Licensed to practice in California and accepts 9 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Family Therapy, Child or Adolescent and 10 more.
(she/her)
New to Grow
I’m a licensed marriage and family therapist and credentialed art therapist (ATR-P) with experience working across the lifespan—from childhood through later life—and with multigenerational families. I use a developmental and family-systems perspective, recognizing that every life stage brings distinct needs involving safety, independence, competence, identity, relationships, purpose, caregiving, loss, and meaning. I help clients navigate anxiety, trauma, grief, cultural stress, family conflict, and major transitions through conversation, practical tools, and creative approaches when helpful. Art is always optional.
I see the first session as a conversation, not a test you have to pass. We will explore what brings you to therapy, what is happening now, your history, relationships, strengths, and what you hope to change. I will ask questions, but you control the pace and decide what feels important to share. Together, we will begin identifying patterns, priorities, and realistic goals. You do not need to arrive with perfect words or a complete story. By the end, we will have a clearer sense of what you need, how I can help, and whether working together feels like a good fit.
My strength is combining careful listening with active, practical treatment. I pay attention not only to what you say, but also to patterns involving relationships, emotions, behavior, family dynamics, culture, and identity. I bring a multicultural perspective and sensitivity to belonging and family expectations. I can hold space with warmth and patience while also naming patterns and respectfully challenging what may be keeping you stuck. Sessions are tailored to you: we may talk, build skills, explore relationships, or use creative methods when helpful. Art-making is never required. My goal is to help you feel understood while also moving toward meaningful change.
I work especially well with adolescents, adults, couples, and families navigating a developmental transition or feeling stuck at an important stage of life. This may include adolescents exploring identity, young adults seeking direction or intimacy, couples working to improve communication and connection, adults managing relationships, parenting, career, caregiving, or purpose, and older adults facing changes involving health, independence, grief, legacy, or meaning. I also support multigenerational families whose concerns are shaped by culture, family roles, and changing expectations. Clients can expect a warm, collaborative, and active approach using reflection, practical tools, family-systems thinking, and creative exploration when helpful. No artistic experience is needed.
Attachment-based therapy helps us understand how early and current relationships shape the ways you seek closeness, protect yourself, respond to conflict, and communicate your needs. Together, we identify patterns that may once have helped you feel safe but now create distance or distress. We work at a pace that supports trust while strengthening self-understanding, emotional regulation, communication, and more secure ways of connecting with yourself and others.
I use CBT tools to help clients notice how thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and relationship patterns affect one another. Together, we identify beliefs and habits that may keep distress going, examine them against experience, and practice more helpful responses. The work is collaborative and practical rather than formulaic, with strategies adapted to each client’s developmental stage, culture, relationships, and goals.
In couples work, I help partners slow down recurring conflict, understand what each person may be protecting or needing, and recognize the interactional cycle that keeps them stuck. We clarify shared goals, strengthen communication and emotional safety, and practice new ways of responding. My approach draws from family-systems, attachment-based, EFT-informed, and Gottman-informed principles without assuming either partner is “the problem.”
Experiential therapy moves beyond talking alone. Depending on your needs, I may use clinical art therapy, visual mapping, timelines, genograms, role-based exercises, or structured interactional activities to help clients and families notice patterns, express experiences, and practice new ways of relating. Art is never required, and I do not treat images as diagnostic answers. We explore your meaning, test our understanding together, and use what we learn to guide treatment.
In family therapy, I look beyond identifying one person as “the problem.” We consider each family member’s needs while examining communication, attachment, roles, boundaries, developmental changes, and patterns that may keep distress going. Treatment may include individual assessment, caregiver work, family conversations, skills practice, visual mapping, or structured experiential activities. Together, we clarify goals, change unhelpful interactions, and regularly assess whether improvements are carrying into everyday family life.