A Holistic & Integrative Approach

I take a holistic and highly integrative approach to the therapeutic process. This means I’m often blending traditional talk therapy, evidence-based practices such as EMDR, IFS, Mindfulness and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and more creative or imaginative techniques. As a marriage & family therapist, I also take a relational lens to my clients’ problems, using attachment theory and our deep need for connection as a core foundation of my work. I believe each school of therapy beautifully addresses a different piece of the larger puzzle, and I enjoy skillfully weaving together different modalities based on my clients’ unique needs at any given time.

Like many therapists, therapy is not my first career. After graduating UC Berkeley, I advanced through a corporate career in tech & marketing in both San Francisco and New York. It was my own experience with anxiety and burnout that led me to finally take a step back and, after a sabbatical to travel and teach yoga, I spent several years helping career changers and leaders in organizations find more purpose and balance through work as an executive, life, and career coach. These experiences undoubtedly continue to inform my work and help me understand clients in high-stress and high-achieving fields, as well.

Further TrainingS:

Specialized Coursework:

EMDR Therapy
EMDR Basic Training, 5-Day Intensive, EMDR Consulting, 40 CE credits (2024)

Internal Family Systems (IFS)
IFS Online Circle: Foundations of the IFS Model, 40.75 CE credits (2023)

Child-Centered Play Therapy
Play Therapy Online Training Academy, 24 CE credits (2023)

Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy
Dr. Sue Johnson's Intensive Course in Emotionally Focused Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions for Couples in Crisis, 16.75 CE credits (2022)

Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy
Introduction to the Hakomi Method, 12 CE credits (February 2022)

TF-CBT
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, 11 CE credits (August 2020)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  Antioch University, Los Angeles (2021)

• Grief & Bereavement for Adults and Children
  Antioch University, Los Angeles (2021)

• Mindfulness in Clinical Practice
  Antioch University, Los Angeles (2020)

• Gestalt Theory and Therapy
  Antioch University, Los Angeles (2020)

• The Science and Application of Positive Psychology
  Harvard Extension School (2019)