A Little About Me.
I’m a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Eating Disorder Specialist. I’ve been doing this work for over 15 years, and during that time I’ve had the privilege of walking alongside people through some of the most difficult and pivotal parts of their lives.
I know how painful and messy life can be. I also know how much it matters to have somewhere to bring what you're going through. Somewhere you can feel supported, make sense of your experiences, and not have to carry it all alone. I have a deep respect for how vulnerable it can be to ask for help and how meaningful it is to feel truly seen and understood.
What brings someone to therapy is only one part of who they are. We are more than our symptoms, diagnoses, or the things we’re struggling with. Our relationships can be both meaningful and difficult, and we don’t always feel just one way about the people or experiences that have shaped us. I want there to be space for all of that in therapy.
I don’t believe there is one right way to be a person. My practice is LGBTQIA+ and CNM affirming, and I welcome people of all identities, faiths, neurotypes, body sizes, and relationship structures.
And we're allowed to change. We don't have to have ourselves all figured out or neatly defined. How we understand ourselves, what we want from our relationships, and what feels meaningful to us can shift over time. My hope is to create a space where you feel respected, have room to explore what matters to you, and discover what feels true for your own life.
At the heart of my work is a deep trust in your capacity to heal and grow. Even when we've been struggling with something for a long time, I believe change is possible. Old patterns can begin to shift, new parts of ourselves can emerge, and we can find new ways of moving through life.
Outside the therapy room, I’m usually curled up with a good book, drinking tea, or eating ice cream. I love art, animals, nature, and a good laugh. You can also find me happily nerding out in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.
Specialized Training
I’m naturally curious and love continuing to learn, especially about what shapes who we are and how we experience ourselves, our bodies, and our relationships. Some of the education and trainings that have influenced my work include:
- Jungian-Oriented Psychotherapy, San Francisco Jung Institute
- Bodies on the Edge: De/Constructing the Ideal
- Altered States of Body and Mind: Eating Disorders and Addiction, Los Angeles Institute & Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (In process)
- Eating Disorders & Neurodivergence Intersection
- Self Leads the Way: Using IFS Therapy Interventions for Treating Binge Eating Disorder, Complex Trauma, and Body Shame
- Contemporary Analytical Psychology and Neo-Jungian Studies
- Growing Older: A Process of Deepening
- Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy: Attachment-Based Interventions to Treat Trauma, Anxiety and Depression
- Essentials of Sex Therapy