Welcome. I’m Dr. Margines, I have a psychology practice here in Newport Beach. My clinical work includes children, adults and couples. For whomever it is coming into therapy, it is my first task to get acquainted with the person and to understand why they have decided to seek therapy. I have found that a person is generally the best judge of when therapy is the right option for them to pursue. Perhaps you have tried things your way, and gotten the advice of others, but you are still not as happy, calm or productive as you wish to be.
Therapy is the space where we can find what is getting in the way of you doing or feeling the way you want. Unlike advice, which uses a “one size fits all” model, therapy takes the person into account first as well as throughout.