Sheila
My practice is eclectic in both the wide range of client populations I work with as well as the multiple modalities I employ. My practice is intuitive and client specific. I believe that first and foremost, therapy should be a safe, explorative, and supportive space. The most rewarding part of being a therapist is seeing my clients grow, discover, and know themselves deeper. I am honored to be a witness and facilitator to this process but ultimately the work (and willingness) is theirs…..is yours.
I utilize an array of modalities, including the following: Brainspotting, Narrative therapy, Somatic work, Inner-child/parts work, Trauma informed therapy, mindfulness, object relations, CBT, attachment theory, and others.
I am a Los Angeles based therapist. My office is in Atwater; which is near: Glendale, SilverLake, Pasadena, Eagle Rock and Los Feliz.
Qualifications, Trainings and Certifications: -
-Certified Brainspotting Practioner
-Completed Dissociative Identity Disorder part 1 with Cristina Mardirossian at Pasadena Trauma Therapy.
-Completed Crisis intervention and Suicide Assessment
- Completed training on Developmental Trauma with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
-Completed training on Somatic Experiencing and Trauma with Dr. Peter Levine
-IFS trained, Mind Body Training institute with Colleen West
-EFIT trained Sue Johnson
-Somatic Experiencing -Dr. Abi Blakeslee
-Completed training Treating Collective Trauma with Hakomi Method Manuela Mischele-Reeds
-Completed training: Polyvagal Theory: with Dr. Stephen Porges
-Completed Certificate for CBT trauma
-Completed Masters in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University