The care you

deserve.

As a psychotherapist, I am committed to helping you create the changes you want to see, moving you towards a more fulfilling and rich life.  My style is warm and compassionate, marked by thoughtfulness and authenticity and sprinkled with humor. 

Change happens when you have different and new experiences, something that can happen in therapy. No matter what you’re struggling with, my aim is to help you identify and shift the patterns that keep you stuck. Together, we can help you experience the sense of well-being that comes from having choices you never imagined were possible. 

I’m a therapist, clinical consultant and educator.

I’ve worked in the mental health field for 20 years.  Before I was in private practice, I worked with substance abuse and eating disorders, as well as with teen mental health.  I also founded Sweet Talk, a program which provides resources, support and education to parents of kids with Type 1 Diabetes.  As a parent of three, two of whom have T1D, I am in a unique position to support families with chronic medical conditions.  

I help people find their stories.  Before I worked as a therapist, I worked as a writer and a poet.  This laid the groundwork for my career as a therapist: I honed my curiosity and learned to delve deeply into people’s stories.  I’m curious about how people make sense of their experience through the retelling of it.  

My goal is to help people build more joyful, sustainable lives.

Education and licensing:

  • Master of Science in Counseling, San Francisco State University CA

  • Bachelor of Arts in Political Theory Wesleyan University CT

  • California Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist: MFT #90980

Additional trainings

  • Certified therapist and supervisor in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFCT, EFIT, EFFT)

  • Advanced training in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)

  • One-Year Relational Psychotherapy Training program, Women’s Therapy Center (WTC)

  • Training in trauma modalities, integrating Structural Dissociation, IFS, CRM, and EMDR

Affiliations

  • California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)

  • Northern California Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy (NCCEFT)

  • International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)

  • AEDP Institute

  • The Psychotherapy Institute (TPI)

Therapy Offered