My therapy is personalized, recognizing that you’re a unique individual with your own very personal history and issues.
I use Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, a well researched and highly effective therapeutic modality, to help understand one’s mental life, and achieve psychological health. This method attends to both conscious and unconscious experiences, and recognizes that childhood events have a powerful influence throughout life.
Specifically, in psychotherapy you receive help in gaining a better understanding of:
My goal is to help you achieve a personal awareness and understanding of past and present behavior patterns so that you can make needed behavioral changes that will improve your quality of life.
I am a licensed Psychologist in California (PSY 18890), certified in Intensive Short Term Dynamic Therapy (ISTDP), an effective research-based therapy.
As a psychologist, I have been treating individuals since 1996, and, in 2005, I opened a private practice in Palo Alto. I help my clients in both English and Hebrew depending on their preference. I’m currently also providing telehealth services.
I have been awarded the "psychologist of the year award" from the Santa Clara County Psychological Association in 2011, "Distinguished Alumni Award" from Palo Alto Univeristy and an award from the Department of Labor.
During 2004-2008 I was an adjunct clinical faculty at the department of psychiatry and behavioral services in the University of Stanford, CA, studying psychiatric disorders and providing care to Stanford physicians in distress.
In 2007 I founded the Goodwill Wellness Center, a public mental health clinic that provides free services to severely mentally ill and underserved populations. I was the director and clinical supervisor of hundreds of graduate trainess and supervised thousands of therapies until my retirement in 2019.
With my array of experience, I’m confident I can help you achieve your goals for therapy and create a better life.