New to Grow
I am a licensed clinical psychologist with specialized training in neuropsychology and psychological assessment. I earned my doctorate from Loma Linda University and completed clinical training at several leading hospitals across Southern California. My work centers on how the brain, physical health, and emotional well-being shape one another, and I bring that lens to therapy with adults who want to understand what is driving their difficulties and make changes that last. I work with adults across the lifespan facing anxiety, depression, stress, relationship issues, and life transitions. My clinical interests include neurocognitive changes, ADHD, traumatic brain injury, neurological and medical conditions, and the complex relationship between cognitive functioning and emotional well-being. In practice, this often means helping clients adjust to a new diagnosis, cope with memory or attention concerns, chronic illness, or grief, and manage the strain of caregiving. My approach is integrative and goal-oriented. I draw on cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, and humanistic therapies, matching the method to you rather than fitting you to one model.
Our first session focuses on understanding you: your history, what brought you in, and what you hope to gain from therapy. I will ask focused questions, share my initial impressions, and together we will outline a treatment plan that reflects your priorities. You will leave with a clear sense of direction and what to expect from our work together.
I listen with intent, and I am direct. You will get both from me: I will sit with what is hard, and I will also tell you plainly what I see when it helps you move forward. Some concerns call for brief, targeted work; others call for understanding the deeper pattern, and my assessment background helps me tell the difference early. My training in clinical neuropsychology also means I pay close attention to how sleep, attention, cognition, stress, and physical health shape the way you think, feel, and function, a piece that is easy to overlook and often changes what treatment should look like.
My ideal client is an adult, at any stage of life, who is dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, or a significant life transition and wants to understand what is underneath it rather than only manage the symptoms. Many of my clients are navigating a health or cognitive change: a new medical or neurological diagnosis, memory or attention concerns, ADHD, chronic illness, the aftermath of a brain injury, or the strain of caring for a family member. Others are in a demanding season at work or at home and want a focused, practical place to think it through. They come to therapy ready to set goals and follow through between sessions, and they appreciate a therapist who listens carefully, speaks plainly, and treats them as a capable partner in their own care.
My approach is integrative and goal-oriented. I draw primarily on cognitive behavioral, solution-focused, and humanistic therapies, matching the method to you rather than fitting you to one model. Some concerns call for brief, targeted work; others call for understanding the deeper pattern, and my assessment background helps me tell the difference early.