Counselor in Newport Beach and online throughout California & Florida.

Your path to positive change starts here!

Making a change is never easy, so you want a therapist who is empathetic but also knowledgeable and directive, providing practical tools to achieve your goals.  I offer in-person, counseling for individuals and couples in Newport Beach and online, throughout California and Florida for problems including:

  • Anxiety disorders, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Panic Attacks

  • Anger

  • Work and career stress

  • Depression

  • Negative effects of experiencing trauma and critical incidents

  • Addictions to substances (alcohol and drugs) & behaviors (sexual addictions)

  • Communication problems in marriage & problems in dating relationships

  • Marriages that are on the brink of divorce

  • Career Stress for law enforcement officers, including police officers, deputy sheriffs, federal agents, correctional officers, and other first responders including firefighters and paramedics

Counseling Services

  • Individual Counseling

    Individual Counseling

    I’m an active and directive therapist and focused on helping you achieve your goals.

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  • Marriage Counseling

    Marriage Counseling

    Consistent effort and intention is required to have a good marriage. We are all either working on our marriage or our divorce. I give spouses practical tools to improve their marriage.

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  • Discernment Counseling Orange County

    Discernment Counseling

    Your marriage is in trouble and either you or your spouse is considering divorce. You may be the one who wants to save the marriage, or you may be the spouse who is considering divorce but also unsure if this is what you really want.

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  • Counseling for Police Counseling & Other Law Enforcement

    Counseling for Police Officers & Other Law Enforcement

    As a former police officer for 11 years, I understand how your career as a first responder can negatively impact your personal life.

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  • Addictions to Drugs and Alcohol

    Addictions to Substances and Behaviors

    I believe that we are not powerless over addictions. By learning and practicing new skills, we can break the chains of addiction. I support clients that use 12-Step resources and alternative programs such as SMART Recovery.

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  • Family & Friends of Those Struggling with Addictions

    Family & Friends of Those Struggling with Addictions

    Addiction impacts the entire family. I can teach you how to use the power of your relationship to facilitate positive change and how not to make things worse.

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Looking for a drug and alcohol support group in Orange County? Here are a few options:
Looking for a drug and alcohol support group in Orange County? Here are a few options:

Many people, who struggle with addiction to drugs and alcohol, benefit from participation in one or more support groups. In my practice, I encourage clients at all stages of recovery from drugs and alcohol to explore the different options available, so they can make a recovery plan that will work best for them and their situation. Twelve-step meetings are definitely the most widely known, but there are other options in Orange County and throughout the United States. Here is a collection of both 12-step and non 12-step support group options…

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Individual or Marriage Counseling? Which therapy format should I start with?
Individual or Marriage Counseling? Which therapy format should I start with?

When people call my office, they often feel overwhelmed. The problems they are dealing with are causing problems in their personal life and also in their marriage. They want help with both parts of their life, but they are unsure if they should begin with …

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After Honeymoon: The Cause of Marriage Problems
After Honeymoon: The Cause of Marriage Problems

During the “honeymoon period”, spouses often overlook differences between them. Over time however, the differences become perceived as annoying or upsetting and are no longer…

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Why do we have emotions? What good are they anyway?
Why do we have emotions? What good are they anyway?

We love feeling positive emotions and hate feeling negative ones. Positive emotions feel good. Negative ones feel bad, so of course we’d like to avoid them. We’d like to do that but (1) that’s not possible and (2) we need them just as much as we do positive emotions.

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