Hi! I'm a Marriage and Family Therapist based in California. I received my Masters from the University of Phoenix a and have been practicing for 7 years. I help young adults struggling with depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and trauma. I will help you navigate through life challenges and help you gently face your deepest struggles. I have worked in a multitude of settings that include residential, PHP, and IOP.
In our first session together, we'll start with brief introductions, then dive into the specific challenges you're facing. This will help me create a tailored plan for us to work through in follow-up sessions.
I am a compassionate and experienced therapist with a strong background in working with individuals across all ages, as well as couples, families, and groups. My expertise spans a wide range of challenges, including depression, anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, grief, and workplace stress. As a certified EMDR therapist, I provide specialized care for trauma recovery. With a nonjudgmental and client-centered approach, I will meet individuals where they are, offering support, encouragement, and empowerment to help them navigate their journey at their own pace.
I have extensive experience working with children, teens, and adults providing individual, couples, group, and family therapy to those that are dealing with depression, anxiety, anger, trauma, eating disorders, grief, divorce, parenting, workplace challenges, and many other social and emotional challenges. I am also a certified EMDR Therapist. In a nonjudgmental way, I will meet you where you are at. We will work together at your pace as I encourage and empower you to live your fullest life.
I have utilized Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) both personally and professionally, gaining firsthand experience in how it helps identify and reframe unhelpful thought patterns. Through CBT, I have worked on recognizing cognitive distortions such as catastrophizing, black-and-white thinking, and self-criticism. Working in a residential eating disorder facility, I encounter clients who struggle with rigid thought patterns around food, body image, and self-worth. CBT provides a structured, evidence-based approach to help clients: