I encourage people to call me with questions to help decide whether I'm the right therapist for them or not.  We can often determine over the phone whether my skills match your issues, and if not, I'll try to help you find a more appropriate referral.  It is sometimes possible to have a sense about whether it's a good fit from this initial phone conversation, although it works even better to consider the first session one in which we both are determining whether working together feels right.

Please call to begin the process!  510-653-1384, only
between 9 a.m. and 9:30 in the evening please, any day of the week.  I do not see clients on weekends and my latest appointment is at 6pm, although availability is limited for those.  
 
Or, write to me at nmf123@pacbell.net; I can usually respond within 48 hours. 

Chances are that if you've gotten this far in the website,
calling or emailing me will be the right thing to do, so I urge you to make the call to talk to me and see if it feels right to set an appointment.