About Me

I never knew all the ways I had learned to protect myself from the pain of feelings, vulnerability and shame. Some of it came in the form of the harsh inner self critic (of which I wasn't even always aware) and some of it came in the form of appearing to "have it all together". How exhausting! I've done a lot of work in these areas (and in others) in my own life and with my clients and believe this to be a life-long road. And/but, I am still in awe of the powerful effects of therapy (and, many other therapeutic relational encounters)- a place where you can show up with all of the parts of yourself in a safe(r) space where you can upack the messiness of life and human-ness; where someone sitting across from you can access similar human feelings in themselves. It can be a quite profound and healing experience to be known and to be met human to human.

I graduated from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC #4957) in the state of California as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC #9195) in the state of Massachusetts. I am also a Certified Gestalt Therapist through Pacific Gestalt Institute.

I am holistically-trained which means I use a variety of approaches in my counseling work depending on your needs and goals. I believe therapy should be a collaboration between the two people in the room. I practice both traditional "talk therapy" as well as incorporate "mind-body" techniques - like mindful and somatic movement and awareness. I also believe in the power of laughter and shared experience.

I have worked in a variety of settings including in-home therapy, outpatient therapy, and residential treatment centers and have trained in mindfulness practices, a support in my work I find.

I have post-graduate training in a variety of areas and am a faculty member at the Pacific Gestalt Institute (PGI) which helps inform the way I work which is creatively and together with people - as opposed to me, the therapist, being in the “expert role”. I have also recently trained in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy (PAP) and served as the Membership Chair as well as the President of the Gestalt Training Institute of Los Angeles (GTILA) Board of Directors, a non profit aimed at providing accessible training opportunities through scholarships and affordable educational opportunities for Gestalt Therapists and the Gestalt curious, until Fall of 2025.

I provide trauma-informed care as well as affirm non-dominant cultural ways of living. One of my specialities is working with the LGBT+ community. Generally, I try to be as multi-culturally aware as best I can be. I am always learning. But, I believe in the inherent value and rights of all people while also acknowledging the additional added contexts, systems, oppressions, and barriers for marginalized groups. And, I believe that everyone’s world of experience is unique -- let's explore yours and ours together.

On a personal note, I am an east coast transplant, I love to explore, learn, dance, eat, listen to music, watch some [at times] questionable tv, and I'm on this human ride too...