I want you to get comfortable expressing your most authentic self.
Somewhere along the way, many adults (especially minority groups like women and people of color) inhabit the mindset that their authentic self is bad.
That their ideas are bad, that they shouldn’t share their feelings, that their opinions and needs and desires aren’t worth mentioning, that they themselves are wrong, dumb, ugly, or weird.
What does this have to do with Sex & Relationship Therapy? Literally everything.
Your relationships with others will improve when your relationship with yourself improves. Once you get comfortable actually feeling your own feelings, and then talking about your feelings, and understanding that your feelings are important, THEN you can start to express yourself authentically, and move towards improving your relationships and quality of life.
Then you can learn to look inward for comfort and answers, repairing trust with yourself, helping you interact with the external world from a place of safety and confidence.
Hi! I’m Sandy.
I utilize an integrative approach, combining emotionally-focused therapy (EFT), psychodynamic, and person-centered orientations… through the lenses of attachment theory, trauma, and family systems… from a multicultural/social justice perspective.
I take a nonjudgmental, yet direct approach with my clients, compassionately asking challenging questions in a safe space, so that each session may bring a little bit of emotional movement.
I greatly value the time I get to spend with my clients, often taking away so many lessons from our sessions together. I feel so honored to witness them speak about their most vulnerable thoughts, feelings, and experiences.
Therapy With Me
M.A. in Clinical Psychology (Marriage & Family Therapy) from Pepperdine University
M.Ed. in Educational Psychology (Giftedness, Cognition, & Creativity) from Texas A&M
Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #141488
Gottman Level 1 certified
2024 Board Member (Pre-Licensed Rep) for San Fernando Valley chapter of California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (SFV-CAMFT)
Supervised by Dr. Rossana Sida, LMFT #116114