Hello & Welcome!

 

I believe therapy is a uniquely powerful tool for healing and growth. Therapy offers a rare opportunity to own your journey to a better life.

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I was a nationally competitive collegiate athlete and took a circuitous path to becoming a therapist. This included extensive experience in education, entertainment, restaurants, and coaching. I know how one can be completely focused and oriented on something and then - sometimes suddenly- be completely lost. 

 

It did end up finding my way out and into a more authentic self, in no small part from my work in therapy. I have always wanted to help others access that same life-changing process.

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My first priority is to get to know you and your experience of yourself and the world around you; to see things from your perspective and understand how you got to where you are now. 

 

I seek to build deep relationships with each of my clients where we can be fully present with each other in order to identify strengths and areas of growth that we can approach as a team.

 

I work from an eclectic theoretical orientation, but I am primarily psychodynamic, heavily influenced by family systems, existential, and humanistic approaches to psychotherapy. 

 

I am born and raised on the West Coast- I lived in the Pacific Northwest for many years but California has always been home. I have traveled extensively and love classical music, sports, cooking, and making new friends. 

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Ultimately, I love helping others heal, grow, and find their way. I look forward to meeting you!

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MY EDUCATION & TRAINING

 

• M.A. Clinical Psychology, Antioch University Los Angeles

• B.A. Linguistics, Pomona College

• LMFT CA License #139730

• National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners, Certified Dementia Practitioner

• Level 1 DEFT (Dynamic Emotion Focused Therapy) Certified Practitioner

 

I am an LGBTQIA+ affirmative, feminist therapist; I support poly and open relationships, and consensual non-monogamy.