Each person is completely unique and the therapy must be approached with that in mind.

Each person's experiences are wholly their own. Before I meet with you, I will not come in with a preconceived plan of what will work best or what you need. I will use the cues of each moment, combined with my knowledge and clinical experience, and feedback from you, to decide on the best approach for you personally. You and I will collaborate throughout this process.

My creativity comes from being willing to combine forms of therapy as useful for the client. I use psychodynamic psychotherapy to help me identify patterns and best initial ways of approach, and then I layer on other approaches as needed.

So what does working with me look like? That will depend on what we're working on, your personality, your values, and other aspects of your life. Regardless of the issues you are struggling with, though, we will probably focus a lot on patterns in your life that you want to grow from or change. We will then integrate new patterns so that you can better achieve your goals. I keep systemic and political issues in mind as we work, and welcome clients bringing them up as relevant – because our lives are inevitably intertwined with the systems we live in.

As a person, I am down-to-earth, have a sense of humor, and pride myself on being present and attentive. Working with me means that I will spend substantial time outside of session reflecting and exploring aspects of what might benefit you so that I can provide the best foundation for change. Being fully engaged is what makes this work meaningful for me, and what I believe benefits my clients most.

I received my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from The Wright Institute; my dissertation was on climate change and psychotherapy. I also received a Master's in Positive Developmental Psychology from Claremont Graduate University. 

I completed my pre-doctoral internship at University of Nebraska - Lincoln CAPS with a focus area in crisis counseling. I completed my post-doctoral fellowship at California Pacific Medical Center, where I worked in English and Spanish with perinatal, oncology, neurogastroenterology, and palliative care patients. 

I have experience providing brief and long-term psychotherapy in middle school, high school, community mental health, college, and hospital (inpatient and outpatient) settings. I also have a background in conflict mediation.

I supervise doctoral students in psychotherapy while also serving as an adjunct faculty member in clinical psychology doctoral programs. I am on the editorial board for Critica, a publication that combines social justice, art, and psychoanalytic thought. 

I consider myself to be always learning. I am close to completing a two-year analytic certificate program and have done training in Pain Reprocessing Therapy.

I speak fluent Spanish, advanced German, conversational French, and beginner's Russian.