I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with specialized training in Somatic Experiencing and a coaching certificate in transforming limiting beliefs. I have a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology from Vanguard University and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from UC Irvine. I have worked with adults who struggle with addiction and unresolved past trauma as well as Anxiety, Depression, OCD and ADHD.
I use a variety of approaches that integrates mind, body, emotions, and spirituality to support lasting change for my client. I draw from effective therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Somatic Experiencing, EMDR, Brainspotting, and other experiential therapeutic modalities.
In your first session, I will get to know you as a person with unique personality and experiences apart from your symptoms and whatever labels yourself or others place on you. I will ask you what is it that you really want out of your life, and explore what is getting in the way of what you want. I will give plenty of space to ask questions about therapy and our therapeutic relationship.
