I have experience working in the field of mental health since 2015, including as a clinical director for a community mental health nonprofit and in private practice. I help individuals with stress and anxiety, family conflicts, parenting issues, motivation, self esteem, confidence, and coping with life changes. Clients describe my approach as warm, supportive, and helpful. I utilize a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) approach and emphasize mutual respect, empathy, and empowerment. My treatment focuses on Interpersonal Skills, Thought Awareness and Replacement, Behavioral Activation, and Distress Tolerance Skills.
Through working together, my hope is that you will feel empowered, confident, and experience improved mood and healthier habits (such as more effective communication and positive coping). I hope the work encourages you to let go of any shame or hopelessness by understanding that mental health is all about skill-building – like working our different muscle groups – each time we bring awareness and practice, these skills get stronger.
I work with Adults, Students, Parents, Young Adults, Professionals, Entrepreneurs, and Artists/Writers. I am welcoming, empowering, and affirming of individuals from the LGBTQIA2S+ community. I am humble and self-reflective around issues regarding intersections of culture, ethnicity, race, sexuality, gender, and language.
Reach out if you think we would be a good match working together!
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Career difficulties, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Attachment issues, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Panic disorder and panic attacks, Postpartum Depression, Pregnancy and childbirth, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
CA LMFT 108363