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   From twenty years' experience with eating disorders, biofeedback, and family therapy, I am especially good at mind-body connection and resolving root causes of problems.

   I encourage the use of art, sand play, psychodrama, journaling and bibliotherapy. I use an ecological approach to working with adolescents and their families. One of my favorite ways of working with individuals is Internal Family Systems. For rapid resolution of trauma I use Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). It is especially useful for anxiety and addictions. Carolyn Blackman


For depression I use a combination of cognitive behavioral and DBT therapies.

For Phobias and OCD I use Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy.

I am expecially fond of identifying and working with children and adults with Asperger's Syndrome.


   I also use EMDR as an adjunct to other therapies to accelerate progress by resolving painful feelings about past traumatic experiences, phobias, anxiety, or enhance career performance. Adjunctive EMDR is brief, targeted, and usually complete in 3-12 sessions, in addition to regular therapy sessions.

   My home office in Santa Cruz and my Los Gatos office are designed to be cozy, private, and tranquil. (Click here for office locations)