Licensed to practice in California and accepts 38 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Depression, First Responders/Healthcare Workers and 4 more.
New to Grow
I became a social worker to help communities thrive by supporting individuals one by one. Discovering your strength in overcoming life’s challenges can lead to lasting success. Your desire for independence, self-esteem, and self-actualization is real, normal and achievable. Everyone has the potential to live a fulfilling life, and I’m here to guide you in building the foundation for that.
In our first session, we’ll get to know each other and understand your reasons for therapy. I’ll ask about your current concerns, goals, and what you hope to achieve. This is a safe space to share openly, and there’s no pressure to disclose more than you’re comfortable with.
My greatest strength is my experience as a therapist and medical social worker at trauma center hospital setting. I have assisted clients with learning how to cope with new illness, life changing injuries, grief, traumatic events, life transitional adjustments, psychiatric crises and interpersonal relationship dynamics. My approach has been from a place of empathy, compassion, motivational interviewing and strength-based interventions to assist with complex social and medical needs. I specialize in providing tools to the client to assist with alleviating the symptoms most affecting the patient before assisting with exploring the root cause of the mental health needs.
Other specialties
I identify as
Cash - $120 per session
Aetna
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Anthem
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
Golden Rule
GTEB
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Scripps Health Plan
Sharp Health Plan
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Strength-Based
Strength-based is a way to help clients find their strengths, talents, and resources. It’s all about setting goals to solve problems. In practice, it means setting positive goals, changing how we see challenges, and using our strengths to make things better.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a systematic process that emphasizes the impact of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors on one’s well-being. The primary objective of CBT is to equip individuals with practical strategies to effectively manage these factors. In essence, CBT involves setting achievable milestones, challenging and reframing automatic thought patterns, and utilizing specialized tools to sustain the newly adopted reframing.
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
The primary objective of this treatment method is to emphasize the client’s strengths, establish a specific setting, define clear and achievable goals, and identify potential exceptions to the challenges. Instead of solely analyzing the problems, SFBT focuses on creating practical and quantifiable changes.