About Me
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) passionate about supporting others in softening self criticism and building a more compassionate, values aligned relationship with themselves. I have experience working in various roles including group homes, child welfare, community mental health, and PHP/IOP programs.
As a therapist, I strive to create a space where clients feel safe, supported, and met with care and curiosity. I believe in that space is where meaningful change happens. In our work together, you can expect a collaborative approach that balances insight, skill building, and self compassion. My goal is not to help you become a different person, but to help you respond to life's challenges with greater flexibility, confidence, and kindness toward yourself.
I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, and patterns of self-criticism. I’m especially passionate about helping clients develop self-compassion so they can relate to themselves with greater kindness, acceptance, and flexibility. I also love supporting young adults and college students during this stage of life, with challenges around identity, relationships, social anxiety, and career direction.
My work is grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). I help clients build practical skills to manage difficult thoughts and emotions, while also supporting deeper change through values-based work and increased self-understanding. I also incorporate experiential techniques, such as chairwork and therapeutic art, to help clients process emotions in other ways.
Our First Conversation
Our first session is a conversation, not an intake form. I'll ask what brought you in, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping changes. We'll figure out together whether we're a fit; if I think someone else on the team would serve you better, I'll say so.
From there, weekly 50-minute sessions are typical for the first few months. We'll check in periodically on what's working and recalibrate if something isn't. I send no homework you didn't agree to, and I don't grade you on between-session work — but I'll often suggest small experiments that move things forward faster than talk alone.
What You Can Count On From Me
The clients who've stayed longest tell me three things stand out. I track the throughline across sessions and bring it back into the room so a pattern you couldn't quite name becomes hard to miss. I push back when I think you're circling something rather than landing on it. And I treat fit as my problem to solve, not yours — if I think someone else on our team would serve you better, I'll say so before you've invested weeks finding out.
Who I’m Here For
My strongest fit is with adults in their 20s through 40s who look like they're handling life from the outside but feel persistently anxious, depleted, or disconnected underneath. That includes professionals running hot from burnout, partners working through the long aftermath of a rupture, and people processing grief or family-of-origin patterns showing up uninvited in adult relationships.
Treatment Methods
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
ACT helps you accept difficult thoughts and feelings rather than fight them, while taking action aligned with your values. Particularly effective for anxiety, chronic pain, and depression.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT helps you identify thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress — then build skills to interrupt and change them. Highly effective and well-researched.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
DBT teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, navigating relationships, and tolerating distress. Originally developed for borderline personality disorder, now used broadly for emotional regulation.
Eclectic
An evidence-informed therapeutic approach used by our providers. Ask your therapist how they integrate this method into your work together.
Humanistic
An evidence-informed therapeutic approach used by our providers. Ask your therapist how they integrate this method into your work together.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness-based approaches build present-moment awareness and a kinder relationship with your own thoughts. Often integrated with CBT or used as a standalone practice for anxiety and depression.
Person/Client-Centered Counseling
An evidence-informed therapeutic approach used by our providers. Ask your therapist how they integrate this method into your work together.
Relational
An evidence-informed therapeutic approach used by our providers. Ask your therapist how they integrate this method into your work together.
Note: Each session is 60 minutes, whether it’s your first consult or an ongoing visit.
Insurance Accepted
Out of PocketKaiser PermanenteIEHP - MediCal
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Age Preferences
Young Adults (18-30)Middle Adulthood (30-64)
Clinical Focus
ADHDAdjustment IssuesAnxietyCareer CounselingCoping SkillsDepressionLife TransitionMood DisordersParentingRelationship IssuesSchool ProblemsSelf EsteemTraumaWomen's Issues
