Competitve Balance Sports Psychology

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy. I maintain an active private practice in Los Angeles. During my 25-plus years as a marriage and family therapist, I have had the great pleasure to work with and assist a wide variety of families and individuals as they deal with the psychological and emotional issues that impact their daily lives. Helping my clients better understand and effectively deal with the many pressures and stress factors affecting their lives, relationships and well being is always fulfilling. One of the great joys of my practice is "giving back" by providing pro bono assistance to families in need. It is always a pleasure to watch these families grow as we work together to achieve family and individual goals and objectives. Through this area of my practice, I have also been invited to work with families with young athletes. I assist these families and their children establish and achieve educational and athletic goals as they navigate the myriad of family, school and peer issues present in their busy lives. My work with these young athletes has been extremely rewarding as it allows me to combine a life long passion and participation in competitive sports with the professional skills and techniques developed in my 25 years of counseling and therapy practice. In response to requests, I have now expanded my practice to include sports psychology and performance coaching for amateur and professional athletes. I am able to use my combined counseling and competition background to enhance performance through various mental strategies such as visualization, self-talk and relaxation techniques. I help athletes who may become anxious or lose focus during competition, have trouble communicating with teammates, experience difficulty controlling their temper as well as assist with goal setting and motivational techniques. My efforts are entirely focused on seeing athletes overcome obstacles and achieve their full potential as champions. I also guide and assist athletes in coping with the pressures of competition from parents, coaches or even their own expectations as well as recover from injuries by adhering to their physical therapy plans as they adjust to being sidelined for periods of competition. A primary goal is to help all athletes truly enjoy sports completion and promote healthy self-esteem in championship competitors. Through this growing practice area, I am able to help both amateur and professional athletes at all levels of competition. If this is an important area of your life, whether professional or amateur, I know we can work together to achieve your goals. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you would like to learn more. I look forward to visiting with you.