About
You MATTER, you BELONG, you make SENSE. Has anxiety, depression, trauma, or relationship conflict left you feeling trapped or empty? Worried you are "crazy," cursed, or too messed up to have the life/ love you long for? Inner critics driving you to the edge? Afraid of hurting loved ones? I provide a safe space to speak your truth, understand why you feel what you feel, be validated and held with compassion. Together, with curiosity, playfulness + warmth, we'll explore what brought you to therapy, discuss diagnoses if helpful, acknowledge the intelligence of your system, nurture it, incorporate new tools, and celebrate your growth! I work with individual teens/ adults, couples, and families using a nonjudgemental, trauma informed, social/ eco justice, somatic, NVC, harm reduction, light hearted approach. Having survived a traumatic childhood, I'll help you navigate + rewire dysfunctional family dynamics. I especially enjoy offering therapy outside and reconnecting to nature and beauty.
Basic Data
Entity Type: Individual; Not Sole Proprietor
Gender
Female
Client Focus
- Adults
Therapy Specialties
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
Treatment Orientation
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Family Systems
- Motivational Interviewing
Modality
- Couples Therapy
- Couples
- Family
- Individuals
Insurance
- Cigna
- UnitedHealthcare Oxford
- UnitedHealthcare
Education
- San José State University, Master's in Social Work
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Healthcare Provider Taxonomy
- Code: 101YM0800X
- Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Classification: Counselor
- Specialization: Mental Health
- Code: 104100000X
- Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
- Classification: Social Worker
Credentials
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
Practice Locations
380 Encinal St
Suite 200
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone Number: (831) 469-1700
Fax Number: (831) 425-1905