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Hey there! I’m a licensed therapist based in Southern California. I earned my Master’s in Social Work from University of Southern California and have trained and worked in community mental health, private practice, and nonprofit settings. My approach is non-pathologizing, anti-oppressive, and collaborative. Together, we’ll build a relationship where all parts of you are welcome, and where your body’s wisdom is valued as a key part of the healing process. I know that you don’t exist in a vacuum. Your relationships, communities, and the systems you move through all shape your experience. In therapy, we’ll hold space for all of it: your internal world, your environment, and the ways they interact.
Your first session is a chance for us to get to know each other and explore what brings you here. It’s okay to feel nervous. All parts of you are welcome. We’ll move at your pace, step by step, and I’ll be here to support and guide you throughout.
My greatest strengths lie in creating a deeply safe, collaborative space where clients feel truly heard and respected. I bring a non-pathologizing, trauma-informed lens, attuned listening, and a steady presence that honors each person’s pace. I integrate body awareness and parts work with clarity and care, supporting meaningful, lasting healing.
I work with a lot of clients that feel stuck between insight and embodiment—aware of their pain but still carrying it in their nervous system. They may be healing from complex trauma, chronic stress, or illness, and want a collaborative, non-pathologizing space where all parts are welcome and deeper healing can unfold at their pace.
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Parts work recognizes that we all have different “parts” within us—each with their own feelings, memories, and roles. Through the lens of Internal Family Systems (IFS), therapy helps you connect with these parts, understand their intentions, and promote internal harmony. The Structural Dissociation Model complements this by showing how trauma can cause parts of the self to become separated to protect you from overwhelm.
Experiential Therapy
Experiential therapy is rooted in the belief that healing doesn’t just happen through talking about your experiences—it happens by feeling and moving through them in real time. Rather than analyzing from a distance, this approach invites you to safely access emotions, bodily sensations, and relational patterns as they arise in the present moment.
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a skills-based approach that helps you manage overwhelming emotions, build healthier relationships, and stay grounded in the present. It’s especially useful if you struggle with emotional intensity, black-and-white thinking, or impulsive behaviors. In therapy, we’ll draw from DBT tools like mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness—tailored to your needs to create a sense of safety and stabilization.
Somatic
Somatic-based approaches like the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM) focus on helping you tune into your body’s natural ability to heal from trauma. TRM teaches simple, practical skills to regulate your nervous system by noticing physical sensations and activating your body’s built-in resilience. I bring in elements from other somatic based approaches to address distress and trauma on a nervous system level.
Trauma Informed Care
Trauma-informed care is grounded in the understanding that many of the struggles people face are rooted in experiences of overwhelm, violation, or chronic stress. Rather than asking, “What’s wrong with you?” this approach gently shifts the question to, “What happened to you?” It recognizes that symptoms are often adaptive responses to survive difficult circumstances.