No one is immune from life’s challenges, but you don’t have to face them alone. Working with a therapist provides a safe, non-judgmental, and confidential space to reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings. This partnership can bring healing, relief, and positive change.
I am a therapist who believes in the power of the therapeutic alliance and that therapy should always be collaborative. My work is person-centered, and I meet my clients where they are. I also draw from psychodynamic theory, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), existentialism, and postmodern modalities like narrative therapy and internal family systems (IFS), and I conceptualize all of my cases through a lens of social justice and equity. I work with individuals and couples and specialize in anxiety, depression, marriage and family problems, attachment wounds, stress, major life changes, grief, trauma, abuse, and a host of other issues.
In addition to having a master’s degree in clinical psychology, I also hold a master’s and a Ph.D. in molecular biology and biochemistry from UCLA with an emphasis in neuroscience. Weaving together my deep scientific knowledge with my passion for therapy gives me a unique perspective as a clinician. I believe that much of what our society labels as “mental illness” can be boiled down to normal biological processes. Nervous system dysregulation, self-protection and survival mechanisms originating in the brain, imbalances in hormones or neurotransmitters, and real-world traumas and stressors can manifest as anxiety, depression, and unhealthy coping mechanisms. These are simply symptoms of the problem that do not define us and need to be externalized and de-pathologized.
You are not broken, sick, or destined to repeat generational patterns. You are powerful and capable of affecting change in your life and healing yourself. Ultimately, you deserve to write your own story and live your best life.
I am here to support you on your journey of healing and self-discovery. I look forward to meeting you and working together!
