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About My Clients
We all need help at different stages to find new ways of living fuller, healthier lives. Whether you are navigating a new life transition or seeking to overcome difficulties that have lasted for years, my goal is to work with you in a respectful, authentic, and collaborative way to help you create the life you want. I am passionate about providing affirming and inclusive care to diverse communities, including LGBTQ+ individuals and historically marginalized groups.
My Background and Approach
I work primarily from a cognitive behavioral perspective, which I integrate with my training in interpersonal, mindfulness, and motivational approaches. This background means that I conceptualize mental health problems as the result of patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way of living the life you want to lead. These patterns may impact the ways you interact with other people and respond to your own internal experiences; my goal is to create awareness of these patterns and support you in making the changes to them that fit with your own values. I have specialized training and years of experience providing acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, motivational interviewing, interpersonal therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, anxiety, panic, and depression. For clients with PTSD, I have expertise in trauma-focused treatments, including cognitive processing therapy and prolonged exposure.
My Personal Beliefs and Interests
I find inspiration in the power of close relationships to improve human lives. As an undergraduate at UC Berkeley, I was drawn to the discipline of psychology and the ways in which it merged my curiosity about the world, other people, and myself with my personal values of connection and growth. Earning my PhD in clinical psychology from Arizona State University enabled me to dedicate my career to moving toward these values through the practice of psychotherapy. Through internship and fellowship training at UC San Diego and the VA San Diego Healthcare System, I developed expertise in trauma-focused treatments and had the privilege of training and supervising other clinicians in these approaches. Today, I use my expertise and deep commitment to understanding each person’s unique life experience to help clients discover new ways to live fuller, healthier lives.