I am a CA Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and have been practicing since 2017. My first two years of practice were spent in the community mental health and non-profit setting, due to wanting to provide affordable services to the community and give back, while learning from the diverse population. The last 4-5 years have been spent in a private practice setting, which was my goal to ensure that I could work with individuals from all backgrounds.
My areas of focus consist of anxiety, family conflict, trauma, life changes/stressors, perfectionism, emotional regulation, self-love/esteem, depressive symptoms, and setting boundaries within relationships. With this, I often implement CBT, mindfulness, and talk therapy with a heart aspect to help the heart be heard to work toward healing and change. Also, I am EMDR trained to focus on trauma, distress tolerance, anxiety, etc.
During the first session, I focus on building rapport and getting to know one another before jumping into more detail and focusing on only one issue presently occurring. I will inquire about the reason for starting therapy, past therapy experiences, current stressors/situations, etc.
