About

I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in the state of California. I have years of experience providing mental, emotional, and relational support for individual adults, couples, families, and children. I have experience with anxiety, depression, stress, trauma, self care, attachment, parenting styles, life stage stressors, and relational boundaries. The areas I often focus on are communication, distress tolerance, and self care. I work with the LGBTQIA+ community and started learning my craft while providing support to the trans* community.

In terms of my approach, I acknowledge that I am not an expert on your wants, needs, or life, however I am skilled at providing clients with a new perspective, new behaviors, and deeper understanding of their wants, needs, and life. I often utilize metaphors to address symptoms like anxiety or depression, in order to allow my clients power over their stressors instead of their stressors taking control of their lives. My approach combines Narrative and Solution-Focus in order to empower you, Client-Centered in order to provide an empathetic environment, and Attachment in order to explore how your core family set up how you communicate and interact with others. I also enjoy utilizing the stepping stones of DBT for those who want a more structured approach.

I truly believe that everyone is capable of change and that sometimes, it takes either a deeper understanding of where we are first in order to make informed decisions on our well being moving forward.

I look forward to working with you and thank you for making this first step in your journey.