About

Hi there, I'm Phil! I am a licensed clinical psychologist in California with 13 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety and both short and long term depression whether it is your first-time experiencing depression or you have struggled with it all your life, trauma and abuse, coping with grief and loss, & motivation, self-esteem, and confidence. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process. My approach I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. My focus Abandonment, Avoidant Personality, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication Problems, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Expats, Family Problems, Guilt and Shame, Isolation/Loneliness, Life Purpose, Men's Issues, Midlife Crisis, Mood Disorders, Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks, Phobias, Post-traumatic Stress, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Self-Love, Social Anxiety and Phobia, Workplace Issues My communication style I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I use a non-judgmental approach that focuses on working as a team to figure out the right questions that need to be asked. You can't get the right answer until you have figured out the right question. My journey to therapy I believe in setting realistic, achievable goals then building on the success of having reached them. My goals for you I believe in setting realistic, achievable goals then building on the success of having reached them. My first session with you Getting to know a little about you and what brings you to treatment. Identifying what it is you hope to accomplish in treatment and begin exploring how you can reach it.