I help couples in painful or distant relationships that often leave them feeling lonely and unheard. I coach couples in communicating effectively, so that conflict can actually become an opportunity for more closeness and intimacy. I can help you two in disentangling the emotional patterns that have kept you apart, so that you can enjoy the love you long for.

 

 

      I also work with individuals, working on issues like depression, loneliness, trouble with past relationships, and fear of intimacy. There are things you just can't talk yourself out of no matter how hard you try. I'm here to give you the tools and support necessary to get through these issues and thrive.

 

 

Call or email me to discuss your situation, I'd like to help.

 

 

Some techniques I use are:

 

 

 

• Mindfulness

• Communication Skills Coaching

• Internal Parts Dialogue

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Sound Healing

• Somatic (body) Awareness

 

About Shira Stone

 

 

     I received my BA from Antioch West in San Francisco California, and my MA in psychology from The University of Humanistic Studies in San Diego California. I became licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in 1992, and have worked with a wide variety of clients.

 

 

     I was a program manager at Rubicon Programs, and a clinical supervisor at John F. Kennedy University. I have facilitated groups and workshops for 30 years, both in my own practice and at mental health programs.

 

 

     One of the most important gifts I bring to my clients is the successful process of my own healing journey, a journey with its own measure of personal pain and struggle. My personal path of healing laid the way for a deep appreciation of the transformative power of deep therapeutic work. In these years as a seasoned psychotherapist, I have come to provide a safe and powerful anchor for my clients since I know from my own experience that most negative beliefs about self are false. I know that each one of us is more whole and powerful than we know. I would love helping you unfold into having more of the life you want.