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 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). I am also a board member of the Gestalt Training Institute of Los Angeles, a non profit aimed at providing assessible training opportunities through scholarships and affordable educational opportunities about Gestalt Therapy and for Gestalt Therapists and the Gestalt curious.

I provide trauma-informed care as well as affirm LGBTQ2A+ and non dominant culture/"non-normative" identities and lifestyles. 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, and I believe that everyone’s world of experience is different -- 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...