About Me

I didn’t realize how many ways I had learned to protect myself from the pain of feelings, vulnerability, and shame. Sometimes this looked like a harsh inner critic—one I wasn’t always aware of—and sometimes like appearing to have it all together. It was exhausting.

I’ve done meaningful work in these areas, both in my own life and with clients, and I believe healing is lifelong (hello again, old pattern; new friend). I’m deeply grateful for the transformative experiences I’ve had in therapy, and I hope to offer you a space where you can bring all parts of yourself—a safer place to unpack the messiness of life and being human. I’ll meet you with genuine curiosity, compassion, and my own deeply human presence. Being known, met, and understood can be a profound and healing experience.

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 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 use an array 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 also believe in the power of laughter and shared experience.

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, am sex and kink-positive, and I affirm non-dominant cultural ways of living—because who says there is only one right way to live? I do strive to practice with cultural and personal humility, recognizing that I am always learning. I believe in the inherent value and rights of every person while acknowledging the systems, oppression, barriers, and other contexts that shape marginalized experiences. Because everyone’s world is unique, we can explore together what’s possible for you as you craft the life you want—given your givens, and with greater support, awareness, and dialogue.

On a personal note, I am an east coast transplant; I love to explore the West, be a nerd, dance, find amazing food, goof around, and watch some [at times] questionable television, and I'm on this human ride too...