Courage. Curiosity. Compassion. Clarity

The best therapist knows that healing starts with asking you the right questions!

My style

A Safe Space for Growth & Healing

While I don’t shy away from being direct, I’m more interested in asking you the right questions. 

In our work together, I’ll ask insightful questions that help you explore old beliefs and harmful patterns from a fresh perspective. By fostering curiosity and compassion, I’ll guide you toward uncovering the answers that already exist within you. As you begin to release what no longer serves you, you’ll gain clarity and discover new ways to move forward.

I believe real change happens when you feel truly seen, heard, and understood. That’s why I bring my full, authentic self to every session—offering warmth, humor, and a genuine understanding of what it means to navigate life as an imperfect human.

My commitment is to provide a space where you can feel safe to take risks and grow. I offer an affirming, inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds and identities are embraced and supported. Together, we’ll work towards your healing and personal transformation.

It’s the moments of your life between sessions where lasting change happens

People I work with typically come to therapy expressing feeling lost, frustrated or stuck.  They’ve tried a lot of things to feel better or do the thing they know they should do, but are having a hard time turning insight into action.

I help people take a closer look at these “stuck points” as an amazing opportunity to cultivate true and lasting change. Underneath the frustration if often key information about why efforts haven’t worked in the past, and we’ll use this as place to inspire new and creative solutions.

Collaboratively, we’ll work together to find strategies that work for you. 

  • Learning how to quiet the worried mind
  • Learning self-regulation skills to tame feelings of anger, shame or sadness
  • Building the self-confidence to break the cycles that keep you small 
  • Setting boundaries and putting yourself first
  • Discovering what gives your life meaning and a sense or purpose
  • Accessing the parts within you that can soothe your nervous system during times of stress, anxiety or fear
  • Resolving childhood wounds or past relationships that keep you from living authentically

Anxiety

Depression & Burnout

Low self-esteem

Perfectionsim

College Students

Life transitions

Grief & Loss

childhood Trauma

Ketamine Therapy

My Modalities

I am trained in depth-oriented, relational therapy and holistic approaches that offer a deep appreciation of the body and the intricate connection between our thoughts, behaviors, emotions, and nervous system

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a therapeutic approach that works with the complexity of the human experience and is based on the premise that we all have different parts within us that deal with emotional pain or wounding through different strategies to keep us safe. These strategies may be things like avoidance, people pleasing, self-criticism, or addictive behaviors like shopping, technology, sex, etc. IFS offers a deeply healing and transformative opportunity to build greater self awareness and understanding that leads to powerful shifts in our experience. I am an IFS level 1 trained therapist.

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT therapy) is a type of mindful psychotherapy that helps you stay focused on the present moment and accept thoughts and feelings without judgment while taking committed actions or decisions toward whats most important to you in life.

  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy combines the ideas of traditional cognitive therapy with awareness of the present moment through mindfulness practices. It teaches you how you can get unstuck from negative thought loops and emotions.

  • Compassion-focused therapy helps you cultivate compassion and self-acceptance as you look at experiences or beliefs that are causing you shame and self-criticism. Research has shown compassion and self-acceptance are powerful antidotes and to improve mood and reduce anxiety and depression.

More about me

My Path

I’ve always been curious about other peoples’ stories. After reading a psychology textbook in middle school, I was hooked and knew I wanted to become a therapist. Yet, once I went to college, like so many 20-somethings, I was myriad in self-doubt, afraid about “making it in the real world”, and confused about whose expectations I was following. Around this time, I learned about mindfulness which was a game changer. For the first time, I understood how my thoughts were running the show of my life. I was  anxious, overwhelmed and paralyzed by overthinking. I'd lost connection to myself and what I wanted. While it wasn’t an easy or linear path, over the next few years, I found the courage to follow the voice deep inside that told me I felt most alive in connection with others. I moved to San Francisco, and enrolled in graduate school to study counseling psychology, committing to a career helping others unlock the teaching and gifts of mindfulness. 
If I weren’t helping people redesign the landscapes of their internal worlds, I’d likely have a career in home and interior design. I have a small textile habit and love creating cozy spaces that reflect a sense of who I am. I also adore animals. I have two Australian Shepards and a cat who sometimes join my sessions. They keep my heart light and my feet active!

Approach Foundations

Mind-Body | Mindfulness Therapies

Relational & All People Affirming

Coping Skills

Trauma-Informed Care

Training & Experience

I have had the privilege of working in various interdisciplinary settings, including large research universities, hospitals, and healthcare technology startups. These experiences have allowed me to collaborate with and learn from visionaries and leaders in mental health research and care.

I started my therapy practice in San Francisco in 2014 and worked at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for over 15 years where I received advanced training in evidenced-based therapies for depression, anxiety and trauma.

For the past five years, I helped to develop and test an App-based mindfulness program for depression and anxiety. More recently, I became certified in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and animal-assisted healing, and I am excited to integrate alternative approaches into my practice.

  • Bachelors in Anthropology | Boston University

  • Masters in Counseling Psychology | CIIS in San Francisco

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Facilitator | UCSF

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group Facilitator | UCSF

  • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Training

  • Internal Family Systems (Level 1)

  • Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy & Internal Family Systems

  • Trauma informed Care

  • Animal | Equine Assisted Therapy Certification

Licenses

I’m able to offer online therapy to individuals residing in these states

  • LMFT #61131754

  • LMFT #90728

  • LMFT #T1570

  • LMFT #002322-01

  • LMFT #203471

  • LMFT #0001566

  • Telehealth License #TPMF1231