I am a psychotherapist and licensed clinical social worker providing individual psychotherapy for adolescents and adults. I draw upon years of clinical experience working with people of many different walks of life in a wide variety of settings, including schools, court programs, residential treatment facilities, mental health programs for unhoused individuals, the nonprofit sector, and private practice. I received my BA in psychology from UC Berkeley and both my MSA and MPA from USC.
We will develop insight into patterns in your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors; learn and practice skills to manage the problems in your life; align your actions and circumstances to your core values; build the resilience to maintain positive self-regard through the ups and downs; and learn to accept what cannot be changed so we can focus on what can.
My therapeutic approach is psychoeducational, nonjudgmental, collaborative, and holistic. We will work together to create a therapy experience that is tailored to your unique, individual needs. We will vent and we will process, yes, but we will also pursue concrete change.
Through CBT, we will develop insight regarding our thought patterns and our underlying core beliefs about ourselves and the world. We will develop a deeper understanding of how our thoughts and beliefs impact our emotions and actions, and we will use this newfound awareness to take concrete steps towards positive change.
We will also pull from Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), a modality through which we will analyze the way you connect with and derive support from those around you. We will deepen our understanding of the patterns that drive our interactions and improve the way we express ourselves, establish boundaries, resolve conflicts, and manage our relationships.
Through DBT, we will improve our interpersonal effectiveness, develop skills in emotional regulation, and foster a sense of radical acceptance of that which we cannot control so we can begin directing our focus on what IS in our control.