My goal
when working with individuals, couples or families is to create a safe and comforting environment to facilitate clients through the challenges that may be interfering with their ability to function at their maximum potential in today's world. Creating strong therapeutic connections with my clients is one of the essential steps in the healing process. I offer a compassionate and caring stance to help foster your own individual strengths.

I can counsel
with anxiety, depression, relationship problems or life transitions, including but not limited to marriage, divorce, loss of a job or death of a loved one. I offer special skills for individuals in need of assistance in areas of gender identification, including coming out to family and friends, HIV diagnosis and various other issues confronting the gay and lesbian community. I am also fluent in Spanish and have worked extensively with the Latino community.

Helping individuals
explore family legacies can be rewarding in dealing with issues of depression, isolation and the inability to form healthy relationships.

Couples therapy
helps each person develop a voice in order to express their needs and desires from their loved ones in a supportive and caring manner. Emotional Focus Therapy is an empirically validated structured approach usually comprising of 8-20 sessions, where couples create a positive shift in relationships to help foster a secure bond.

Family Therapy
can benefit our understanding of who we are. We all live within the context of a larger system. Whether it is our present family or our family of origin, helping to explore the relationships we have created is often beneficial in finding solutions to the problems we confront. Creating better connections and discovering ways to enlist a support system can help in navigating through everyday problems. Through direct participation in therapy, families can tap into ways to garner strength, wisdom, and support of the wider system.

Soy un psicoterapeuta de pareja y familia, licenciado por el estado de New Jersey. Me especializo en aliviar el impacto de la emigración, y la repatriación, en la vida de la familia. La emigración, voluntaria o forzada, con el consiguiente cambio de estrato social y económico, el trabajo, en muchos casos en posiciones por debajo de la capacidad y la formación profesional que se tenia en el país de origen, crea con frecuencia un profundo desajuste emocional con impacto negativo en las relaciones de parejas y en la vida de la familia toda.

La Terapia combinada de pareja, individual y de famila ha demonstrado su efectividad en aliviar los sintomas de disfuncion y en ayudar a reconstruir las relaciones familiares.


About Me
I am an experienced therapist with over five years of clinical hours. I am a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). I received my Masters Degree from Kean University Professional Diploma of Marriage and Family Therapy Program.

I believe that a well balanced life is essential in order to provide the best service possible to my clients and enjoy painting and practicing yoga in my spare time.

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Training and Certifications

• “Couples on the Fault Line: Directions for Therapists,” – Peggy Papp Keynote Speaker; New Jersey Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
• “Healthy Families, Healthy Choices,” – Nancy Boyd-Franklin Keynote Speaker; New Jersey Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
• “Healthy Families: Healthy Choices,” – Janis Abrahms Spring Keynote Speaker; New Jersey Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Strategic Family Therapy – Cole Madanes, Keynote Speaker: Adelphi University.
• “Working with Couples – Cultural and Interracial Intimacies”; The Multicultural Family Institute International Conference: Working with marginalized families and communities: professionals in the tranches; Salvadore Minuchin.
• Working with Couples cultural and Interracial Intimacies; David Treadway, Keynote Speaker. The Multicultural Family Institute – 13th Annual Conference.
• Healing from Loss and Trauma – transforming Life Narratives, The Multicultural Family Institute – 14th Annual Conference.
• International Conference: Working with marginalized families and communities: professionals in the trenches Marucio Adolfi, Oaxaca, Mexico.
• The Self of the Therapist: Harry Aponte Keynote Speaker; New Jersey Association for Marriage and Family therapy.
• Working with Genograms: Monica McGoldrick and Nydia Garcia Petro: Latino Psychological Association.
• “Healthy Families: Healthy Choices,” – Carol Tavris Keynote Speaker; New Jersey Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
• Attended a four day externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy with Dr. Sue Johnson at Ackerman Institute for the Family.
• AAMFT Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA
• Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and The Science of Love Summit, San Diego, CA

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Practical Matters, Confidentiality and Privacy
The law protects the relationship between a client and a psychotherapist, and information cannot be disclosed without written permission.

Exceptions include:
Suspected child abuse or dependent adult or elder abuse. If a client is threatening serious bodily harm to another person/s, by law, the police must be notified as well as the intended victim. If a client intends to harm himself or herself, every effort will be made to enlist their cooperation in order to ensure their safety, however - the law requires that health care providers take further measures when necessary - without a client's permission, in order to ensure their safety. Any questions you have about confidentiality and the limits of confidentiality can be discussed in the first appointment.

Rates:
My full fee for psychotherapy services ranges from $120.00 to $150.00 per session. I also have a sliding scale which I would be glad to discuss with you when setting up your appointment.

If you would like to have insurance reimbursement, I will be glad to give you a receipt so that you can file with your insurance carrier at the end of the month. All fees are due before our sessions.

Hours are by appointment - Cancellations require 24 hours notice.
Clients are responsible for the full fee for non-emergency cancellations with less than 24 hours notice.

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