About Me
Hello! I’m glad you’re here seeking support and recovery from the challenges of life. Taking this important first step means you’ve already begun the journey toward a better future. I would love to be a part of this process with you, getting to know your unique history, personality, preferences, and style. As a therapist with extensive experience working with people who have been through trauma and everything this leads to, please know that you will not be judged, that you’re not alone, and that progress is possible. Nothing is too big or too insignificant to be addressed.
With a background in crisis services, medical and psychiatric hospitals, and elder care, I've encountered a wide variety of clients with needs ranging from mild to acute. If you're struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar, PTSD, dissociation, grief, current or past abuse, family or relationship conflict, or other concerns, I'd be happy to work with you.. My approach varies depending on the person and situation at hand, and I enjoy working with both individuals and couples.
You will be listened to, valued, and respected. Sessions are tailored to you and all about meeting you at your point of need. I aim to be your ally and help you feel comfortable sharing anything that brought you to therapy. Together we can work through the things making life more difficult.
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
Solution-Focused
An evidence-informed therapeutic approach used by our providers. Ask your therapist how they integrate this method into your work together.
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 - MediCalBluecross / BlueshieldAnthem - Bluecross
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Uprise Health
Don’t see your plan? Call 909-295-5805 — we can verify your benefits.
Age Preferences
Adolescents (13-17)Young Adults (18-30)Middle Adulthood (30-64)Elderly (65 +)
Clinical Focus
Adjustment IssuesAnxietyCoping SkillsDepressionDissociative DisordersDivorceDomestic ViolenceFamily ConflictGender Identity IssuesGrief and LossMen's IssuesMood DisordersObsessive-Compulsive DisordersPersonality DisordersPTSDSelf EsteemSelf Harming
Location
Sessions are offered via secure video. Available statewide across California.
