Welcome and thank you for your interest in my practice. It is my commitment to support youth, adults, families and parents through a collaborative process to achieve their mental health goals.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, I found myself drawn to helping others at a young age; babysitting and even working at the preschool I attended in Tam Valley!  I graduated from Scripps College where I obtained a Bachelor's degree in French Studies and spent a year abroad while also starting my study of psychology. After a few years working in television production I re-evaluated my goals and returned to the Bay Area for graduate school. I obtained my doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Alliant International University-San Francisco in 2012. 

Across my 16 years working in the field of psychology I have had the privilege of providing mental health care as an individual and family therapist as well as a school-based therapist in elementary and high schools, an evaluator for psychodiagnostic assessment, and a clinical supervisor. I have conducted services in various outpatient settings as well as the hospital and emergency department at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, where I completed my internship as well as post-doctoral training years. After finalizing my license, I worked for four years in Southern California providing therapy services in community mental health clinics and participating in the APA internship and training program as a supervisor. Returning to the Bay Area was always a goal for me and my family and for three and half years I provided mental health care to children, youth and families at the Kaiser Permanente Marin-Sonoma Department of Psychiatry.  It has been my great joy to work at Bridge to Bridge Psychotherapy group for the past two years.

My approach to therapy begins with an attachment, psychodynamic, and relational framework and incorporates practical interventions to achieve specific goals. Co-creating a space in which all parties feel respected and understood is one of my core values and will always be my intention. As an integrative therapist, I thoroughly enjoy collaborating with each patient to identify the unique combination of lenses and interventions that will help them to address and attain their mental health needs and goals. For instance, it has been rewarding to integrate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Gender Affirming Therapy into my practice. I have a particular passion for supporting the LGBTQIA community and am a current WPATH member (wpath.org) with training on providing competent therapy for youth and their families as well as adults as they navigate their gender and identity. 

In addition to this specialty in care related to gender and sexuality, I continue to offer therapeutic services as a generalist psychologist. Specifically, I have training and expertise in supporting issues such as anxiety, depression, parenting, family relationships, feminist psychology, externalizing behaviors, self-harm, trauma, health psychology and adjustment to life stressors. I offer individual, family, parent coaching and group-based therapy services in Marin and Sonoma counties and am privileged to share community with all of you. Let’s get started!