art, so they can become less reactive and more themselves at home and with peers. Children of divorce are particularly prone to problems. Even when parents have the best intentions, children often feel pressure to take sides or to express the other parent’s anger. As a neutral confident, I can help your child tell about his conflictual emotions (through words, drawing or play) without experiencing overwhelming feelings of divided loyalty. The ideal is for the child to be able to feel love for both his parents, without also feeling guilt or anger.
I also work with people in recovery from addiction, helping them understand and resolve emotions they had previously — and, of course, unsuccessfully — tried to get rid of.
Feel free to call me at 626.817.2462 or email me by clicking this link. I am happy to answer your questions or concerns.