Male Therapists in Granite Bay, CA

Over 15 years I have developed a warm direct approach to therapy, while helping people heal persistent emotional and behavioral problems. I strive to build a friendly atmosphere encouraging a sense of security and hope, evaluating each person’s unique experience in a confidential and non-judgmental way. My goal is to foster a sincere relationship based on trust and compassion, which helps a client/s to overcome the anxiety of sharing their deepest thoughts, feelings and experiences. This redeeming process enables a person to understand and overcome emotional adversity resulting in a sense of relief, accomplishment, and growth.

If you are going through a difficult time or would simply like to take steps toward mental and spiritual wellness I look forward to partnering with you in your journey. My goal is to create a safe and caring emotional environment for you to explore thoughts and feelings that can often be too difficult to face alone.

I'd like to commend you for making the effort to safeguard your greatest assets: Your marriage, your relationships with family and friends, and your own mental health. Given our current societal state of affairs and tremendous declines in other assets, most everyone is feeling stressed-out, emotionally and physically drained, and pushed beyond their limits. I think it is fair to say that a vast majority have found themselves relying on their survival instincts to get through these tough economic times. Unfortunately, our survival instincts only benefit us in the short-term but do not help us in our pursuit to find resolution to life's problems.

NOW ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. I specialize in working with Individuals, Couples , and Teenagers. I believe we all have our personal journey that leads to being at peace in our lives. I offer a warm, open, and straightforward approach to my clients. Therapy is an exceptional way to become unstuck, get back on track and begin moving forward again. I strongly believe that counseling can be a positive experience. One that helps you build momentum with each session on the way to reaching your goals. Evening and Saturday appointments are available. I try and return all calls within 24 hours and I usually respond within a couple of hours.

Are you looking for a therapist you can really feel comfortable with? Someone you feel really gets you and you can open up to? I may just be the right therapist for you! Studies show that the most healing factor of successful therapy is the relationship between you and your therapist. In therapy I am very open and genuine with my clients, and people often comment on feeling that I am very approachable. I primarily practice from an attachment perspective, which emphasizes the ways that significant relationships in our lives effect our mental health and relationship patterns.

Anxiety, depression and trauma can be overwhelming. Over time, feelings of doubt, fear, sadness or dread take a painful toll on your life. The sense of confidence, joy and optimism that you felt in the past begins to slip away. This is true of CHILDREN, TEENS and ADULTS. With the right help, however, these problems can be overcome. It's possible to regain a happy, confident and full life. We see it happen all the time. Whether you are weighed down by parenting concerns, relationship struggles, anxiety, depression or PTSD, give us a call. The consultation is free and it requires no commitment. We will be happy to talk with you.

Providing evaluations, behavioral services, and ongoing therapeutic services for individuals and couples. There are no guarantees therapy will give you what you want but it may increase your awareness and understanding. It could help you to adapt to different life problems, relational issues and to make more educated choices. Finding a balance between logic and emotions is critical but learning a way to make reactions to events constructive instead of destructive is essential for promoting growth and development in our life and in our relationships. I am past military and I will always welcome veterans and their families to treatment.

Couple therapy works differently for everyone. Is couples therapy appropriate, and if so, where do you begin? Couples can wait weeks to see a therapist who may be a mismatch for their situation. Couples who could benefit from couples therapy benefit most when they have a clearer picture of what to address and the type of therapist to see. How do you improve your relationship when you don’t know where to start or if it is worth the effort? This is how.

You might be reading this because you or someone else is suffering. Possibly the life you worked for is in jeopardy. Maybe you are missing out by staying on the sidelines. Sometimes no matter how hard you try, you keep finding yourself in the same place again and again…STUCK. You can break the unhealthy patterns. Unfortunately to do so you might have to experience pain and emptiness to take steps to get better. My hope is that you find the support and help you need.

It can be difficult and uncomfortable to talk to someone we barely know about our thoughts and feelings, especially if they are upsetting to us. At some point in our lives, we will need someone to walk with us for awhile. Therapy is about me walking with you. I consider this a privilege and love helping people see how valuable they are, no matter what they have gone through.

Most of the time we are able to meet life's challenges using our natural resources of life experience and supportive relationships. Sometimes more specialized help is needed. There may be patterns of behaviors or relationships that one feels stuck in, or fated to repeat over and over. In those instances I feel I offer a warm, steady, and skillfull hand in understanding the root causes of these distressing patterns, and guidance in how to be free of them...finally.

For some, therapy is about accumulating tools and strategies for addressing specific life-struggles. For others, therapy is about better understanding oneself: solidifying your understanding of how you arrived at this place in your life and exploring how to find your way to a better, more fulfilling space. I provide individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy services for adults and adolescents. I have the luxury of saying that I love what I do for a living, and I look forward to working with you in addressing your presenting concerns. Feel welcome to contact me for more information about my practice.

Life is a journey. I am not here to judge. I am here as a guide. I counsel individuals, couples, and teenagers in a safe, honest and "down-to-earth" manner. I work inside a comfortable, private office providing traditional psychotherapy. For those clients that would like a more experiential approach, I also take therapy outside with Walk and Talk Therapy. Individual clients accompany me on a two-hour light hike/walk that combines movement, nature and psychotherapy. For those who are too busy to leave their home or office, I provide on-line counseling as well. I am eager to meet you and honored to help.

Thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. My heart goes out to those who are struggling to find hope in their lives. Is that you? Have you felt like giving up? When everyone else around you seems to be happy, you do your best to put on a smile and act as if everything is okay, but it isn’t. You are struggling. Maybe you are feeling depressed or anxious. Maybe you are struggling in your relationships including your marriage, but don’t know why. Maybe you need healing from something someone else has done to you (including your spouse).

I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has worked 20+ years with children and adults who have experienced mental health challenges related to anxiety, depression, disharmonious/conflictual relationships, parenting/co-parenting, and early childhood trauma. My approach is simple: Meet people where they are at from a compassionate, non-judgmental, and honest perspective. I use a collection of therapeutic techniques specific to the needs of the person, and my underlying philosophy is to facilitate conversations that evoke critical thinking so that people can master the skills necessary to resolve their own issues.

Do you struggle with unwanted sexual behaviors, compulsive acting out, and relationship troubles, that affects your day-to-day life, relationships, ability to function, or your school, work, and career? Do you feel depressed, overwhelmed, and trapped by the repeated cycle, just trying to get through the day? Do you hope that it could be better? Now, more than ever, teens and adults are feeling higher levels of shame and despair as they find themselves saturated in a hypersexual culture that supports addiction in many forms, constantly invited to exceed our limits with food, sex, work, money, and chemicals.

Being vulnerable to anyone is scary! But, I know you are on this page for a reason. You're ready for a change or, at least, know that there must be something different to experience. That's called HOPE! You could have hope that you don't have to be sad every day, hope that life doesn't have to be scary, hope in a relationship that isn't filled with contention, or hope that you can find your purpose in this world. Whatever your reason is, YOU'VE ALREADY COMPLETED THE FIRST STEP! You are seeking help!

I love helping people who have gone through tough times or couples dealing with life's ups and downs. They want a friendly space to talk freely, work on feeling stronger, and improve their relationships. They appreciate having a therapist who knows their story and can support them through everything, individually and as a couple.

Depression, anxiety, and strained relationships are unfortunately common experiences for so many people. Learning ways to cope, changing habits, or developing new styles of communication can be difficult. Addressing these challenges is not something you need to do alone. Therapy is a helpful tool in getting to the root of the problem to facilitate lasting change.