Troubled Relationships and Difficult Life Transitions

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~Are you fed up with painful and disappointing relationships?
~Are you struggling through a complicated transition in your life?

DO YOU FIND YOURSELF

• Feeling depressed and hopeless after a failed relationship?
• Trapped by problems you experienced in your childhood?
• Anxious about an important decision you must make?
• Drifting though life with no sense of personal fulfillment or direction?
• Constantly in conflict with your intimate partner and others?

When life is a struggle one of the kindest things you can do for yourself is to reach out for help. Therapy can help you resolve life’s difficulties and relationship struggles. At low times like these a caring therapist can help you see your problems with fresh insights, assist you to find new strategies for coping, and work with you toward a meaningful resolution. As you deepen your relationship with yourself, your relationships with others will become more meaningful and secure.

AS WE WORK TOGETHER IN THERAPY YOU WILL

• Gain clarity, understanding, and confidence to move forward in life
• Learn to communicate better with yourself and others
• Identify what you want from life and learn to assert yourself  to achieve your goals
• Build happier relationships with family members, friends and colleagues
• Discover new ways to solve problems in your family or marriage

If you are ready for change, call me today at 949.290.2050 or email me at kholooci@yahoo.com to schedule an appointment. Let me help you open the door to a more fulfilling and satisfying life.

 GLBT Issues and HIV/AIDS Related Concerns

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 ~Do you feel vulnerable and isolated because you are perceived as different?
~Are you or a family member struggling to live with HIV or AIDS?

DO YOU FIND YOURSELF

• Feeling alone with no one to talk to?
• Feeling overlooked as a straight woman living with HIV/AIDS?
• Needing help understanding a GLBT child?
• Wondering about the coming-out process?
• Wondering whether women with HIV can have healthy, negative children?
• Trying to figure out how to get control of your life?
• Tired of hiding?

I am dedicated to helping you lead your fullest life possible by giving you tools that motivate you to make the best of your friendships and relationships, work and leisure time, health care, and overall sense of well-being.  By helping you to seek out your most rewarding and fulfilling experiences, therapy can improve your outlook in everything that you do. It is possible to live your life above and beyond your positive status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. I am available to work with you individually, or with you and your partner, spouse or family member in a supportive, safe, and healing environment.

AS WE WORK TOGETHER IN THERAPY YOU WILL

• Learn to recognize your strengths and come to terms with difficult health challenges
• Find your place in the world and control your future
• Learn to be yourself, be happy, and be YOU!
• Learn to communicate better with yourself and others
• Improve your self-esteem and boost self-confidence

If you or someone you love is suffering, know that there is hope. Call me today at 949.290.2050 or email me at kholooci@yahoo.com to schedule an appointment. Let me help you open the door to a happier and healthier life.

Eating Disturbances and Exercise Addiction

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~ Do you react to emotional stress by overeating?  
~ Are you feeling out of control and guilty about eating?

DO YOU FIND YOURSELF
• Struggling with an intense fear of becoming fat?
• Using laxatives, diuretics, and/or vomiting to control weight?
• Feeling depressed and hopeless?
• Obsessively exercising?
• Preoccupied with weight?
• Unable to lose weight through dieting?

As a skilled and compassionate therapist I view the eating disorder or exercise addiction as an expression of deeply-held feelings such as anger, fear, or lack of trust. I will guide you to look to the disordered eating pattern as a means to discover the meaning behind your struggle and the role your eating disorder serves in your life. Armed with this awareness, you can begin the process of unraveling and healing the past and develop skills that enable you to create a healthy and happy future in a safe, nurturing environment where you can heal.

AS WE WORK TOGETHER IN THERAPY YOU WILL
• Gain a sense of control of yourself and your life
• Understand the underlying reasons for disturbed eating
• Deepen your relationship with yourself
• Learn to assert yourself and make your wishes known
• Learn to communicate better with yourself and others
• Improve your self-esteem and boost self-confidence

Are you or someone you love ready to get help for an eating disorder? Call me today at 949.290.2050 or email me at kholooci@yahoo.com to schedule an appointment. Let me help you open the door to recovery.