About Me
As a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of California, I am passionate about helping individuals, couples, adolescents, and families navigate life’s challenges with greater clarity, resilience, and hope. I believe that healing begins with feeling understood, and I strive to create a therapeutic environment that is warm, collaborative, practical, and grounded in compassion.
My clinical experience spans over a decade of working with individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, relationship difficulties, stress, identity concerns, behavioral challenges, and family conflict. Prior to private practice, I worked extensively in child welfare and family systems, supporting children, adolescents, and families through some of life’s most difficult circumstances. This experience has deeply shaped my understanding of attachment, resilience, trauma, and relational healing.
I work with clients across the lifespan and tailor treatment to each individual’s unique needs and goals. My therapeutic approach integrates evidence-based practices, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, Psychodynamic principles, strengths-based interventions, and family systems perspectives. I value helping clients gain insight into underlying patterns while also building practical strategies that create meaningful, lasting change.
In addition to psychotherapy, I have experience conducting psychological evaluations and diagnostic assessments to provide greater clarity regarding attention concerns, mood-related symptoms, behavioral difficulties, personality functioning, and diagnostic clarification. I believe in taking a thoughtful, comprehensive approach that considers the whole person rather than simply focusing on symptoms.
PsyD — Doctor of Psychology. A PsyD holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, with training that emphasizes hands-on clinical practice alongside research literacy. PsyDs are licensed psychologists qualified to diagnose, provide psychotherapy, and administer psychological assessments. Licensure requires a doctoral degree, a supervised internship year, post-doctoral hours, and a national + state exam.
Our First Conversation
Our first conversation is a consultation — typically 45 to 60 minutes — to understand what brought you in, what you're hoping to learn or change, and whether a formal assessment, ongoing therapy, or a referral to a colleague would serve you best. I won't recommend testing or treatment you don't need.
If we proceed with assessment, I'll walk you through the battery and timeline. If we proceed with therapy, we'll outline a working frame and revisit it as we go.
Who I’m Here For
I work most often with adults and older adolescents whose presenting concerns warrant either a formal assessment or longer-term psychotherapy. That includes complex diagnostic questions, treatment-resistant symptoms, and presentations where prior brief therapy hasn't moved the needle. I also consult to other clinicians on differential diagnosis and case conceptualization.
My Therapeutic Approach
My practice integrates evidence-based assessment with collaborative treatment planning. Whether the work begins with diagnostic clarification or moves directly into therapy, I take seriously that what we measure shapes what we treat — and that no test result is a substitute for the conversation that surrounds it.
For longer-term care, I draw on cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and acceptance-based approaches, matched to what fits the person in front of me rather than the framework I was trained in most recently.
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