About Me
I specialize in working with adults presenting with autism, ADHD, anxiety and depression. I also work well with parents of neurodiverse children providing support and techniques to manage behavioral challenges. Through the process of support and understanding we will seek to improve the way you feel and function in your everyday life. We can work together to improve stress management, emotion and sensory regulation, social skills, and executive functioning.
I have been providing behavioral therapy services in San Diego for over twenty years. Specialties include: Autism and other developmental disabilities, parent support, ADHD, PTSD, depression, bipolar, anxiety/panic attacks, and stress. Some methods used in treatment include psychoeducation, CBT, EFT tapping, behavioral therapy, and mindfulness.
LCSW — Licensed Clinical Social Worker. An LCSW is a master's-level clinician licensed to provide psychotherapy and diagnose mental-health conditions. Social-work training brings a person-in-environment lens — examining how relationships, community, and access shape mental health alongside individual factors. Licensure requires supervised post-graduate clinical hours and a state board exam.
Our First Conversation
Our first session is a conversation, not an intake form. I'll ask what brought you in, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping changes. We'll figure out together whether we're a fit; if I think someone else on the team would serve you better, I'll say so.
From there, weekly 50-minute sessions are typical for the first few months. We'll check in periodically on what's working and recalibrate if something isn't. I send no homework you didn't agree to, and I don't grade you on between-session work — but I'll often suggest small experiments that move things forward faster than talk alone.
What You Can Count On From Me
The clients who've stayed longest tell me three things stand out. I track the throughline across sessions and bring it back into the room so a pattern you couldn't quite name becomes hard to miss. I push back when I think you're circling something rather than landing on it. And I treat fit as my problem to solve, not yours — if I think someone else on our team would serve you better, I'll say so before you've invested weeks finding out.
Who I’m Here For
My strongest fit is with adults in their 20s through 40s who look like they're handling life from the outside but feel persistently anxious, depleted, or disconnected underneath. That includes professionals running hot from burnout, partners working through the long aftermath of a rupture, and people processing grief or family-of-origin patterns showing up uninvited in adult relationships.
My Therapeutic Approach
I draw primarily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). With CBT, I'm less interested in worksheets and more interested in helping you notice the thoughts that drive the loop you're stuck in — and then experimenting with what changes when you respond differently. ACT adds the piece CBT alone can miss: defining what actually matters to you, and using that as the anchor when life pulls in other directions.
For clients carrying trauma, I'm trained in EMDR and integrate it when it fits, with full transparency about what we're doing and why.
Treatment Methods
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT helps you identify thought patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, and stress — then build skills to interrupt and change them. Highly effective and well-researched.
Note: Each session is 60 minutes, whether it’s your first consult or an ongoing visit.
Insurance Accepted
Out of PocketKaiser PermanenteIEHP - MediCalHealthnet
Don’t see your plan? Call 909-295-5805 — we can verify your benefits.
Age Preferences
Young Adults (18-30)Middle Adulthood (30-64)
Clinical Focus
ADHDAdjustment IssuesAnxietyCoping SkillsDepressionDivorceDomestic ViolenceFamily ConflictLearning DisabilitiesMood DisordersParentingPTSDSchool ProblemsSelf EsteemSleep/InsomniaSpiritualityTrauma
Location
Sessions are offered via secure video. Available statewide across California.
