Calming a newborn is a daunting task for new and experienced parents. With our first, we did our best. We used techniques like swaddling, baby wearing, and white noise and it was effective. With our second, it was a lot easier. Due to experience in part and also due to the "Happiest Baby on the Block" DVD. I found it so useful that I became a Certified Happiest Baby Educator. The tips and tricks imparted by Dr. Karp in his book and DVD are invaluable. If you are a friend, chances are you received a Happiest Baby DVD at your baby shower from me. #happiestbaby #parenting
https://www.happiestbaby.com/ I value continuing education. I enjoy learning from the continuing education courses that I attend and the ones that I teach. I have been counseling postpartum and pregnant women and their families for years. I flew to Phoenix to get advanced training and certification in this area. Perinatal refers to the pregnancy period and the postpartum period (the year after birth). The problem is more common than most people realize. Perinatal anxiety occurs in 16% of women. Perinatal depression occurs in 25% of women.
http://www.postpartum.net/ This is one of the most common questions that I get asked from a new client. It is also an article of debate amongst therapy professionals. Many will have a page on their website dedicated to explaining why they don't accept insurance. I have always accepted insurance for covered services. I am committed to providing affordable services. I have some clients who use insurance and some clients who do not. When I think of how many clients over the years that I would have not met or had the privilege of working with if I did not accept their insurance, it makes me glad that I did and do. My associates do not accept insurance only because my contracts will not allow me to bill for services provided by LMFT Associates. When they have completed their supervisory period (2 years/3,000 hours, post licensure), I hope they will enroll as insurance providers and I encourage them to do so. Other therapists have their reasons for not accepting insurance. As for me, for the past 15 years I have been happy to be in network for most major insurance.
My first passion is therapy and the therapeutic relationship with my clients. A close second, is my relationship with my colleagues. I look forward to coffee consultations with my local colleagues here in Texas and phone consults with my colleagues back in California. I enjoy supervising LMFT Associates and teaching introductory level Psychology courses at the local college. I value connection with people and the healing power of that connection. I am trained in several different formal theoretical models, but I keep coming back to Irvin Yalom's sentiment that "It's the relationship that heals"- nothing affects a client more than the "here and now" of the therapy session and that the bond that forms between therapist and client is the most important aspect of healing.
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