My goal is to help you resolve pain, repair relationships, lessen negative thoughts, heal trauma, and feel better overall. I am down-to-earth and am comfortable talking with many different types of people. I am great at assessing the problem and helping you figure out what you want or need to get your life on track. I work with individuals, couples, teens, and families dealing with a wide array of issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship troubles, and trauma. Additionally, I have a special interest in helping Veterans and First Responders.

Your relationship has turned sour, leaving you heartbroken, confused, and emotionally drained. Maybe the relationship just ended, or maybe you’re stuck in the painful limbo of deciding whether to stay or go. You’re replaying conversations, second-guessing yourself, and feeling the ache of loneliness– even if you’re not alone. You think about what life might look like if you break up, but the sadness, anger, anxiety, and fear of the unknown feel overwhelming. You wonder if you’ll ever have clarity and feel like yourself again. Please note, I only see adult individuals. No couples. (Licensed in California, Wyoming). With over 20 years of experience, I help people move through heartbreak with clarity. I’ll support you in easing the pain, sorting through the confusion, and finding peace fast. Together, we’ll uncover what’s best for you so you can feel stronger, clearer, and more in control. Let’s talk. Call, text, or email me for a free 15-minute consultation. You don’t have to stay stuck in pain. We can get you started right away on the path to healing.

When I sit with a client, either an individual or a couple, my primary objective is to fully see and deeply understand them and their experience. Feeling like someone “gets” and accepts you is critical to developing self-worth. Yet many of us have never felt truly appreciated for our unique selves by our families or the others closest to us. That absence and the ache it causes is often underneath the issues that bring clients to therapy. In therapy, feeling seen and accepted is how the healing begins. My goal as a therapist is to build a collaborative relationship with my clients. Together we can peel back the protective layers and gently reveal the sources of the pain beneath. Maybe you’ve done a lot of work on yourself and developed a keen self-awareness, yet you still can’t find love for yourself or build the life you want. These are often the roots driving our habits and the self-defeating patterns we use to prevent ourselves from being hurt again. The fear of vulnerability and the behaviors we employ to keep us safe, may now be preventing us from receiving love from others and creating the types of relationships we desire. Our beliefs about ourselves often keep us rooted in shame, stuck in a world where we are unworthy of the things we want, including love for ourselves. Wouldn’t it be amazing to shed your negative self beliefs and develop new ways of interacting with the world that creates new opportunities for growth and relationships built on trust and acceptance? I can help you write a new narrative focused on the present and the future, not driven by the past. A life with joy and contentment.

I view the difficult challenges of life as openings for profound positive change. Relationship conflicts, separation, bereavement, trauma, job loss, midlife and other life transitions are doorways to deeper explorations that can further your personal growth. Therapy is a powerful way to facilitate that process of healing and discovery. Working with a skilled and compassionate therapist, you can find the courage and freedom to be your true self, enhance the quality of your relationships and bring new meaning and purpose to your work and to your life as a whole. I believe in the inherent strengths, resilience and creative potential of who you are as a unique and valuable individual. I also believe in the ability of couples, families, and work groups to learn the art of clear and empowering communication that facilitates new levels of understanding and cooperation. With over thirty years of professional experience, I'm committed to helping you heal the pain and distress that stand in the way of having your relationships with others, yourself, and your work be a source of joy and fulfillment.

My objective is to listen, be present, connect, provide feedback and reflect on what may help your life become more rewarding, less stressed, anxious or stuck, more empowered, or even reinvented! Every person is unique and together we will explore your strengths and the best options that will enhance your well-being. I am non-judgmental and create a friendly environment that provides an opportunity for us to talk about your difficulties and expectations. While doing so, I will be sure to assess that my way of working is appropriate for you and that you feel comfortable working with me.

I utilize compassion and empathy as a central part of my work to help people feel safe and comfortable in exploring their feelings and initiating change. I collaborate with individuals to create goals and identify ways to make the changes in their life that they desire. Specifically, I work with adults who have relational issues, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief and loss, as well as adjustment issues. I am passionate about providing care to people from all backgrounds and situations and am very open and cooperative in my work with people.

I am here to support your journey back to yourself. Life offers no shortage of stress & challenge. Discovering the ways to tap into your intrinsic healing capacity, reclaim forgotten parts of yourself, and step into an empowered, meaningful life is at the core of our work. Together we dive into the depths of self-awareness, acceptance, and aligned action. The process of unpacking oppressive ideologies adopted beliefs, and barriers to knowing your authentic self is strengthened by embodiment. Thus we'll work holistically to create an ecosystem of resources that transform wounds into wisdom and make space for your enlivened self. My therapeutic approach brings over a decade of work in somatics and integrative healing as a yoga and meditation facilitator and Ayurveda counselor. Beneath the mind and body, the invitation awaits to connect to the transpersonal. I believe for therapy to be effective, our work must be collaborative, integrated, and tailored to the individual. Ultimately, I am here to be your ally, your guide, and your support in the process of knowing and loving yourself. I believe our healing doesn't happen alone and when we have a safe container of compassion & reflection, we make space for all parts of ourselves to be heard, seen, and cared for.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, anxious or depressed you are not alone. I use a gentle and effective approach to help clients overcome obstacles and create more resiliency in their lives. Some of the techniques I use include EMDR and Somatic Experiencing. Both are gentle and effective methods used to overcome trauma, anxiety and stress. We all have an inherent capacity to heal deep within. I would love to hear from you to learn about how I could be of help.

Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Eating issues and addiction, especially for queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (QTBIPOC), often begin as a survival strategy. Your addiction and/or disordered eating may have been your first coping mechanism against racism, homophobia, classism, sexism, or other forms of trauma or abuse. Do you feel disconnected from your body or yourself? Do you feel incapable of facing life without the "help" of these behaviors, or have they helped you escape and/or become your safe place? We explore what's hidden beneath your addiction, eating issues, and/or eating issues. Using somatic practices and parts work, we safely dive deep into the issues that may have caused your eating behaviors and addictions to occur in the first place. We use tools like breathwork and tapping to regulate the body, while holding space for your lived experience to be felt and expressed. During the process of working through what may have created the dependence on substances, food, or lack of food, we learn how to map our nervous system's survival responses and patterns. What survival response do you most live in when faced with life stressors or past or present traumas? Your world might feel scary right now, but you don't have to bear it alone. It takes courage to reach out for support and declare, "I've had enough!" Despite how challenging it might feel right now, I believe you can grow, change, and evolve. Together, we will find practical and/or creative solutions to those persistent issues. I'm not just saying this because it sounds nice. I've lived it myself. I come to this work with professional and personal experience. I struggled with addiction and an eating issue during my 20s and early 30s. Point of Information: I'm 44 now. I've spent years in therapy addressing the traumas that led to my eating issue and addiction challenges. I know it seems impossible now, but there is freedom on the other side of these behaviors, and you don't have to go it alone. We heal in community. I believe people can move past deep attachment wounding and trauma. I believe this because I've seen it in myself, the folks I work with, colleagues, and friends.

Over the past 10 years, I have used my clinical training to help individuals, couples, and families untangle the scary, messy, and upsetting parts of their lives. I enjoy empowering individuals to heal from a trauma-informed lens and learn healthy strategies for engaging in relationships with self and others. As an EMDR trained clinician I utilize this approach to assist clients in processing and heal emotional distress associated with traumatic experiences. EMDR utilizes the engagement in bilateral stimulation and particular focus on specific experiences which has been known to engage the brain's healing mechanisms. EMDR has been found to be helpful for individuals struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and developmental traumas. I am currently accepting telehealth-only clients for individuals who reside in the states of California, the District of Columbia, and Maryland. You are welcome to email or call me to schedule your free 15-minute consultation to discuss current needs and explore if therapy with my practice is a good fit.

I provide both psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. I work with a wide range of issues ranging from depression, sadness, anxiety, grief, work-related difficulties, parenting related issues, and intimacy related concerns to more severe issues such as schizophrenia, personality disorders and trauma related symptoms. I also work with couples and have extensive training in working with adolescents. I work best with people interested in making significant changes in their inner lives and circumstances. In my practice, I provide you with a place to speak freely, so that through this singular experience of speaking you can articulate your desire and live your life according to your passions. As a Psychoanalyst, I see people in Lacanian Psychoanalysis. If you are interested in exploring the option of analysis, we can meet for a few preliminary sessions in order to establish whether this is a good fit for what you are looking for. For more information on Lacanian Psychoanalysis, please see my website.

My clients report they got into therapy because they wanted relief from suffering. They wanted to stop their minds from racing all the time. They say the had trouble sleeping, concentrating, functioning or just being present in life. They say they felt guilty for not being able to stop overthinking. They say they felt like they were just existing but not really living, let alone thriving. If this sounds familiar to you, I can help! A lot of these symptoms are anxiety or depression based and can be linked to trauma. My treatment could be a good fit for you because I specialize in the treatment of anxiety, depression and trauma. You don’t have to suffer in silence anymore. There are ways to get relief & healing that can profoundly change your life. Please know that, with some work, thriving in life is a very real possibility. About me: I am a collaborative strength-based therapist, meaning we will work as a team to elicit your strengths so you can use them to your advantage. I use attachment-based compassion focused interpersonal therapy. I also specialize in a somatic (mind and body) trauma treatment model where you will have an opportunity to reparent your wounded inner child and subsequently heal your relationship with yourself. My style is caring, empathetic and supportive. My clients describe me as down-to-Earth , knowledgeable, engaging, with a good sense of humor they find therapeutic. I’d love to see if my services are a good match for you, so contact me so we can book a free consultation to discuss the possibility of working together.