• Individual Therapy w/ children, adolescents and adults
• Couples Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Consultation and Workshops
• Therapeutic Day Camp

Individual Therapy can be an incredibly powerful tool in which a psychotherapist helps children, adolescents and adults heal from trauma, explore identity and purpose, work through childhood issues, decrease depressive symptoms, manage stress and anxiety, increase self-awareness, process feelings of grief and loss, increase self-esteem or cope with transition and change. Many children need to work out their problems through Play Therapy. Adolescents may choose to express themselves in Individual Therapy through art, music or symbols. Adults often prefer to verbally express themselves but play therapy, art therapy and multi-media can be therapeutic for adults too!

Couples Therapy is a time for couples to find harmony in their relationship. Couples seek therapy for many different reasons. Whether the couple's goal is to reduce conflict, come together as parents, address sexual or intimacy issues or improve communication, the therapist's job is to help the couple grow together and as individuals.

Family Therapy can be an incredibly rewarding experience for children, adolescents and parents. Families seek therapy for a variety of reasons including: difficulty coping with developmental stages and behavior of children or adolescents, mixed or blended family issues, separation/divorce issues, difficulties communicating or negatively affected by trauma, abuse or natural disasters. Many families deal with issues around having children with special needs or parents with an illness. Often times, it is difficult to talk about these painful issues with one another. Family Therapy can provide a safe and supportive forum for families to communicate with one another and ultimately live more harmoniously together.

Group Therapy offers people of all ages an opportunity to learn, grow and heal through interactions with others who have shared similar experiences. Gina runs a variety of groups including a " Friendship Group" for 1st and 2nd grade girls which teaches girls about appropriate social and communication skills. "Teen Talk" is a group designed just for middle school aged boys and girls. It provides a safe and supportive environment in which they can talk openly about teen issues such as peer pressure, self-image, school-related stress, peer relationships and family relationships. "Parents United" is a group where parents find support from each other around child-rearing difficulties while learning new and creative strategies to interact, play and discipline their children. "DBT Skill Building Group" is a group for adults who are experiencing emotional and/or relational instability. This is a 12 week course in which group members will learn and practice each of the four DBT modules including Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

Consultation and Workshops: Let's face it.every one of us at one point in time has said to ourselves... "What am I going to do with this child?" Teachers, principals, parents, grandparents, camp counselors, nurses, doctors, lawyers, probation officers, day care providers.you name it.ANYONE who works with children occasionally wishes s/he had someone to go to for guidance. Gina provides FREE Workshops throughout the San Francisco Community several times a year. She also provides consultation to professionals seeking to learn more about topics such as: the Child Abuse reporting process, Helpful Tips in Working with Teens, Working with Children with Special Needs and How To Support a Traumatized Child.

Therapeutic Day Camp is a service provided to local families on SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ONLY. For only $60/day (8:00am-5:30pm), your child can experience the therapeutic value of recreation by exploring the City while working on social and communication skills. This program is limited to children in grades K-6 and is space limited to 7 or less children. This program works in conjunction with Hamlin Camps, a San Francisco based camp which operates a School Holiday Camp program on all government and school holidays.