Hello! I am a Los Angeles based psychotherapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. 

My therapeutic approach is strengths-based, collaborative, culturally inclusive, nonjudgmental, LGBTQ+ affirmative and trauma-informed. 

I practice Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and psychodynamic therapies to address a variety of problems including depression, interpersonal conflicts, difficulty with intimacy and relatedness, self-destructive or self-sabotaging behaviors, repeating painful life problems with little sense of control, life adjustments and transitions, grief and loss, and anxiety disorders. 

I welcome explorations of the intersectional impact of race, class, gender and sexuality on mental health. As a cancer survivor I am especially interested in the relationship between physical and mental health and supporting those living with chronic health conditions. As a lifelong learner, my recent areas of interest include sports and performance psychology.  

I completed a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Welfare from UC Berkeley, and a Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from The New School. I have specialized training and experience treating Post Traumatic Stress in military veterans and survivors of sexual abuse. In addition to my work as a therapist I provide training and clinical supervision at nonprofit housing programs in Los Angeles. I have served as a field instructor for social work graduate students from Cal State LA and USC. In 2023 I was appointed to serve on the ethics committee of the National Association of Social Workers, and currently serve on the medical board of advisors for Onco-Ballet, a nonprofit that provides dance classes to cancer patients and survivors.

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Oxford

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Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare

Surest (formerly Bind)

Optum

UnitedHealthcare/Optum

AvMed

Oscar

UnitedHealthcare Shared Services

UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance

OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions

Golden Rule

UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

United Medical Resources

Aetna

Blue Cross

Anthem

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Florida Blue

Blue Shield

Carefirst

Cigna

EAP:Cigna

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Evernorth

Highmark

Medicare

Husky Health

Medicaid

EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum

Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Colorado

Kaiser Georgia

Harvard Pilgrim

Independence Blue Cross

Amerihealth

Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)

L.A. Care PASC-SEIU

L.A. Care Covered

L.A. Care Covered Direct

Sharp Health Plan

WellCare

Tufts Health

Buckeye Health Plan (Managed Medicaid)

Buckeye Health Plan

Medicaid - Buckeye Health Plan

Medicaid - Managed Health Services

Managed Health Services (Managed Medicaid)

Horizon

Humana - Medicare

Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)

Ambetter Health

UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare

Aetna - Medicare

Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare

Florida Blue - Medicare

Blue Shield of California - Medicare

Highmark - Medicare

Independence Keystone 65 HMO

Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO

Blue Shield (MHSA) Magellan

Kaiser Mid-Atlantic States

UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicaid

Peach State Health Plan (Managed Medicaid)

Medicaid - Peach State Health Plan

WellCare of Georgia

Blue Care Network

Kaiser Permanente - Medicaid

Kaiser Mid-Atlantic States - Medicaid

Kaiser Mid-Atlantic States - Medicare

Kaiser Permanente - Medicare

Kaiser Georgia - Medicare

Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

Blue Shield of California - Medi-Cal

Buckeye Health Plan - MyCare Ohio (Medicare-Medicaid Plan)

Medical Mutual of Ohio

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Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicaid

Tufts Health/Cigna

Health Plan of San Joaquin - Medi-Cal

Kern Family Health Care - Medi-Cal

UCare - Medicaid

Horizon - Medicare

Parkland Community Health Plan - Medicaid

Health Net (Medi-Cal)

Community Health Plan of Imperial Valley (Medi-Cal)

CalViva Health (Medi-Cal)

Kaiser Colorado - Medicare

Scripps Health Plan

Geisinger - Commercial

Geisinger - Medicare

Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)

Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal

San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)

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Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage

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