What shapes my work
Over the past five years I've worked in community mental health, group private practice, and online therapy, supporting clients from a wide range of backgrounds. My work has included individual and couples therapy with people navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, life transitions, and other experiences that can leave people feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck.
The work that shaped me
Working in different clinical settings has exposed me to people with very different histories, circumstances, strengths, and needs. Those experiences have reinforced something that continues to shape my work: understanding someone requires curiosity about the context in which their experiences developed, not simply identifying the problem that brought them to therapy.
A more integrative way of working
Over time, my training has introduced me to different ways of understanding psychological distress and change. Some approaches focus on thoughts and behavior, others on relationships, emotion, past experience, or patterns that develop over time. I draw from these different perspectives to help make sense of what is happening and to find an approach that fits the person rather than expecting the person to fit a particular model.
More About Me
“There’s always more to you. Look deeper.”
I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the State of California.
I obtained my Master’s in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage & Family Therapy from Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education & Psychology.
My approach
My approach is collaborative, trauma-focused, and evidence-informed, with an emphasis on insight and understanding the experiences that shape each person. I strive to provide therapy that is culturally responsive, neurodiversity-affirming, and LGBTQ+ affirming.
I don't assume that what we see first tells us everything. I try to stay curious about what sits underneath patterns, reactions, and the stories we tell ourselves about who we are.
My training and experience:
In addition to my graduate training in clinical psychology, I have completed advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) through a collaboration with LADMH and the Beck Institute, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for OCD, and trauma-focused approaches including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Seeking Safety.
My training also includes General Psychiatric Management (GPM) for borderline personality disorder through McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, as well as training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method for relationship and couples work.
I have also pursued training and continuing education in psychodynamic, attachment-based, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems-informed approaches. This breadth allows me to draw from different ways of understanding people while remaining grounded in the needs of the person in front of me.
I've learned that understanding often begins where certainty ends.
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