As an integrative therapist, I draw from different psychotherapy orientations. This allows me to tailor therapy to your needs and to create a truly collaborative process as we decide where we''ll go and how we''ll get there. Since successful therapy depends on a strong relationship between client and therapist, my first priority is nurturing that bond by creating a safe and supportive environment. I believe therapy is most effective when it is flexible, demystified, and client-centered, so you can expect me to be transparent about my ideas and approaches. My style is at times infused with humor and is always warm and direct. You are already the expert on you. As your guide and advocate, I''ll help you develop the insight, curiosity, and courage to create the life you want, whether you are looking to reduce anxiety, feel more joy, or release the past. If you are facing sadness, anxiety, trauma, or dependence, finding and contacting a therapist is likely a daunting process and a huge leap of faith. Congratulations on taking the first steps -- you''re already closer to your fullest life and your truest self.

If you're navigating fertility challenges, grieving a pregnancy loss, or adjusting to life after birth, you're not alone—and you don’t have to carry it all by yourself. I work with women and couples in the perinatal period who are feeling overwhelmed, isolated, or unsure how to move forward. You may be processing a traumatic birth, struggling with postpartum emotions, or quietly grieving amid others’ joy. Therapy can offer a place to feel supported, make sense of what you’re going through, and reconnect with your own inner strength and intuition. I offer a warm, grounded space to explore what’s weighing on you, whether it’s grief, anxiety, disconnection, or self-doubt. My work is rooted in relational psychodynamic therapy, which focuses on healing through trust and connection, and I bring advanced perinatal training from PSI, the Seleni Institute, and Maternal Mental Health Now.

I am passionate about facilitating a therapy process through which my clients can feel deeply seen, heard, appreciated, and supported in their journey to connect with their own authenticity, clarity and aliveness. I have over 20 years of experience working full time as a licensed mental health professional. I care deeply about my clients' well-being and growth, and tailor the therapy process to the unique concerns and needs of each client in a holistic and person-centered way. In addition to my professional experience, my therapeutic work is influenced by my own self-development practices including mindfulness, study and contemplation of eastern philosophies, and movement art including Taiji, Qi Gong, Aikido, and yoga. I base my therapeutic work on several optimistic and humanistic assumptions. First, we all have the innate capacity to experience unconditional happiness, compassion, and wisdom. Second, no matter how destructive and negative our behaviors may be, we are all doing the best we can at the present moment, and these behaviors arise from our attempts to cope with distress. As we build and apply more adaptive coping skills, our negative coping behaviors subside. Third, we all have the need to feel love, acceptance, validation, and a sense of belonging. Finally, in most cases I have encountered, suffering originates from internalized self rejection, alienation, and judgment. Therefore, the cultivation of kindness, acceptance, compassion, and love toward oneself is the path to positive transformation.

With a warm and friendly presence, I offer a collaborative experience of therapy. I have helped many individuals handle difficult work situations or career changes in academia, tech, and other fields. I also enjoy supporting people who are facing day-to-day stressors, loss, transitions, or issues with parenting. With exploration, individuals can discover new and creative ways to think about and address life challenges. In addition to individual and couples counseling, I offer mediation and conflict resolution services.

I have been working as a therapist for over 30 years. Much of my work has been with couples, families, and groups, but I have more recently begun seeing individuals as well. I have been influenced by gestalt therapy, family systems, and relational psychoanalysis. To me, what is most healing for people is to find a "relational home", wherein they can feel safe to explore the most vulnerable aspects of themselves in a trusting, non-judgmental environment. This is true for couples and families, as well as for individuals. I am a growth-oriented therapist who is "difference-friendly", and I love to work with people who are on a path of personal and or spiritual growth.

~ I specialize in Couple's Counseling & Marriage Counseling ~ Feel like you're always fighting? Feeling alone? Unsure where to turn? I will work with both of you to begin to understand the cycle of fighting that you get stuck in so that you can begin to step out of it and master the skills that bring you close again. Emotionally Focused Therapy (the Couple's Counseling method I specialize in) has been show to be 75% effective in bringing couple's from distress to recovery and 90% of couples experience some benefit. Join the 90%.

I am an Oakland-based individual and couples therapist who believes that healing the brokenness of our world begins with reverence for the interconnectedness of all living beings. I am committed to supporting people’s process of re-membering themselves into the tapestry of their life path through psychodynamic and family systems-based therapeutic exploration. My therapeutic approach often draws those who feel that their connection to belonging and purpose has become frayed by cruel inner critics and a culture obsessed with hyper-productivity. For those who have been made to feel that their lovability depends on their usefulness and willingness to self-abandon, the cost of “belonging” can feel like an impossibly high price to pay. And yet, when the polish of a perfected persona is stripped away, it can create space for the gritty, seemingly unlovable parts of ourselves to reveal our authentic grace. When we find ourselves feeling isolated, choiceless, and disconnected from our fiery essence, it is a sure sign it’s time to turn inwards and tend to our flame. While it can feel terrifying to set down the masks we wear for protection and self-preservation, it opens the possibility of having a deep need finally met: to be seen and accepted in our entirety. Contacting our harm, our hurt, and our shadow is tough—often annihilating—work, but they are chapters of our stories that deserve just as much attention and care as our greatest victories. Honoring the divine connectedness of all living things includes bearing witness to the sacred thread that weaves together our darkness and our light. It is an opening—a provocative invitation to see yourself wholly, perfectly fractured, just as all living things are.

I hear you and see you even when it may feel as though no one else does. I will help you work through day-to-day stressors and traumatic experiences. We will go through this journey together, you are not alone. While working together, we will set goals and establish a safe space within our relationship. With this relationship, I will support you and guide you by equipping you with tools that will assist you in leaning into your strengths in order to overcome the battles you are facing. My therapeutic style is warm, understanding, attentive, and approachable. In our sessions together, we will create a safe space for you to explore emotions, beliefs, difficult experiences, and how those things interplay with one another. Reaching out for support can be nerve racking but after learning about my services, I hope you feel empowered and encouraged to reach out. Remember, we're in this together!

I am a licensed Marriage family Therapist working through telehealth. I specialize working with individual adults having issues with relationships, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and emotional stress. I enjoy working with clients and helping them address these issues. I am supportive and help my clients work through these challenges to develop skills and ways to be more effective and feel better about themselves in the world.. My approach to therapy varies based on the needs of each client I work with. I listen carefully to focus on what each client wants and develop strategies to fit their particular needs to make progress that works for them. I have over 30 years of experience and enjoy working with people of all races, ethnicities, cultural backgrounds and sexual orientations. I believe it is important that the client feels heard and understood so they can develop trust in therapy. I desire to connect with my clients by actively listening and trying to understand my client's views with empathy. Feel encouraged to contact me if you have any questions or to set up a free phone consultation.

Focused and Personalized Shift your focus from surviving to creating. Change happens when we embrace the possibilities rather than the limits. We will focus on the specific changes that you want to see in your life and we will check in during every session to make sure that we are on track to meet your goals. You are unique and so is your path forward. Your therapy will be designed for your particular needs. Mindfulness and Neuroscience If you are caught in a negative story, I offer practices that engage the mind and body such as mindfulness, Brainspotting, EMDR and EFT. When we are stressed, we don’t think as clearly and can fall into habits of negative thoughts and emotions. Those habits leave a neurological imprint in the body. Changing your mind is only half of the solution. You have to retrain your nervous system as well and mindbody practices speed that process along. Brief and Effective Many people are concerned that change is only possible after years of weekly therapy. It doesn't have to be that way. "Power therapies" like EMDR and EFT accelerate change by directly addressing the habits of thought and emotion that get in your way. Expect to see lasting results in weeks and months. My priority is to help you create the change you want at the pace and cadence that works for you. During my 28 years of expertise, I have helped people to transform their lives while focusing on several areas: 1. Trauma A part of you may be stuck in a terrible moment from the past. Here is what your heart needs to know: It’s over. You survived. You are stronger than you think. Let’s get you into the present moment where you are safe and capable and whole. 2. Anxiety and Panic Attacks Anxiety doesn’t exist in the present. Anxiety wants you to live in the regrets of the past and the imagined disasters of the future. If you have been experiencing anxiety or panic attacks for a while, your nervous system may actually be habituated to the hormones of stress. Have you noticed that every time you start to relax, anxiety looks for something to worry about? There is good news. You can retrain your nervous system and break this habit. 3. Workplace Stress Most of our life is spent at work and that is a significant source of stress. Are you unhappy with what you do? Having trouble finding worklife balance? Dealing with challenging work relationships? I have personal experience managing teams of up to 250 people so I understand your challenges. Find internal and external balance by assessing what you really want from work and how to get it. Workplace bullying is unfortunately common with 27% of people experiencing bullying at some point in their career. Typically, the most competent and conscientious are bullied by managers, colleagues, or even supervisees, who lack effective stress management and communication skills. Learn how to gain confidence effectively advocate for yourself. 4. Raising Your Financial Set Point Is there a certain income level that you just can’t seem to break through? Have you noticed that when you approach that number, you start to mysteriously incur debt, or you spend frivolously, or you leave your job? You may have hit your financial set point. Our relationship with money reflects narratives about worthiness, safety, ease, and family loyalty. Once you identify and challenge those ideas, you can raise your set point. 5. Couples My approach to couples work is unique in that I have you talk to me rather than each other. I talk to each of you one at a time, with your partner in listening mode. It helps each person to relax and hear the other from a different perspective. Couples are rarely matched in terms of initiative, sex, money or neatness. Often one partner is more ambitious than the other. Or one partner is more of a planner and the other is more spontaneous. Ever argue about spending or saving? Is there tension about who is going to clean the house? Maybe you feel mismatched sexually, or you are negotiating a sexual life that includes kink or polyamory. The most difficult thing about a conflicted or distant relationship is that you may not be happy with how you are showing up in the relationship. Break away from negative patterns and reconnect with your best self. This will help both you and your partner.

My style is very interactive, engaged, and open. I work together with couples to understand the places where they are stuck in their relationships. Once the negative patterns that are keeping couples stuck are clearly identified they can learn new skills and strategies to avoid or get out of negative patterns. Another way I help is by guiding couples to a deeper emotional connection A deeper emotional connection can lead to more emotional and physical intimacy. Couples who are more connected are also more resilient and better able to use communication and problem solving skills to enjoy their day to day lives.

I specialize in treating adolescents and young adults, and also work with many individual adults. Areas of focus include anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation, low self-esteem, life transitions, phase of life challenges, skill building (coping, social, stress-management), emotion-regulation, building self-awareness, and communication strategies (assertiveness trainingboundaries). Often, part of my treatment with adolescents includes working with parents to find an effective balance between setting and reinforcing limits and maintaining a positive relationship with their child(ren). While my therapeutic approach varies depending on the specific needs and goals of each client, I utilize techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, and Rogerian Therapy. Most importantly, I believe that connection is a driving force for positive change. I value the unique "story" of each individual with whom I work and am passionate about empowering others to create quality, meaningful lives.