About Me
My approach is focused on holistic personal growth and healing. I believe that all aspects of our well-being are connected in a meaningful, powerful, and essential way. I empower my clients to find their unique path, leading them to happiness and fulfillment.
Human beings are flawed, but no matter what, we are always fully lovable. As your therapist, I have genuine faith in your ability to reach your potential. I offer a safe, non-judgemental space in where you can unburden yourself of painful memories and emotional wounds, or work through major life transitions.
I work best with people who are so sick of being unhappy that they're willing to make some changes. I can't change you. You have to change you and I am excited to help support you in that.
My approach is to work alongside my clients, forming a partnership and actively engaging in the therapeutic process. Challenges are worked through together, with frequent laughter and discussions on a wide range of topics, from the deepest fears to more sensitive areas like sex, money, or body image. With 15 years of experience as a therapist, I have cultivated a profound understanding and established a secure environment for open dialogue.
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.
My Therapeutic Approach
I draw primarily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). With CBT, I'm less interested in worksheets and more interested in helping you notice the thoughts that drive the loop you're stuck in — and then experimenting with what changes when you respond differently. ACT adds the piece CBT alone can miss: defining what actually matters to you, and using that as the anchor when life pulls in other directions.
For clients carrying trauma, I'm trained in EMDR and integrate it when it fits, with full transparency about what we're doing and why.
Note: Each session is 60 minutes, whether it’s your first consult or an ongoing visit.
Insurance Accepted
Out of PocketKaiser Permanente
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Clinical Focus
Adjustment IssuesAnger ManagementDivorceWomen's Issues
Location
Sessions are offered via secure video. Available statewide across California.
