I believe in short term therapy. My goal in therapy  is to help my patient to deal with the past, focus on the present and be  ready to face the future with confidence and hope. It is important to  help the patient to build a strong self-esteem. In Marital Therapy, I  believe the duty of the therapist to try to build a bridge on two solid  pillars. If the two have dealt with their past, then it is to help the  them communicate as "adults" and not as "children" or "parents". I was a  marriage and family therapist but did not continue renewing my license  as I have the psychology license. I worked at Kaiser Permanente Medical  Group in their addiction department for 20 years and wrote my  dissertation of Machismo and how it is related to Alcoholism. I also  specialize in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.