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Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
8:30 am 12:00 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 12:00 pm

My Practice Philosophy

As the clinical team of the Chemical Dependency Recovery Program, we strive to create a supportive atmosphere in which teens and their families can experience their fully potential for recovery from substance-related problems. We offer a comprehensive program of group therapy for parents, teens and families, education about addiction and parenting skills, individual and family counseling, medical detoxification and coordination with the child psychiatry services in a compassionate and structured setting. We relish the opportunity to help families change the way they feel, think and behave towards each other.

About Me

I was born and raised in Brazil. I immigrated to the US in 1988 and graduated from San Francisco State University Master in Psychology program. I had been practicing in Brazil in the Chemical Dependency field since 1982. In the US, I specialized in adolescence and chemical dependency. I have a special interest in adolescent girls development. I started several activities at Daytop Village treatment center for adolescents geared toward helping girls overcome trauma, develop relationships with themselves and other women in recovery.

I joined Kaiser Permanente in 1995 to work almost exclusively with adolescents with chemical dependency problems. I now run the adolescent chemical dependency program at Kaiser Santa Clara Medical Center.

In addition to English, I speak Spanish and Portuguese.

My Interests

Professionally, I am interested in teaching parents all the skills they need to deal with adolescence. I am interested in trauma treatment in children, adolescents and adults as well as development issues for women and adolescents. I enjoy spending my leisure time traveling, riding my bicycle and reading. I am a pet lover and share my life with two cats.

My Credentials

Santa Ursula University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA Infant Parent Psychotherapy Program, San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco, CA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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