Education
Stanford University, B.A.
California Institute of Integral Studies, M.A.
Background and Experience
I am a life long learner and love deepening my training and skills as a clinician. My training and experience includes:
EMDR Certified through EMDRIA. Advanced trainings include EMDR for neurodiversity, parents, and IFS-Informed EMDR.
ADHD Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) to support the wide range of ways ADHD shows up in your life, to improve productivity, emotional regulation, and interpersonal dynamics.
Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional (CSTIP) to support clients around desire and pleasure discrepancies.
Gottman Method Couples Therapy (Level 2) for improving communication and connection.
Trained in ACT and DBT to support mindfulness, self-compassion, and goals for a meaningful life.
I became a therapist after a decade working at Google in the fast-paced business world. In that career, I witnessed how people could use achievement and strong intellects to mask an underlying feeling of loneliness, disconnection, and suffering. I wanted to become a therapist to support individuals to unmask, and connect authentically with the people who matter to them. I saw how meaningful relationships offered an antidote to suffering, but that many people needed support to process their past and learn concrete skills to connect with the loved ones in their lives.
As a clinician, I have worked in diverse settings, supporting clients in outpatient clinics, school settings, and in-patient residential levels of care for clients with acute mental health challenges. I have worked with neurodiverse and gifted individuals, and bring a neuroaffirmative approach to integrating a client’s ND experience into their treatment goals. I follow an integrative approach supporting clients who are balancing intersectional identities, personally and within their families and partnerships, including those exploring nascent or new discoveries that clients are integrating into their sense of self.
Professional Affiliations
I am a Director At Large on the RECAMFT Board of Directors and serve as the Programs Chair. This position allows me to be closely connected to new developments in the field of psychotherapy, and ensure that myself and my colleagues are being trained in the latest advancements in our field.
