I am a psychodynamic, psychoanalytic psychotherapist and EFT Couples Therapist with over fifteen years clinical experience. I have devoted myself to healing and wellness, and to supporting adults and couples in finding compassionate ways to communicate their truths and needs.

I apply a social justice lens to my work inside and outside the office and I know that every human being can suffer. I work with all races and genders, and I am an LGBTQI ally. I also know that some individuals belonging to certain groups often suffer silently, because they learned that's what was expected of them, often without being told explicitly, but over repetitive actions and nonverbal learning. This can happen for men and women, certain ethnic and cultural groups, including immigrants and individuals from groups suffering long-term collective trauma, when society at large has not offered adequate care and protection, for veterans, and for LGBTQI individuals who were unsupported by their families or institutions. Alienation and suffering in silence can happen for any of us growing up in emotionally-restrictive families. Every family has rules that are both spoken and unspoken, and some of these rules require uncovering in therapy and counseling in order to bring a healthier dynamic to our relationships and families today.

I believe there is unity in community. Each one of us deserves to be fully seen and honored in the context of our cultures and communities, with precision and care. From my experience and my work with many clients, I understand that throughout life we inevitably experience things that cause us to retract and become wounded in ways seen and unseen. To me, therapy is a process towards integration and development of the whole self, in which through steady progress, we can unlock embodied states of joy we may not have previously experienced -- even while staying connected to community and global issues.

I also have a background in community work, supporting the unhoused, and in writing about social issues impacting our local and global communities. Now more than ever, we can reimagine our shared stake in an environment in which everyone receives compassion, empathy, and care to achieve the best outcomes.

Licensure, Education and Training

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Oregon), T2847 (2024-present)

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (California), 80834 (2014-present)

Ongoing psychoanalytic and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy consultation

Beyond Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Advanced Skills Group

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Core Skills

Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship

Advanced Gestalt Training

Practicum and Internship (contemporary analytic and psychodynamic therapeutic approaches), Integral Counseling Center at Pierce Street (San Francisco, CA) 2008-2010

Master of Arts, California Institute of Integral Studies – Integral Counseling Psychology, 2010

BS, University of Minnesota – Architecture, Sociology, Design