About
I am licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed professional counselor in the Pleasanton area having been in practice for 12 years and 17 years of post-licensure experience. Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated with the brain and behavior. The intricacies and nuances of neural pathways and synapses, and how they network to trigger physiological responses are astounding. The mind and body are truly in sync and affect human interaction in very subtle, unconscious ways. The power of the mind to influence our motivations and emotions is staggering. The adage mind over matter comes to mind, albeit many naysayers dismiss psychology and therapy as a pseudoscience. Evidently, nothing could be further from the truth, and the mind has been shown to trigger psychosomatic reactivity. Simply put, the mind-body connection is tremendously powerful. f you are afflicted by a mental disorder or seek counseling to decide what steps to take to better your life, then you’ve come to the right place.
I provide several different counseling services in Pleasanton, including treating depression and anxiety, grief/loss, stress management, chronic pain, cancer patients/families, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, SAD, GAD, hypochondria, binge-eating, anorexia, bulimia, and phobias. I also offer numerous counseling services for my Pleasanton clients, including family, child, adolescent, individual and couples' modalities.
Please contact Healing Within today to learn more about the counseling services I provide in Pleasanton or to obtain a free estimate. The brain is a highly malleable organ that can eliminate maladaptive behavioral or thinking patterns through a paradigm shift. There is most certainly hope, as you will come to find in our treatment.