Hi there, I am a licensed clinical psychologist in California. Over the past decade, I have been helping others explore and process current and past challenging thoughts, emotions, and experiences to help them live a more fulfilling life. I believe that you have what you need inside of you to not just survive but thrive and my job is to help you reconnect with it. I believe that regardless of where you are in life or what you have been through, you can be whole, you can live, you can have safe, healthy, happy, stable relationships with others and yourself. Therapy is not easy, finding and protecting your peace takes work. If you are ready to take that next step, I will happily join you and walk along side you. You are not in this alone, and I will be rooting for you!
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
In the first session with me, we will spend some time understanding what you are looking for in therapy and discussing ways in which I may be able to help you get there. I will not require you to share anything you are not ready to share. We will go at your space and slowly build up to deeper, more challenging conversations in future sessions.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I am compassionate, kind, and a empathetic listener who is not afraid to challenge you when needed. Whether this is your first time exploring therapy or you have worked with other therapists before, I help crate a safe space for you to explore and work on any stressors you have in your life that are causing you to feel stuck, unmotivated, unhappy, triggered, or just plain tired. This is your time, whatever you need to focus on we will focus on. Whatever you are avoiding, we will acknowledge, and work on it together.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
Many of the clients I work with are struggling in multiple aspects of life - school, work, family, love, and/or spirituality. Some are questioning their gender or sexuality. Many of them find it difficult to have hope given the suffering they endured and are looking for ways to cope and heal so that they move forward and live in the present moment instead of being stuck in the past or in their automatic survival modes. Some of the clients I work with are ready to take the next step to move past their survival modes and live their life. They are no longer in a place of crisis or intense suffering but have changes they would like to continue to make to improve life for their present and future self. If you are in a place where you would like to learn some coping skills, grow, and live your life more fully, we can work on finding ways to help you do just that.