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I provide individual therapy and couple's counseling at my Berkeley (San Francisco East Bay) office. I work primarily with gay men,
although about one quarter of my practice is devoted to women, the parents of gay men, and others. In counseling couples, the work usually focuses on communication, negotiation,
conflict resolution, personal boundaries, intimacy, and sexual relationship. Many couples come to counseling to enrichen their relationships, some come to "repair" them, and some come to end them with as
little emotional hurt as possible. Very often, couples coming for counseling have waited too long before seeking outside help.
My theoretical approaches to therapy and counseling vary with the client, the issues at hand, and our mutual objectives for
the therapy or counseling. I am theoretically eclectic, drawing on psychodynamic, developmental, humanistic, narrative, and
family-systems theory. Regardless of the theoretical underpinnings, all therapy and counseling rests heavily on the relationship between client and therapist.
If you would like to discuss the possibility of therapy or couples counseling, please contact me by telephone or E-mail. I am
happy to set up a telephone talk or an office appointment to discuss the issues, possible approaches, and answer any other questions you might have. I am a California licensed psychologist, PSY-12715.
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My therapy with individuals focuses on both shorter-term, acute issues and on
longer-standing, "developmental" ones. The acute issues brought to therapy often center on feelings about a new relationship, the loss of a relationship, change of
residence or work, onset of illness (including HIV infection), HIV-medication side effects, and other, shorter-term emotional stress or trauma. The longer-standing
therapy issues often include early life experience, family, adolescence, personal isolation, difficulties with connection, intimacy and relationships, long-standing
depression, anxiety, feelings about sex and sexuality, indecision about life work, and difficulty with self-esteem.