Stepfamily life can be challenging. 
Remarriage requires a new committment to understanding ourselves.

We all may need help at some point.

Meet with someone who is an expert in stepfamily dynamics.

 

 

If you find yourself in a stepfamily (also called: blended, creative, uniquely different) that is not what you thought it would be, you are right.  Stepfamilies have their own challenges that many people never expected to face and so have no way of knowing how to resolve.  I can help.

My office is located at 141 N. Acacia in Solana Beach.  However, as a Carlsbad Family Therapist (my home city), I have provided counseling to North County families for many years. Having previously had my offices on Second Street and at 531 Encinitas Blvd. in Encinitas, I have been an Encinitas family counselor for many families.  In fact, over the thirty years I have worked in San Diego's counseling industry, I have provided services in many cities. 

As a result, regardless of whether I am working with psychologists in La Jolla, San Diego therapists, Del Mar counselors, Carlsbad psychotherapists, family counselors in Solana Beach or psychiatrists in Encinitas, I am both comfortable and confident I can assist you and guide you through the process of understanding what it means to live and grow in stepfamily life. 

Our city is broad and diverse and we need to work together now more than ever. Often, we find ourselves focusing on differences that we see.  This is a natural experience and one that is born out of aniety and fear.  It is natural to put up boudaries if you are afraid.  Continuing to look at yourself and strengthen your own shortcomings while increasing your communication skills and compassion will help strengthen your relationship. Understanding more about how stepfamilies evolve will as well.  

 

My expertise in Stepfamily Therapy and Treatment Includes:

 

·         Solid experience counseling stepfamilies since 1993

 

·         Co-founder of the California Stepfamily Institute

 

·         Considered by fellow mental health providers to be an expert in this area

 

·         Personal experience successfully navigating the challenging road of       
          remarriage & co-parenting

 

·         Practical, compassionate, knowledgeable and objective

 

·         Provided professional level training for colleagues regarding stepfamily       
          therapy

 

·         Ability to help every member of a stepfamily feel positive toward each 
 other and good about  themselves.

 

 

Combining families is like combining two different cultures and expecting them to be immediately happy and peaceful; this just doesn’t happen no matter how much love is sparking between the parents. These new families go through specific stages of growth that, if understood and accepted by the participants, lead to exactly the loving family they intended.

 

The motivation to remarry and create a new family is built on the love and hope two individuals have for each other and their intention to offer children love and stability. This is eminently possible but almost never happens the way we imagine it will.  If you need help creating the family that supports all of its members and all the interrelationships among them, where people feel secure and loved, call an expert who knows how stepfamilies develop and thrive.  

 

Start strengthening your family now.

 

 

Begin telling me your story today.